Thunder Bay Press is a

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of illustrated

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books. Subject matter includes adult crafts and leisure activities, pop culture, cooking, pets and domestic animals, sports, history, transportation, and nature. Thunder Bay was founded by the book distributor Advanced Marketing Services in 1990. Advanced Marketing Services was acquired by

Baker & Taylor Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books to public and academic libraries and schools, has been in business for over 190 years. It is based in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently owned by President & CEO Amandeep Kochar. Before being acquired ...

in 2007. It is owned by the book distribution firm,

Readerlink Distribution Services Readerlink Distribution Services, is a publisher and distributor of books based in Oak Brook, Illinois. Readerlink is the largest distributor of books to mass merchandisers in United States,Milliot, Jim (23 February 2015)"Readerlink Buys B&T Publ ...

, who acquired Thunder Bay from Baker & Taylor in 2015.Milliot, Jim (23 February 2015)
"Readerlink Buys B&T Publishing, Warehouse Units"
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Then and Now series

It is also one of the two United States publisher of books in the Then and Now series of books that include: * Baltimore Then and Now * New York Then and Now

References

External links

Thunder Bay Press Official site
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