Country
United States of America
Sector (GICS)
Consumer Discretionary
Educational Development Corporation distributes children's books, educational toys and games, and related products in the United States. It operates through two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. The company sells various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books; learning manipulatives and toys; internet-linked books; science and math titles; and chapter books and novels. It offers its products under the Kane Miller, SmartLab Toys, and Learning Wrap-Ups brands. The company markets its products through independent sales representatives who host home parties, collaborate on social media platforms on the internet, host book fairs with schools and public libraries, and participate in other events, as well as through commissioned sales representatives, an in-house sales group, and an internal tele-sales group. It serves individual purchasers, schools, public libraries, national book chains, regional and local bookstores, toy and gift stores, school supply stores, museums, and trade and specialty wholesalers. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
