Arcadia Publishing Explained

Arcadia Publishing
Parent:Lezen
Founded:1993
Founders:-->
Country:United States
Headquarters:Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Distribution:Self-distributed
Keypeople:David Steinberger (CEO)
Publications:Books
Numemployees:108

Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form.[1] [2] [3] Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publishes text-driven books on American history and folklore.

History

Arcadia Publishing was founded in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent after being acquired by its CEO in 2004. The corporate office is in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.[4] It has a catalog of more than 12,000 titles, and italong with its subsidiary, The History Presspublishes 900 new titles every year.[5]

Its formula for regional publishing is to use local writers or historians to write about their community using 180 to 240 black-and-white photographs with captions and introductory paragraphs in a 128-page book.[6] The Images of America series is the company's largest product line. Other series include Images of Rail, Images of Sports, Images of Baseball, Black America, Postcard History, Campus History, Corporate History, Legendary Locals, Images of Modern America, and Then & Now.

In May 2017, Arcadia acquired Palmetto Publishing Group, a Charleston-based self-publishing service that had been in business since 2015.[7] In 2018, Arcadia was acquired by Lezen, a new company owned by Lili and Michael Lynton.[8] In March 2019, Walter Isaacson became the editor-at-large and senior adviser for Arcadia Publishing, where he will be promoting books for the company as well as editing, new strategy development, and partnerships.[9]

In 2010, Arcadia became the first major publisher to print all of their books on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) paper. All of the publisher's books are also printed and manufactured in South Carolina on American-made paper.[10]

Imprints

Distribution

The books are printed in the United States. Arcadia handles its own sales and distribution with the following each accounting for a third of the company's sales:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Histories in the Making . . April 11, 2002 . Newsbank .
  2. News: Nolte . Carl . Mini-Americana Publisher Finds Small to Be Bountiful . . October 27, 2005 .
  3. Rice . Mark . Arcadian Visions of the Past . Columbia Journal of American Studies . 9 . 7–26 . Fall 2009 . September 19, 2017 . (analysis of the successful Images of America series).
  4. Web site: Neighborhood Life. Neighborhoodlife.net. 2 November 2018. August 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074642/https://neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php?type=feature&id=51. dead.
  5. Web site: Our Story . Arcadia Publishing . June 11, 2009 . July 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727065605/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/about.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Hall . Alan . The Book Is at the Printer! . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002172837/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=21 . October 2, 2006 . March 20, 2005 . Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio . August 24, 2007.
    Web site: Hall . Alan . Steubenville A Book Written by Librarians . https://web.archive.org/web/20061002173015/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/Director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=34 . October 2, 2006 . July 3, 2005 . Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio . August 24, 2007.
    Hall is a co-author and describes the process of writing and editing an Acadia book Steubenville .
  7. News: Moore . Thad . Mount Pleasant-based Arcadia Publishing buys Charleston-based self-publishing service in effort to diversify business . . 2017-05-30 . 2018-03-23 .
  8. Web site: Investor group acquires Arcadia Publishing. Charlestonbusiness.com. 2 November 2018.
  9. News: Hoff . Patrick . Walter Isaacson joins Arcadia Publishing . Charleston Regional Business Journal . SC Biz News . 2019-03-25 . 2019-04-03 .
  10. News: Staff Writer . 2010-02-10 . Arcadia Publishing Becomes 100% FSC Certified . . 2017-11-03.
  11. Web site: Milliot . Jim . Arcadia Publishing Acquires Applewood Books . 2023-10-29 . . en.
  12. Web site: Milliot . Jim . Arcadia Publishing Forms Children's Division . 2023-10-29 . . en.
  13. Web site: Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing .
  14. Web site: Arcadia Acquires Commonwealth Editions from Applewood Books .
  15. Web site: July 9, 2014 . Arcadia Publishing Buys The History Press . January 23, 2018 . Publishers Weekly.
  16. Web site: The History Press . Arcadia Publishing . November 15, 2016 .
  17. Web site: American Legends . The History Press . January 23, 2018 .
  18. Web site: Forgotten Tales . The History Press . January 23, 2018 .
  19. Web site: Haunted America . The History Press . November 15, 2016 .
  20. Web site: Milliot . Jim . April 4, 2019 . Arcadia Will Buy Pelican Publishing . May 31, 2020 . . PWxyz, LLC . United States.
  21. Web site: About Us . Pelican Publishing Company . October 30, 2023.
  22. News: Milliot . Jim . Arcadia Publishing Adopts National View . Publishers Weekly' . August 9, 2004 . August 24, 2007 .

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