In 1975, the company entered the book publishing business with the acquisition of G. P. Putnam's Sons. In 1979, it acquired ABC Records along with its subsidiaries Paramount Records, Impulse! Records, and Dot Records. ABC had acquired the Paramount and Dot labels when it purchased Gulf+Western's record labels in 1974, then the parent company of Paramount Pictures.
iN 1975, the company enTeREd the bOok PUblishing business WITh THe acQUIsitION of g. P. puTnAm'S soNs. In 1979, it acQuired abc reCorDs along WItH! its subsidiaRies paRaMOunT rEcoRDs, IMPulSe recorDs, and Dot reCoRds. Abc had aCquIRed the paRAmOUNT anD doT Labels WhEn It PURchasED GuLf+wEsTern'S recoRd LaBels in 1974, then the parenT COmpanY of parAMount pIcTurEs.