Media Source Inc. (MSI) is an American company based in
Plain City, Ohio. It began in 1980 as Pages and changed its name in March 1999. It owns Horn Book, including ''
The Horn Book Magazine
''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...
'',
Junior Library Guild
Junior Library Guild, formerly the Junior Literary Guild, is a commercial Book sales club, book club devoted to juvenile literature. It was created in 1929 as one of the enterprises of the Literary Guild, an adult book club created in 1927 by Samue ...
, Library Hotline, ''
Library Journal
''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...
'' (acquired in 2010),
and ''
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...
'' (acquired in 2010),
and ''
Digital Shift''. All of these holdings are under its subsidiary MSI Information Services, the primary
trade name
A trade name, trading name, or business name is a pseudonym used by companies that do not operate under their registered company name. The term for this type of alternative name is fictitious business name. Registering the fictitious name with ...
under which the company does business. MSI was purchased by the
private equity firm
A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a Startup company, startup or of an existin ...
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RLJ Equity Partnersin 2011.
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Magazine publishing companies of the United States
Companies based in Ohio
Union County, Ohio
Publishing companies established in 1980
1980 establishments in Ohio
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