Turner Publishing Company
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| headquarters = Nashville, Tennessee
| distribution = Ingram Publisher Services
| keypeople = Todd Bottorff, President and Publisher
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| imprints = Turner, Iroquois Press, Ramsey & Todd, Wiley, Ancestry, Fieldstone Alliance, Cumberland House Press, Hunter House, Jewish Lights, SkyLight Paths, Christian Journeys, Gemstone Press, Gurze Books, Keylight Books, West Margin Press
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Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the U.S. as compiled by Bookmarket.com,{{cite web|title=Top 101 Independent Book Sellers|url=http://bookmarket.com/101publishers.htm|publisher=Bookmarket.com|access-date=18 March 2014}} and has been named four times to Publishers Weekly{{'}}s Fastest Growing Publishers List.{{cite journal|last=Milliot|first=Jim|author2=Clare Swanson |journal=Publishers Weekly|date=March 3, 2014|volume=261|issue=9|pages=33–34}}
History
Turner Publishing Company was founded in 1984{{cite web |url=http://www.turnerpublishing.com/about-us |title=About Us {{!}} Turner Publishing |website=www.turnerpublishing.com |access-date=2016-12-10}} in Paducah, Kentucky, as a publisher of books.
From 1984 to 2005 the company published specialty and commemorative titles focusing on history. During this period, Turner Publishing Company produced over 500 titles in the categories of military history, local history, and organizational history, including: History of the FDNY (New York City Fire Department) and History of the 101st Airborne Division.
In 2002 the company was sold to new management and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Turner launched its move into trade publishing with a program of regional history titles in 2005. This series of local history photography books, called "Historic Photos," numbered over four hundred titles and sold nationwide through all major retailers of books with numerous bestsellers in local markets.
In 2009 Turner purchased over 400 titles from the sale of Cumberland House. Turner acquired the book division of Ancestry.com the following year, as well as the assets of Fieldstone Alliance, a publisher of business books for non-profit organizations. Turner went on to acquire selected assets of Providence House, including the rights to bestselling author Eugenia Price.
Having reached capacity of its distribution facility by the year 2011, Turner outsourced distribution of its titles to Ingram Publisher Services. In 2013 Turner acquired over 1,000 titles from John Wiley & Sons, including the backlist of Howell Book House.{{Cite web | title = Wiley Sells Pets, Crafts and General Interest Titles to Turner | work = PublishersWeekly.com | access-date = 2014-09-06 | url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/56654-wiley-sells-pets-crafts-and-general-interest-titles-to-turner.html }} In 2014, Turner acquired Hunter House Publishers.{{Cite web| title = Turner Publishing Buys Hunter House Assets| work = PublishersWeekly.com| access-date = 2017-12-31| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/61659-turner-publishing-buys-hunter-house-assets.html}} In 2016, Turner acquired Jewish Lights Publishing and three other imprints from LongHill Partners.{{Cite web| title = Turner Publishing to Acquire Publishing Imprints of LongHill Partners {{!}} News and Press Releases · Turner Publishing to Acquire Publishing Imprints of LongHill Partners |website= TurnerPublishing.com/news |access-date= 2017-12-31| url = http://www.turnerpublishing.com/news/detail/turner-publishing-to-acquire-publishing-imprints-of-longhill-partners/}} In 2018, Turner acquired Gurze Books.{{Cite web| title = LSC Buys TriLiteral; Turner Purchases Gürze Books| work = PublishersWeekly.com| access-date = 2018-07-08| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/76495-lsc-buys-triliteral-turner-purchases-g-rze-books.html}}
In 2022, Turner acquired West Margin Press from Ingram Content Group.{{cite web | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/90738-turner-buys-west-margin-press.html | title=Turner Buys West Margin Press }}
Imprints
- Turner: The flagship imprint
- Wiley: Turner publishes under the Wiley name, with permission, for over 1,000 acquired titles.
- Ancestry: Genealogy, acquired assets of the book division of Ancestry.com
- Fieldstone Alliance: Business Books for Non-profits, acquired assets of Fieldstone Alliance
- Iroquois Press: Fiction and Literature
- Ramsey and Todd: Children's books
- Cumberland House Press: Titles acquired from Cumberland House Press in 2009
- Hunter House
- Jewish Lights
- SkyLight Paths
- Christian Journeys
- Gemstone Press
- Gurze Books
- West Margin Press
- Graphic Arts Books
- Alaska Northwest Books
References
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External links
- [http://www.turnerpublishing.com Turner Publishing Company Official website]
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Category:Book publishing companies based in Tennessee