McFarland & Company explained

Status:Active
Founder:Robert Franklin
Country:United States
Headquarters:Jefferson, North Carolina
Distribution:
  • Self-distributed (Americas)
  • Eurospan Group (Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa)[1]
Publications:academic and adult nonfiction, monographs, reference material, scholarly journals
Topics:pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship
Numemployees:About 50

McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979.[2] [3] McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles.[4] McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book.[5]

Subject matter

McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories.[6] The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film.[7] [8] In 2007, the Mountain Times wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year;[9] Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350.

Publications

Notable book series

The following book series are among those published by McFarland & Company:

Scholarly journals

The following academic journals are published by McFarland & Company:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: For International Customers. https://archive.today/20180123220931/https://mcfarlandbooks.com/customers/international-customers/. January 23, 2018. McFarlandBooks.com.
  2. News: McFarland President To Speak At Entrepreneurial Conference. https://archive.today/20120903161005/http://archives.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2004/0930/mcfarland.php3. September 3, 2012. Roark. Fawn. Mountain Times. September 30, 2004.
  3. Web site: Company History . https://archive.today/20131213230751/http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/about-mcfarland/company-history/. December 13, 2013 . McFarlandBooks.com . McFarland & Company.
  4. Web site: McFarland & Company Announces Promotion. Mountain Times. March 31, 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215170314/http://archives.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2005/0331/mcfarland.php3. December 15, 2013.
  5. Slide. Anthony. A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press. Film History. 2010. 22. 3. 300–301. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 192112592. The initial print run for a book in the Filmmakers series, and, for that matter, most if not all Scarecrow titles, was six hundred copies. A similar print run has been the norm at McFarland and Greenwood Press..
  6. Slide. Anthony. A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press. Film History. 2010. 22. 3. 304. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 192112592. McFarland [...] books were primarily aimed at the library market. It was a mail order publisher with no interest in bookstore sales, but unlike its major competitor, virtually from the start all of its books were typeset..
  7. News: Amy. Martinez. Amazon.com Trying to Wring Deep Discounts from Publishers. Seattle Times. March 1, 2012 . https://archive.today/20131208002420/http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2017889877_amazonpublisher02.html. December 8, 2013.
  8. Slide. Anthony. A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press. Film History. 2010. 22. 3. 305. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. 192112592. Most film scholars, students and buffs would assume that McFarland’s main thrust has been towards film book Publishing [but] it is the largest publisher of military memoirs and baseball-oriented titles. It is also rich in books on women’s, African-American, and gender studies, on U.S. history, and is proud of its automotive line. It also boasts of being the most prestigious publisher of historical and reference books on chess..
  9. News: VP Celebrates 25 Years at McFarland . December 13, 2007 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215170426/http://archives.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2007/1213/mcfarland.php3 . December 15, 2013 .
  10. Guynes-Vishniac . Sean . The Zombie and Its Metaphors . . 2018 . 70 . 4 . 903-912 . 10.1353/aq.2018.0072.
  11. Schlobin . Roger C. . Review of A Short History of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James . Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts . February 23, 2023 . 2011. 22. 2. 292-298.
  12. Book: Brewer, Robert Lee. 2015 Writer's Market: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published. 2014-08-05. Writer's Digest Books . Cincinnati . 978-1-59963-860-7. en.
  13. Web site: JTMS Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies. JTMS Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies. en. https://archive.today/20180123221511/https://www.journalofterritorialandmaritimestudies.net/about-us. January 23, 2018.
  14. Web site: Journals . McFarlandBooks.com . McFarland & Company . https://archive.today/20150420040701/http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/customers/journals/. April 20, 2015.

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