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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset |
| Key people | Rod Grainger & Jude Brooks |
| Publication types |
Books eBooks Mobile apps |
| Nonfiction topics |
Automotive Animal Welfare Military History General subjects |
| Imprints | Veloce (
Automotive) Hubble & Hattie ( Animal Welfare) Battle Cry ( Military History) Earthworld Publishing ( General subjects) |
| Official website |
www |
Veloce Publishing is primarily an
automotive
book
publisher based in
Poundbury,
Dorset. Founded in 1991
[1] by Rod Grainger and Jude Brooks, it has published close to 1000 titles under the Veloce
imprint,
[2] and over 80 titles under its Hubble & Hattie
imprint, which deals with animal-related subjects.
[3]
The company name was derived from the Italian for ‘speed’ and was inspired by
Alfa-Romeo, who used the term to denote its faster models. The name also references
Velocette motorcycles, which formed the subject of one the company's earliest titles.
Veloce's
Mazda MX-5 Miata workshop manual, was one of its first published titles, and was written by founder Rod Grainger and Pete Shoemark.
Veloce has published books by a range of notable authors, including TV presenter
Mike Brewer,
[4]
[5] former
Rallying champion and Top Gear pundit
Tony Mason, Supercar dealer Tom Hartley, and, under the Hubble and Hattie imprint, astronomer
Sir Patrick Moore.
References
- ^ Veloce pass the 20-year milestone
- ^ About Veloce
- ^ Lost and Fond - Hubble & Hattie
- ^ Dorset Echo - Poundbury's Veloce Publishing celebrates Mike Brewer book [1]
- ^ Veloce launches Mike Brewer's Wheeler Dealer Know How! as an e-book
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