Bonus Books
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Bonus Books is an American
United States
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 book publisher based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...

, sports biographies, broadcasting
Broadcasting
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 and journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

. Frequent authors include Frank Scoblete
Frank Scoblete
Frank Scoblete is an American author who has written both under his own name and King Scobe about casino gambling. Referred to by the Washington Post as "a widely published authority on casino games," his books include Beat the Craps out of the Casinos, Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution, and Beat...

 and John Grochowski
John Grochowski
John Grochowski is a gambling columnist and author. His weekly newspaper column began at the Chicago Sun-Times and is now syndicated nationally. He published his first gambling book in 1996 entitled Gaming: Cruising the Casino with a Syndicated Gambling Columnist. He then began a series of...

. An additional imprint
Imprint
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 is Volt Press.

History

The company was established in the 1970s and was based in Chicago, Illinois until 2002, when it was acquired by a Los Angeles publishing executive, Jeffrey Stern, who had previously published Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...

magazine.

Currently, it does not have a working web site and no truly current information is available. May 13, 2010

Selected titles

  • The Divorce Lawyers’ Guide to Staying Married
  • Best Newspaper Writing
  • Broadcast Voice Handbook
  • Get the Edge
  • Covering Catastrophe
  • The Slot Machine Answer Book
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