Publishing Alliance was founded in 1966 by a prominent group of intellectuals, in order to quicken and stir the claustrophobic Spanish cultural atmosphere , to promote discussion and disseminate knowledge understood as one of the tools most powerful change for Spanish society times. It was during the last years of the Franco dictatorship , which lasted until late 1975, and then the most prominent authors and literary works only circulated in underground editions or foreign .
 
One of the creators was José Ortega Spottorno , son of the philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. He, along with some other founders of Alliance , also contributed to the creation, ten years later, the newspaper El Pais .
 
With Alliance was successfully practice the idea of ​​establishing an editorial that took them the essential works of authors of all time and while introdujese innovative and topical content . A priority was the custom of rigorous new translations , and the exquisite care applied to the editing and production of his books, with special emphasis on the design of the covers , for which we had the great contribution of Daniel Gil. But perhaps the most important milestone was the creation of the most complete collection of paperback book in Spanish. " The paperback " is a proven bestseller and has earned a reputation Alliance and unique prestige in contemporary Spanish cultural scene.
 
Since its inception, " The paperback " Editorial Alliance has provided several generations of readers the opportunity to train and nurture their critical spirit , a task that has brilliantly continued through a catalog of nearly 2,000 titles . The collection " The paperback " Alliance represents an unprecedented revolution in popular culture . One of his first targets was set low to make their books accessible to a wide readership . One of their advertising slogans, " The same price as a movie ticket ," proved to be a success in a country that was recovering from the trauma of the Civil War and the resulting poverty , oppression and lack of freedoms.
 
In a time when censorship was still in force , working with leading publishers in Latin America (for example, Losada and Emecé in Argentina ) was essential to include in the catalog Alliance politically and socially controversial authors ( Sartre , Camus, Gide , etc). This collaboration helped to enhance the reputation of seal and secure international distribution of their books.
 
The clever mix of classic , contemporary classics , current literature and nonfiction, along with works aimed at academic and university world, appeals and has always appealed to a broad spectrum of readers , offering a complete while diverse library . From the best literature to the test , the catalog gathers a large number of prestigious authors . No mention them all , one could mention names like Salinger , Kafka, Golding , Freud, Ortega , Proust , Hesse, Bulgakov , Harris, Baroja , Stendhal , Brecht , Hammett, Scott Fitzgerald , Bernhard , Lorca, Mishima , Lovecraft , Poe Graves Handke , James , Twain, Unamuno , Melville, Giddens , Flaubert and Maupassant, among many others. Alliance is especially proud of its contemporary writers such as Amin Maalouf , Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature 2010 , Ismail Kadare , Prince of Asturias Literature 2009 , Boualem Sansal , Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2011 or Tahar Ben Jelloun , who , among many others , have contributed to the fact that , for Spanish readers and booksellers, Alliance is perceived as a publisher committed to the best literature . Should not stop you mention the wide range of classical Greece and Rome and works of philosophy and social sciences. Authors ranging from Aristotle to Nietzsche, or Isaiah Berlin to Manuel Castells, find their place in the huge seal .
 
In 1989 , Grupo Anaya, a firmly established publishing company in Spain and Latin America, acquired Alliance Editorial and allowed him to continue his work philosophy. In 2004 , Hachette Livre acquired Grupo Anaya , allowing the Publisher and enriching access many international collaborations with seals Hachette Group .
 
The celebration of the 40th anniversary , commemorated by the publication of a selection of his most iconic titles in hardcover ; or the recent renovation of its collection of pocket by one of the Spanish designers more internationally recognized , Manuel Estrada , or the large number of national and international awards for their authors demonstrate that Alliance has been able , in a fast changing world , to maintain its commitment to bring as many readers as possible the best authors and content.
 
The proven ability to reinvent Alliance while maintaining its high standards of quality with excellent quality translations and editions at affordable prices, along with his total commitment to their authors, and attention to technological innovations underway , with editing of books in digital format , it is a permanent and vital to the spirit and principles that was founded tribute .