Deseret Book is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States.
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17 Facts About Deseret Book
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Deseret Book publishes under four imprints with media ranging from works explaining LDS theology and doctrine, LDS-related fiction, electronic resources, and sound recordings such as The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square albums.
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Deseret Book Company was created in 1919 from a merger of the Deseret News Bookstore and the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore.
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Ownership of Deseret Book was split between the Deseret News and the Deseret Sunday School Union.
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The Deseret News bought out the Sunday School Union in 1948 to become sole owner of the bookstore, but both the Deseret News and Deseret Book are now subsidiaries of DMC, which manages several for-profit assets of the LDS Church.
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Deseret Book did not accept manuscripts for publication until the 1940s when the company made a push for new authors.
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Deseret Book expanded into motion picture equipment and photographic supplies in the 1940s.
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Deseret Book Film recorded over 120 general conference talks over a six-year period.
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In 1997, Deseret Book opened its first Washington state location in the city of Bellevue.
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Deseret Book already operated in Idaho Falls at the Grand Teton Mall and in Rexburg.
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Deseret Book began publishing LDS fiction for the first time in 1979.
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Deseret Book established new corporate offices and downtown Salt Lake City retail space during the redevelopment of the Crossroads Plaza Mall into the City Creek Center.
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On November 15,2004, Deseret Book announced that it had acquired Excel Entertainment Group, a 10-year-old company particularly known for its LDS cinema productions and record labels.
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Deseret Book is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is married with four daughters.
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Deseret Book operates further business units in addition to its publishing and retail activities.
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Deseret Book Direct sells publications through catalogs, e-mail, and the DeseretBook.
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In 2009 selected Deseret Book locations partnered with the LDS Church Distribution Center and began selling official LDS Church items, such as Temple garments, which had originally been available only in LDS Church Distribution Centers.
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