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Collective Ink

Logo: Collective Ink Books, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

UK publishing company

Collective Ink (formerly John Hunt Publishing) is a publishing company founded in the United Kingdom in 2001 under the name O Books. The publisher has 15 active imprints, the largest of which are Moon Books, O-Books and Zero Books (styled Zer0 Books).2 It is part of Watkins Books.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 28, 1994Founded1

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Collective Ink (formerly John Hunt Publishing) is a publishing company founded in the United Kingdom in 2001 under the name O Books. The publisher has 15 active imprints, the largest of which are Moon Books, O-Books and Zero Books (styled Zer0 Books).2

Corporate structure

Collective Ink is part of a group headed by Watkins Books. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Watkins Books City of Westminster
    • Collective Ink New Alresford
      • O-Books Subsidiary
      • Zero Books Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • O-Books
  • Zero Books

Divisions

  • O-Books
  • Zero Books

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • John Hunt Publishing LimitedMay 10, 1999 to May 5, 20231
  • Hunt & Thorpe LimitedApr 28, 1994 to May 10, 19991

Timeline

  1. May 5, 2023Renamed Name changed to Collective Ink Limited1
  2. Oct 25, 2021Acquired Acquired by Watkins Books1
  3. May 10, 1999Renamed Name changed to John Hunt Publishing Limited1
  4. Apr 28, 1994Founded Founded1

Sources

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