California new york pennsylvania michigan ohio illinois massachusetts new jersey. Townsend, part of arcadia publishing company s images of america series, will be released may 5 and will be available at local retailers, online bookstores or through the publisher. Different publishers focus on different genres, so you should only create your own personal list of publishers who are actively publishing books in your genre. When we find it, youll see about it here, with our new book releases. Thankfully that self publishing imprint has now shut down and they seem to be legitimate again. From the postwar idyll of detroits grand river and. These include biographies and histories, as well as books dealing with psychology, philosophy, theology, business and sports. Getting published making a arcadia local history book mr. Were always on the hunt for the next great american history book. Getting a book deal with a powerful publishing company like one of the big 5 is a dream for. Its books mainly deal with narratives of local heroes, tragic losses.
During the intervening 10 years authors and readers alike have shown an enormous appetite for rediscovering and chronicling the stories and events that have contributed to the formation of towns and communities across america. California new york pennsylvania michigan ohio illinois massachusetts new jersey florida texas virginia north carolina washington maryland south carolina. Arcadia books wins rights to two new titles by joe thomas. Acadian house publishing, located in lafayette, louisiana, is a publisher of nonfiction titles that cover a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary. Arcadia is home to the iconic sepiajacketed images of america series featuring hyperlocal. Discover more than 14,000 books from arcadia publishing. This will help you gain an idea of what were looking for. I came into the process as a firsttime author who knew nothing about publishing a book. Arcadia publishing publishing mount pleasant, south carolina 2,018 followers the leading publisher of local history and interest books in america. Arcadia childrens books arcadia publishing pelican publishing the history press wildsam states. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. They publish books about local history and distribute them in the area that they cover.
Top notch company with professionals who are willing to walk you through the entire publishing process. Arcadia publishing has more than 9,000 titles in print and is the united states leading localhistory publisher. Publishing industry veteran david steinberger, former ceo of perseus books group, has replaced longtime arcadia chief executive richard joseph, who remains with the company as an investor and as. In fact, the first thing that flashed through my mind when looking at their web page for potential authors was scam. Nettletons father, a physician, ran the company from 1970 to 2012, the year he passed away. The entire team was knowledgeable, helpful, and extremely easy to work with.
Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. The book company arcadia publishing has questionably used my intellectual property to promote their website. Arcadia publishing, a mount pleasant publisher of history books and travel guides. Arcadia publishing inc company profile and news bloomberg. Arcadia publishing to acquire pelican publishing company. Outstanding new titles from arcade and arcade crimewise. Consult a schematic of detroit history to connect the ford dynasty and the myriad auto companies that followed to the willow run assembly line churning out b24 bombers during wwii. Mount pleasant publisher sold to group that includes chair. Arcadia publishing, a mount pleasant publisher of history books and. Be it narratives of local heroes, tragic losses, collections of homegrown recipes, historic mysteries and everything in between, history press books act as valued touchstones for community identity.
The books are distributed throughout louisiana, as well as nationally and internationally. Arcadia publishing print media 420 wando park blvd. Arcadia publishing was founded in dover, nh as a publisher of local and regional history in late 1993. Search all american history books arcadia publishing. Discover more than 14000 books from arcadia publishing. The ghostly tales of michigans haunted lighthouses by. The leading publisher of local history and interest books in america. Defunct book publishing companies of the united states. Arcadia publishing is americas largest publisher of regional and local history books. Arcadia publishing, the nations leading publisher of books of local history and local interest, announced today that it has acquired river road press, the dynamic publisher of books about new orleans, louisiana, and the surrounding region. Outskirts press helps authors develop and publish highquality books by offering exceptional design, printing, publishing, distribution, and book marketing services. A 2003 promotional flyer celebrating the companys 10th anniversary reads, in part.
Including within these books are similarly historic, and often rare photographs accompanying the subject featured. In conjunction with the times and sunday times crime club, we are offering five lucky readers the chance to win edward wilsons entire backlist. Local authors publish new book on woodwards past and. But this ingenuity also lives in the crispness of vernors ginger ale and the handcrafted perfection of pewabic pottery. Buzzfeed selection 7 new book releases we loved and 19 new historical fiction books you wont be able to put down. I have the pacifica book, the san mateo county coast book. A spotlight on arcadias new childrens imprint scbwi. The arcadia publishing company has become wellknown for producing numerous titles on local topics that are predominantly historic in nature. Arcadia does have a proven process for getting your idea compiled, printed, and distributed. Before submitting a proposal, we suggest you click around our site and take a look at the kinds of books weve published. In fact, i realized within a few minutes that i had read several books by arcadia publishing already. Like all of arcadias books, richland is packed full of photographs, and its. If you really cant picture your summer without at least one trip to las vegas, youre in excellent company. The railroad was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined.
In 2018, arcadia was acquired by lezen, a new company owned by lili and michael lynton. Pelican publishing to be acquired by national publisher. In may 2017, arcadia acquired palmetto publishing group, a charlestonbased self publishing service that had been in business since 2015. News arcadia publishing has acquired new orleansbased river road press river road founder scott campbell named pelicans new publisher. The company is strongly positioned for growth, and brittain phillips has. We release new history books each month in a variety of subjects and series. Nettleton will continue on with pelican after the acquisition by arcadia is complete. Find best sellers about civil war, american legends, breweries and wineries, and more. Arcadia publishing to acquire pelican publishing company biz. Browse through all of our newest titles below, and discover your next favorite history book at arcadia publishing. All of the publishers books are also printed and manufactured in south carolina on americanmade paper. The company publishes books relates to birds, boxing, canals, civil war, and entertainment. Menasha, an images of america book from arcadia publishing. This latter book, now in its 25th printing, is available in many formats and has spawned musicals, plays, cakes, costumes and even a holiday light.
The history press is a subsidiary publishing house, owned by arcadia. Arcadia publishing is an unusual kind of publishing company. Founded in 2004, the history press publishes local and regional history and culture from coast to coast. Arcadia publishing 420 wando park blvd mount pleasant, sc. Longdistance partnership produces new book, stonington. Do you have a great idea for a history book and you want to become an author. Its iconic images of america series chronicles the history of small towns and downtowns across the country, and if youre a sports lover or have an interest in military or music, architecture, or aviation, youll be able to. Investor group acquires arcadia publishing book advisors llc. Browse our extensive catalog of books by state here. Arcadia publishing has created thousands of titles across all fifty states, with topics that range from the history of the smallest town to the making of the biggest cities. Las vegas is truly the type of city that has a little something to offer everyone. Pelican produces 40 to 50 new titles each year, and is presently the largest independent trade book publisher in the south.
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