Private company

Bonus Books

American book publisher

Bonus Books is an American book publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino gambling, sports biographies, broadcasting and journalism. Frequent authors include Frank Scoblete and John Grochowski.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Bonus Books is an American book publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino gambling, sports biographies, broadcasting and journalism. Frequent authors include Frank Scoblete and John Grochowski. An additional imprint is Volt Press.2

The story

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 magazine.

Bonus Books is currently owned by Rowman & Littlefield.

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Products and brands

The Divorce Lawyers’ Guide to Staying Married

Best Newspaper Writing

Broadcast Voice Handbook

Get the Edge

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Covering Catastrophe

The Slot Machine Answer Book

Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Sunset Strip

Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It

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Timeline

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