Private company

Capstone Publishers

American publishing house

Capstone is a publisher of children's books and digital products. Capstone focuses on the educational market. They also sell to the trade market and internationally.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Capstone is a publisher of children's books and digital products. Capstone focuses on the educational market. They also sell to the trade market and internationally. Capstone publishes nonfiction, fiction, picture books, interactive books, audio books, literacy programs, and digital media. Imprints and divisions include Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books, Red Brick Learning, Capstone Digital, Heinemann-Raintree and Switch Press. Capstone acquired the assets of Heinemann-Raintree library reference from Pearson Education in 2008. Heinemann-Raintree has offices in Chicago and Oxford, England. Capstone is based in Mankato, Minnesota, with additional offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Oxford. Capstone is part of Coughlan Companies, Inc.2

The story

1990 Capstone Press acquired

1991 Capstone Press first titles released

1998 Pebble brand created

1999 Capstone creates their first imprint, Compass Point Books

2001 Capstone creates their second imprint, Picture Window Books

2002 Red Brick Learning Launched

2003 FactHound.com Launched

2004 Pebble Plus launched

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2005 Capstone creates their third imprint, Stone Arch Books

2007 Capstone Publishers (Capstone) established to unite imprints

2007 Capstone Interactive Library Launched

2008 Capstone acquired Heinemann Global Library

2008 Capstone Launched CollectionWiz

2009 PebbleGo Launched

2009 Capstone Digital Launched

2010 PebbleGo Earth and Science Launched

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Timeline

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