New Holland Publishers is an English-based international publisher of non-fiction books, founded in 1955. It is a
privately held company
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, with offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
History
The publishing firm was established as "Holland Press" was on 20 June 1955 in
Southwark
Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...
,
London
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, England, and renamed to New Holland Publishers in 1988. It currently operates offices in London and
Chatswood, New South Wales
Chatswood is a major business and residential district in the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district. It is the administrative centre of the loca ...
, Australia. The company went through a significant round of redundancies from 2008–2011.
In 2013 the company sold US publishing rights to over 200 titles to
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions.
Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...
; and in 2014 over 1,400 titles to Fox Chapel Publishing of
East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
East Petersburg is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,591 at the 2020 census.
Geography
East Petersburg is located in north-central Lancaster County at (40.100079, -76.352649). Pennsylvania Route 72 ...
.
References
Book publishing companies based in London
Companies based in the London Borough of Southwark
Publishing companies established in 1955
1955 establishments in the United Kingdom
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