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'''Nimbus Publishing''' is a publishing company based in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The company specializes in subjects relevant to the [[Atlantic Provinces]]. |
'''Nimbus Publishing''' is a publishing company based in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The company specializes in subjects relevant to the [[Atlantic Provinces]]. |
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Prior to 2017 the company published an average of 35 to 40 new titles a year, but expanded its output to 55 titles that year. The company focuses on subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces in a variety of genres including children’s picture books and fiction, non-fiction, history, nature photography, current events, biography, sports, and cultural issues |
Prior to 2017 the company published an average of 35 to 40 new titles a year, but expanded its output to 55 titles that year. The company focuses on subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces in a variety of genres including children’s picture books and fiction, non-fiction, history, nature photography, current events, biography, sports, and cultural issues. |
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It is the largest Canadian English-language publisher east of Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/AboutUs/tabid/897/Default.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222070038/http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/AboutUs/tabid/897/Default.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2005, Nimbus introduced a new fiction imprint called Vagrant Press<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/Vagrant/submissionguidelines/tabid/1432/Default.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226042615/http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/Vagrant/submissionguidelines/tabid/1432/Default.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2005, Nimbus introduced a new fiction imprint called Vagrant Press.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/Vagrant/submissionguidelines/tabid/1432/Default.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226042615/http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/Vagrant/submissionguidelines/tabid/1432/Default.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012 owner John Marshall sold the company and general manager, Dan Soucoup retired.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021|reason=Your explanation here}} Two employees, Terrilee Bulger and Heather Bryan, bought the company in order to prevent it from being purchased by a larger publishing house in Ontario.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021|reason=Your explanation here}} |
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In March 2018, the publishing house moved to a warehouse on Strawberry Hill Street in Halifax and added a coffee shop and bookstore to the premises.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-12|title=Halifax's Nimbus Publishing expands into new location featuring coffee shop and bookstore|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/halifaxs-nimbus-publishing-expands-into-new-location-featuring-coffee-shop-and-bookstore/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Quill and Quire|language=en}}</ref> |
In March 2018, the publishing house moved to a warehouse on Strawberry Hill Street in Halifax and added a coffee shop and bookstore to the premises.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-12|title=Halifax's Nimbus Publishing expands into new location featuring coffee shop and bookstore|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/halifaxs-nimbus-publishing-expands-into-new-location-featuring-coffee-shop-and-bookstore/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Quill and Quire|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Founded | 1978 |
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| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Headquarters location | Halifax, NS |
| Distribution | Self-Distributed (Canada) Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (US)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Vagrant Press |
| Owner(s) | Terrilee Bulger & Heather Bryan |
| No. of employees | 17 |
| Official website | www.nimbus.ca |
Nimbus Publishing is a publishing company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company specializes in subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces.
Prior to 2017 the company published an average of 35 to 40 new titles a year, but expanded its output to 55 titles that year. The company focuses on subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces in a variety of genres including children’s picture books and fiction, non-fiction, history, nature photography, current events, biography, sports, and cultural issues.
It is the largest Canadian English-language publisher east of Toronto.[2]
In 2005, Nimbus introduced a new fiction imprint called Vagrant Press.[3] In 2012 owner John Marshall sold the company and general manager, Dan Soucoup retired.[citation needed] Two employees, Terrilee Bulger and Heather Bryan, bought the company in order to prevent it from being purchased by a larger publishing house in Ontario.[citation needed]
In March 2018, the publishing house moved to a warehouse on Strawberry Hill Street in Halifax and added a coffee shop and bookstore to the premises.[4]
Notable authors
Notable titles
- Bud the Spud and Hockey Night Tonight, by Stompin' Tom Connors
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery, by Janet Kitz
- We Were Not the Savages, by Daniel N. Paul
- References
- ^ "Baker & Taylor | News". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Halifax's Nimbus Publishing expands into new location featuring coffee shop and bookstore". Quill and Quire. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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