Bastei Lübbe AG engages in the media and publishing industry. It operates through the Books and Novel Booklets segments. The Books segment includes all print, audio and ebook products marketed under the labels Lubbe Hardcover, Lubbe Taschenbuch, Ehrenwirth, Eichborn, Baumhaus, Boje, one, LYX, be and also Lubbe Audio. The Novel Booklets segment includes classics such as Der Bergdoktor, Jerry Cotton, Geisterjager John Sinclair, and the westerns of star author G.F. Unger, as well as the puzzle magazines published under the PMV label. The company was founded by Gustav H. Lubbe and Ursula Lubbe in 1953 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.