Random House is the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. As of 2013, it is part of Penguin Random House, which is jointly owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British global education and publishing company Pearson PLC. 

Random House was founded in 1925 by Americans Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they acquired the Modern Library imprint from publisher Horace Liveright, which reprints classic works of literature. Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which suggested the name Random House. In 1934 they published the first authorized edition of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" in the Anglophone world. 

In October 1959, Random House went public at $11.25 a share. This move drew other publishing companies, such as Simon & Schuster, to later go public. 

Random House entered reference publishing in 1947 with the "American College Dictionary", which was followed in 1966 by its first unabridged dictionary. 

American publishers Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Pantheon Books were acquired by Random House in 1960 and 1961, respectively; works continue to be published under these imprints with editorial independence, such as Everyman's Library, a series of classical literature reprints. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What was the year when Random House was founded?
2. In what year was Random House established?
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Q2:
1. Are there any larger general interest paperback publishers than Random House?
2. Do publishers of general interest paperbacks that are bigger than Random House exist?
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Q3:
1. In what year did Random House begin publishing reference books?
2. What was the year when Random House first published reference books?
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Q4:
1. What dictionary did Random House publish its first reference books?
2. Random House began coming out with reference books with what dictionary?
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Q5:
1. Who founded Random House?
2. What were the names of Random House's founders?
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Q6:
1. When did Random House first publish Ulysses?
2. In what year did Random House first come out with a copy of Ulysses?
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Q7:
1. At what point did the corporation Random House go public?
2. What was the month and year when Random House went public?
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Q8:
1. What price per share did Random House stock cost originally?
2. What was the original cost of a share of Random House stock?
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Q9:
1. Who did Random House acquire the Modern Library imprint from?
2. Who handed the Modern Library imprint to Random House
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Q10:
1. What does the Modern Library imprint do?
2. What is the purpose of the Modern Library imprint?
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Q11:
1. Which publishers became a part of Random House 1960 and 1961?
2. In 1960 and 1961, Random House gained control of what publishers?
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Q12:
1. What served as the inspiration for the name Random House?
2. How did the name Random House come into existence?
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