K. G. Saur Verlag Explained

Parent:	Walter de Gruyter
Founder:	Karl Saur
Country:	Germany
Headquarters:	Munich
Publications:	books
Topics:	library reference

K. G. Saur Verlag is a German publisher that specializes in reference information for libraries. The publishing house, founded by Karl Saur, is owned by Walter de Gruyter and is based in Munich.

In 1987, K. G. Saur was acquired by Reed International. Its British holdings were merged into the separate company Bowker-Saur. In 2000 Reed Elsevier sold K. G. Saur to the Gale Group, a unit of the Thomson Corporation.^[1] Walter de Gruyter acquired it in 2006.^[2]

Further reading

• Web site: S&P Global Market Intelligence . K G Saur Verlag: Private Company Information . Bloomberg . 5 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232243/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1824589 . 17 March 2018 . 17 March 2018.
• Web site: K. G. Saur Imprint . Walter de Gruyter . 30 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230154118/https://www.degruyter.com/cont/imp/saur/saur.cfm . 30 December 2008 . dead . de.

External links

• at Walter de Gruyter

Notes and References

1. http://www.ulib.niu.edu/publishers/ReedElsevier.htm The Academic Publishing Industry: A Story of Merger and Acquisition – Reed Elsevier
2. Web site: Chronologie des K. G. Saur Verlags . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090617105440/http://www.degruyter.de/files/down/history_saur.pdf . 17 June 2009 . dead.