McFarland & Company
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| Parent company | Independent |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert Franklin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Jefferson, North Carolina |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Robert Franklin, Rhonda Herman |
| Publication types | academic and adult nonfiction, scholarly journals |
| Nonfiction topics | pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship |
| No. of employees | About 50 |
| Official website | www |
McFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979.[1][2][3] McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2011 had published approximately 5,000 titles.[4]
Subject matter
Its target markets are libraries and direct mailing to enthusiasts in niche categories.[1] The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history,[1] as well as books about chess[5] and film.[6] According to the Mountain Times, McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monograph and reference book titles a year.[4][7]
List of scholarly journals
- Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game
- Black Ball: A Journal of the Negro Leagues
- Clues: A Journal of Detection
- Journal of Information Ethics
- North Korean Review
References
- ^ a b c "Publishing Houses – What's New". The North Carolina Sports Literature Newsletter. University of North Carolina. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Roark, Fawn (2004-09-30). "McFarland President To Speak At Entrepreneurial Conference". Mountain Times. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ "Company History". McFarlandBooks.com. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ a b "McFarland & Company Announces Promotion". Mountain Times. 2005-03-31. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Martinez, Amy (2012-04-01). "Amazon.com trying to wring deep discounts from publishers". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ Curan, Kenneth (2004-12-16). "Calendar's picks for your pickiest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- ^ "VP celebrates 25 years at McFarland". Mountain Times. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-13.