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Helmut Buske Verlag publishes language textbooks, workbooks, dictionaries, study books, series and periodicals for more than 80 languages and scripts, with a focus on languages from outside Europe. Its list also covers linguistics, Egyptology, Finno-Ugric studies, Indology, Romance and Slavic studies. Its Marugoto Japanese course and the LSI course books are part of the catalogue.

The books are designed mainly for German native speakers learning other languages. Customers include learners, students and researchers in linguistics, and universities and educational institutions that use its textbooks. Books are sold directly, with phone orders accepted and free standard shipping within Germany from an order value of 50 euros.

The publisher was founded in 1959 by bookseller Helmut Buske in Tübingen and has been based in Hamburg, where its registered office is. Since 1992 it has been operated as a subsidiary of the philosophy publisher Felix Meiner Verlag. It took over the programme of Dr. Ute Hempen Verlag in 2021 and that of Geheimsprachen Verlag in 2023. It offers occasional six-month editorial traineeships, mainly in copy editing; all current positions are filled.

Product: Language textbooks, workbooks, dictionaries, study books, series and periodicals, plus annual language calendars.