Baker Book House

Baker has always preferred books with longevity, those that will be reprinted regularly over the years. Shortly after arriving in Grand Rapids, young Herman Baker began working part-time in the bookstore owned by his uncle, Louis Kregel. Here young B...

Baker has always preferred books with longevity, those that will be reprinted regularly over the years. Shortly after arriving in Grand Rapids, young Herman Baker began working part-time in the bookstore owned by his uncle, Louis Kregel. Here young Baker developed a love for the religious classics, cultivated a knowledge of theology that would rival that of most ministers, and began to dream of beginning a book business of his own. Just one year after he became a bookseller, Herman Baker became a publisher. In 1940 he published More than Conquerors, a commentary on Revelation previously self-published by his friend, Dr. William Hendriksen. This title proved to be typical of the type of book Baker loved to publish--conservative, scholarly, biblical, timeless. This title is still in print, and continues to sell steadily. Baker has always preferred books with longevity, those that will be reprinted regularly over the years.