West Margin Press
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Berkeley, California, USA |
| Products | books, calendars |
| Parent | Turner Publishing |
| Website | https://www.westmarginpress.com/ |
West Margin Press is a book publishing company.
Using two additional imprints — Graphic Arts Books and Alaska Northwest Books — West Margin publishes books that focused on lifestyle and place.[citation needed]
History[edit]
Graphic Arts Center Publishing started in 1967 as a division of Graphic Arts Center, Inc., Oregon's largest printer. The publishing house was one of the pioneers in publishing large-format, full-color print books. These became known as "coffee table books." Their first book in this format was the popular Oregon, a book of photographs by Ray Atkeson, which became a series that includes Oregon 2 and Oregon III.[1]
In the mid 1980s, Graphic Arts began to diversify from photographic books into subjects like children's fiction and non-fiction. In 1993, Graphic Arts acquired Alaska Northwest Books, the largest trade book publisher in the Alaskan market.[citation needed]
In 1998, Graphic Arts started its third imprint, WestWinds Press, to launch a series of Western titles and photography books.
Graphic Arts Center was one of the Northwest's largest book publishers,[citation needed] publishing about 40 books annually and selling over 500 titles to the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe.[2]
In April 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[2] In October 2006, Ingram Content Group invested in Graphic Arts as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan.[3] In January 2007, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company emerged from bankruptcy.[4] The company again filed for bankruptcy in order to liquidate in November 2009.[5] Ingram became the owner of Graphic Arts.[6]
In 2012, Graphic Arts acquired Pruett Publishing.[7] In 2014, Graphic Arts acquired Companion Press.[8] In 2019, Graphic Arts was renamed West Margin Press, with Graphic Arts remaining as an imprint and the WestWinds Press replaced by West Margin.[6] Turner Publishing acquired West Margin from Ingram in 2022.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Publishing in the Northwest". Open Spaces Quarterly. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ a b Milliot, Jim (April 10, 2006). "Graphic Arts Files Chapter 11". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ Maul, Kimberly (October 23, 2006). "Ingram Invests in Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company". The Book Standard. Retrieved 2006-11-20.[dead link]
- ^ Bryson, George (April 21, 2007). "Regional publisher closes book on Chapter 11". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ Hunsberger, Brent (November 16, 2009). "Portland coffee table book publisher files for bankruptcy". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Graphic Arts Books Rebrands as West Margin Press".
- ^ "Graphic Arts Books Buys Pruett Publishing Titles".
- ^ "Graphic Arts Books Buys Companion Press".
- ^ "Turner Buys West Margin Press".
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