McFarland & Company
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| Parent company | Independent |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert Franklin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Jefferson, North Carolina |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Robert Franklin, Rhonda Herman |
| Publication types | academic and adult nonfiction, scholarly journals |
| Nonfiction topics | pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship |
| Number of employees | About 50 |
| Official website | www.mcfarlandpub.com |
McFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979.[1][2][3] McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2011 had published approximately 5,000 titles.[4]
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Subject matter [edit]
Its target markets are libraries and direct mailing to enthusiasts in niche categories.[1] They have been praised for their contribution to sports literature, especially baseball history.[1] According to the Mountain Times, McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monograph and reference book titles a year.[4][5] The company has reported they have increased their published books to 400 annually.[6]
List of scholarly journals [edit]
- Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game
- Black Ball: A Journal of the Negro Leagues
- Clues: A Journal of Detection
- Journal of Information Ethics
- North Korean Review
Key people [edit]
Notable people within the organization include Franklin, Executive Vice President Rhonda Herman, who is noted for having brought the company into the electronic age,[5] and Acquisitions Editor Charles Perdue.[4]
Awards [edit]
McFarland claims to be three-time winner of the Governor's Business Award in the Arts and Humanities.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c The North Carolina Sports Literature Newsletter | Publishing Houses – What's New
- ^ The Mountain Times Online
- ^ McFarland – Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
- ^ a b c The Mountain Times Online
- ^ a b The Mountain Times Online
- ^ a b McFarland – Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
