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{{Short description|American publisher of local history books}}
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{{Infobox publisher
{{Infobox publisher
| name = Arcadia Publishing
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| successor =
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| headquarters = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| headquarters = [[Charleston, South Carolina]], U.S.
| distribution = Self-distributed
| distribution = Self-distributed
| keypeople = David Steinberger, CEO<ref name="Thad" />
| keypeople = [[David Steinberger]] (CEO)<ref name="Thad" />
| publications = [[Books]]
| publications = [[Books]]
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| imprints = {{Plain list |
| imprints = {{Plain list |
* [[The History Press]]
* [[The History Press]]
* [[Legendary Locals]]
* [[Pelican Publishing Company]]
* [[Pelican Publishing Company]]
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| website = {{URL|www.arcadiapublishing.com}}
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'''Arcadia Publishing''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Publishing|publisher]] of neighborhood, [[local history|local]], and regional history of the United States in [[pictorial]] form.<ref name="philly1">{{cite news |url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2DE6818A7937F9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title = Histories in the Making |work = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date = April 11, 2002 |via = Newsbank }}</ref><ref name="sf1">{{cite news |last = Nolte |first = Carl |url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/27/BAG0OF8HDR37.DTL |title = Mini-Americana Publisher Finds Small to Be Bountiful |work = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date = October 27, 2005 }}</ref><ref name="columbia1">{{cite magazine |last = Rice |first = Mark |url = http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cjas/CJAS09.pdf |title = Arcadian Visions of the Past |work = Columbia Journal of American Studies |volume = 9 |pages = 7–26 |date = Fall 2009 |access-date = September 19, 2017 }}(analysis of the successful ''Images of America'' series).</ref> Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publishes text-driven books on American history and folklore.


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'''Arcadia Publishing''' is an American [[Publishing|publisher]] of neighborhood, [[local history|local]], and regional history of the United States in [[pictorial]] form.<ref name="philly1">{{cite news |url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2DE6818A7937F9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title = Histories in the Making |work = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date = April 11, 2002 |via = Newsbank }}</ref><ref name="sf1">{{cite news |last = Nolte |first = Carl |url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/27/BAG0OF8HDR37.DTL |title = Mini-Americana Publisher Finds Small to Be Bountiful |work = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date = October 27, 2005 }}</ref><ref name="columbia1">{{cite magazine |last = Rice |first = Mark |url = http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cjas/CJAS09.pdf |title = Arcadian Visions of the Past |magazine = Columbia Journal of American Studies |volume = 9 |pages = 7–26 |date = Fall 2009 |access-date = September 19, 2017 }}(analysis of the successful ''Images of America'' series).</ref> Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publishes text-driven books on American history and folklore.
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==History==
It was founded in [[Dover, New Hampshire]], in 1993 by [[United Kingdom]]-based [[Tempus Publishing]], but became independent after being acquired by its CEO in 2004. The corporate office is in [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php?type=feature&id=51|title=Neighborhood Life|website=Neighborhoodlife.net|accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref>


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== History ==
It has a catalog of more than 12,000 titles, and it{{em dash}}along with its subsidiary, The History Press{{em dash}}publishes 900 new titles every year.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/about.html |title = Our Story |publisher = Arcadia Publishing |access-date = June 11, 2009 }}</ref>


Arcadia Publishing was founded in [[Dover, New Hampshire]], in 1993 by [[United Kingdom]]-based [[Tempus Publishing]], but became independent after being acquired by its CEO in 2004. The corporate office is in [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php?type=feature&id=51|title=Neighborhood Life|website=Neighborhoodlife.net|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074642/https://neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php?type=feature&id=51|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a catalog of more than 12,000 titles, and it{{em dash}}along with its subsidiary, The History Press{{em dash}}publishes 900 new titles every year.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/about.html |title = Our Story |publisher = Arcadia Publishing |access-date = June 11, 2009 |archive-date = July 27, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090727065605/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/about.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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Its formula for regional publishing is to use local [[writer]]s or [[historian]]s to write about their community using 180 to 240 [[black-and-white]] [[photograph]]s with captions and introductory paragraphs in a 128 page book.<ref>{{cite web |last = Hall |first = Alan |url = http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=21 |title = The Book Is at the Printer! |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061002172837/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=21 |archive-date = October 2, 2006 |date = March 20, 2005 |publisher = Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio |access-date = August 24, 2007}}<br /> {{cite web |last = Hall |first = Alan |url = http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/Director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=34 |title = ''Steubenville'' A Book Written by Librarians |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061002173015/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/Director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=34 |archive-date = October 2, 2006 |date = July 3, 2005 |publisher = Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio |access-date = August 24, 2007}}<br /> Hall is a co-author and describes the process of writing and editing an Acadia book ''Steubenville'' {{ISBN|978-0-7385-3399-5}}.</ref> The ''Images of America'' series is the company's largest product line. Other series include ''Images of Rail, Images of Sports, Images of Baseball, Black America, Postcard History, Campus History, Corporate History, Legendary Locals, Images of Modern America'', and ''Then & Now''.


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Its formula for regional publishing is to use local [[writer]]s or [[historian]]s to write about their community using 180 to 240 [[black-and-white]] [[photograph]]s with captions and introductory paragraphs in a 128-page book.<ref>{{cite web |last = Hall |first = Alan |url = http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=21 |title = The Book Is at the Printer! |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061002172837/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=21 |archive-date = October 2, 2006 |date = March 20, 2005 |publisher = Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio |access-date = August 24, 2007}}<br /> {{cite web |last = Hall |first = Alan |url = http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/Director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=34 |title = ''Steubenville'' A Book Written by Librarians |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061002173015/http://www.steubenville.lib.oh.us/Director/DCdetail.asp?dcID=34 |archive-date = October 2, 2006 |date = July 3, 2005 |publisher = Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio |access-date = August 24, 2007}}<br /> Hall is a co-author and describes the process of writing and editing an Acadia book ''Steubenville'' {{ISBN|978-0-7385-3399-5}}.</ref> The ''Images of America'' series is the company's largest product line. Other series include ''Images of Rail, Images of Sports, Images of Baseball, Black America, Postcard History, Campus History, Corporate History, Legendary Locals, Images of Modern America'', and ''Then & Now''.
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In 2010, Arcadia became the first major publisher to print all of their books on [[Forest Stewardship Council]] (FSC) paper. All of the publishers books are also printed and manufactured in South Carolina on American-made paper.<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff |first=Writer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/42012-arcadia-publishing-becomes-100-fsc-certified.html |title=Arcadia Publishing Becomes 100% FSC Certified |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=2010-02-10 |accessdate=2017-11-03 }}</ref>


In May 2017, Arcadia acquired Palmetto Publishing Group, a [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]-based self-publishing service that had been in business since 2015.<ref name="Thad">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thad |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/mount-pleasant-based-arcadia-publishing-buys-charleston-based-self-publishing/article_88d63c1a-4576-11e7-9d18-67606300c39a.html |title=Mount Pleasant-based Arcadia Publishing buys Charleston-based self-publishing service in effort to diversify business |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |date=2017-05-30 |accessdate=2018-03-23 }}</ref>
In May 2017, Arcadia acquired Palmetto Publishing Group, a [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]-based self-publishing service that had been in business since 2015.<ref name="Thad">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thad |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/mount-pleasant-based-arcadia-publishing-buys-charleston-based-self-publishing/article_88d63c1a-4576-11e7-9d18-67606300c39a.html |title=Mount Pleasant-based Arcadia Publishing buys Charleston-based self-publishing service in effort to diversify business |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |date=2017-05-30 |access-date=2018-03-23 }}</ref> In 2018, Arcadia was acquired by Lezen, a new company owned by Lili and [[Michael Lynton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charlestonbusiness.com/news/creative-industries/74369/|title=Investor group acquires Arcadia Publishing|website=Charlestonbusiness.com|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, [[Walter Isaacson]] became the editor-at-large and senior adviser for Arcadia Publishing, where he will be promoting books for the company as well as editing, new strategy development, and partnerships.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoff |first=Patrick |url=https://charlestonbusiness.com/news/creative-industries/76190/ |title=Walter Isaacson joins Arcadia Publishing |work=Charleston Regional Business Journal |publisher=SC Biz News |date=2019-03-25 |access-date=2019-04-03 }}</ref>


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In 2010, Arcadia became the first major publisher to print all of their books on [[Forest Stewardship Council]] (FSC) paper. All of the publisher's books are also printed and manufactured in South Carolina on American-made paper.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |date=2010-02-10 |title=Arcadia Publishing Becomes 100% FSC Certified |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/42012-arcadia-publishing-becomes-100-fsc-certified.html |access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>
In 2018, Arcadia was acquired by Lezen, a new company owned by Lili and [[Michael Lynton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charlestonbusiness.com/news/creative-industries/74369/|title=Investor group acquires Arcadia Publishing|website=Charlestonbusiness.com|accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref>


== Imprints ==
In March 2019, [[Walter Isaacson]] became the editor-at-large and senior adviser for Arcadia Publishing, where he will be promoting books for the company as well as editing, new strategy development, and partnerships.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hoff |first=Patrick |url=https://charlestonbusiness.com/news/creative-industries/76190/ |title=Walter Isaacson joins Arcadia Publishing |work=Charleston Regional Business Journal |publisher=SC Biz News |date=2019-03-25 |accessdate=2019-04-03 }}</ref>


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* [[Applewood Books]] (purchased in 2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Arcadia Publishing Acquires Applewood Books |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/91905-arcadia-publishing-acquires-applewood-books.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
==The History Press==
* Arcadia Children's Books (founded in 2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Arcadia Publishing Forms Children's Division |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/80701-arcadia-publishing-forms-children-s-division.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
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The History Press is a subsidiary publishing house, owned by Arcadia. Its books mainly deal with "narratives of local heroes, tragic losses, collections of homegrown recipes, historic mysteries, and everything in between."<ref>{{cite web |title = The History Press |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/The-History-Press |publisher = Arcadia Publishing |access-date = November 15, 2016 }}</ref> Some of their series include: ''American Legends'' (a series focused on local mythology, legends, and mysteries), ''Forgotten Tales'' (a line of books that catalogue near-forgotten stories), and ''Haunted America'' (paranormal history books that are written by local authors about ghost stories specific to cities across the US).<ref>{{cite web |title = American Legends |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/american-legends-books |publisher = The History Press |accessdate = January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Forgotten Tales |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/forgotten-tales-books |publisher = The History Press |accessdate = January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Haunted America |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/haunted-america-books |publisher = The History Press |accessdate = November 15, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Belt Publishing]] (acquired in 2024) <ref>{{cite web |title= Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4659&goal=0_3ca54cdf60-50a3c277fb-131897775&mc_cid=50a3c277fb&mc_eid=a5f42db035#m62794}}</ref>
* Commonwealth Editions (acquired in 2021 from Applewood Books).<ref>{{cite web |title=Arcadia Acquires Commonwealth Editions from Applewood Books |url=http://bookadvisorsllc.com/news/2021/8/5/arcadia-acquires-commonwealth-editions-from-applewood-books}}</ref>
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* The History Press (originally a U.S. subsidiary of [[United Kingdom]]-based publisher [[The History Press|of the same name]]; sold to Arcadia in 2014).<ref>{{cite web |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Arcadia Publishing Buys The History Press |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/63244-arcadia-publishing-buys-the-history-press.html |access-date=January 23, 2018 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> The History Press specializes in books dealing with "narratives of local heroes, tragic losses, collections of homegrown recipes, historic mysteries, and everything in between."<ref>{{cite web |title = The History Press |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/The-History-Press |publisher = Arcadia Publishing |access-date = November 15, 2016 }}</ref> Some of their series include: ''American Legends'' (a series focused on local mythology, legends, and mysteries), ''Forgotten Tales'' (a line of books that catalogue near-forgotten stories), and ''Haunted America'' (paranormal history books that are written by local authors about ghost stories specific to cities across the US).<ref>{{cite web |title = American Legends |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/american-legends-books |publisher = The History Press |access-date = January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Forgotten Tales |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/forgotten-tales-books |publisher = The History Press |access-date = January 23, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Haunted America |url = https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/haunted-america-books |publisher = The History Press |access-date = November 15, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Pelican Publishing Company]] (purchased in 2019).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milliot |first1=Jim |date=April 4, 2019 |title=Arcadia Will Buy Pelican Publishing |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/79714-arcadia-will-buy-pelican-publishing.html |access-date=May 31, 2020 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |publisher=PWxyz, LLC |location=United States}}</ref> Pelican publishes books focused on Louisiana and Southern culture, cuisine, art, and history.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://pelicanpub.com/about.php |publisher=Pelican Publishing Company |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>


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== Distribution ==
The History Press was originally a US subsidiary of the UK-based publisher [[The History Press|of the same name]]. In 2014, the US-based portion of The History Press was sold to Arcadia Publishing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arcadia Publishing Buys The History Press|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/63244-arcadia-publishing-buys-the-history-press.html|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|accessdate=January 23, 2018|date=July 9, 2014}}</ref>
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The books are printed in the United States. Arcadia handles its own sales and distribution with the following each accounting for a third of the company's sales:

===Legendary Locals===
''Legendary Locals'' is an imprint of ''The History Press''.<ref>[https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/series/legendary-locals-books Legendary Locals]</ref>

==Pelican Publishing Company==
{{Main|Pelican Publishing Company}}

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In May 2019, [[Pelican Publishing Company]] was officially purchased by [[Arcadia Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Milliot|first1=Jim|title=Arcadia Will Buy Pelican Publishing|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/79714-arcadia-will-buy-pelican-publishing.html|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|publisher=PWxyz, LLC|location=United States|accessdate=May 31, 2020|date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>

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==Distribution==
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The books are printed in the United States. It handles its own sales and distribution with the following each accounting for one-third of the company's sales:
* [[Bookselling|Bookstore]] [[chain store|chains]]
* [[Bookselling|Bookstore]] [[chain store|chains]]
* [[Independent bookstore]]s, [[library|libraries]], and [[museum]]s
* [[Independent bookstore]]s, [[library|libraries]] and [[museum]]s
* Nontraditional outlets (like [[historical society|historical societies]] or [[hardware store]]s)<ref>{{cite news |last = Milliot |first = Jim |url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA443447.html |title = Arcadia Publishing Adopts National View |work = [[Publishers Weekly]]' |date = August 9, 2004 |access-date = August 24, 2007 }}</ref>
* Nontraditional outlets (e.g., [[historical society|historical societies]], [[hardware store]]s)<ref>{{cite news |last = Milliot |first = Jim |url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA443447.html |title = Arcadia Publishing Adopts National View |work = [[Publishers Weekly]]' |date = August 9, 2004 |access-date = August 24, 2007 }}</ref>


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==See also==
* [[Alan Sutton]]
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* [http://alexanderstreet.com/press-room/press-releases/2011-12-29/254 Alexander Street and Arcadia Publishing Launch Local History Collection Containing Hundreds of Thousands of Images and Texts]
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Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing
Parent companyLezen
Founded1993
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCharleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DistributionSelf-distributed
Key peopleDavid Steinberger (CEO)[1]
Publication typesBooks
Imprints
No. of employees108
Official websitearcadiapublishing.com

Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form.[2][3][4] Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publishes text-driven books on American history and folklore.

History

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Arcadia Publishing was founded in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent after being acquired by its CEO in 2004. The corporate office is in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.[5] It has a catalog of more than 12,000 titles, and it—along with its subsidiary, The History Press—publishes 900 new titles every year.[6]

Its formula for regional publishing is to use local writers or historians to write about their community using 180 to 240 black-and-white photographs with captions and introductory paragraphs in a 128-page book.[7] The Images of America series is the company's largest product line. Other series include Images of Rail, Images of Sports, Images of Baseball, Black America, Postcard History, Campus History, Corporate History, Legendary Locals, Images of Modern America, and Then & Now.

In May 2017, Arcadia acquired Palmetto Publishing Group, a Charleston-based self-publishing service that had been in business since 2015.[1] In 2018, Arcadia was acquired by Lezen, a new company owned by Lili and Michael Lynton.[8] In March 2019, Walter Isaacson became the editor-at-large and senior adviser for Arcadia Publishing, where he will be promoting books for the company as well as editing, new strategy development, and partnerships.[9]

In 2010, Arcadia became the first major publisher to print all of their books on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) paper. All of the publisher's books are also printed and manufactured in South Carolina on American-made paper.[10]

Imprints

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  • Applewood Books (purchased in 2023).[11]
  • Arcadia Children's Books (founded in 2019).[12]
  • Belt Publishing (acquired in 2024) [13]
  • Commonwealth Editions (acquired in 2021 from Applewood Books).[14]
  • The History Press (originally a U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based publisher of the same name; sold to Arcadia in 2014).[15] The History Press specializes in books dealing with "narratives of local heroes, tragic losses, collections of homegrown recipes, historic mysteries, and everything in between."[16] Some of their series include: American Legends (a series focused on local mythology, legends, and mysteries), Forgotten Tales (a line of books that catalogue near-forgotten stories), and Haunted America (paranormal history books that are written by local authors about ghost stories specific to cities across the US).[17][18][19]
  • Pelican Publishing Company (purchased in 2019).[20] Pelican publishes books focused on Louisiana and Southern culture, cuisine, art, and history.[21]

Distribution

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The books are printed in the United States. Arcadia handles its own sales and distribution with the following each accounting for a third of the company's sales:

References

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  1. ^ a b Moore, Thad (May 30, 2017). "Mount Pleasant-based Arcadia Publishing buys Charleston-based self-publishing service in effort to diversify business". The Post and Courier. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Histories in the Making". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 11, 2002 – via Newsbank.
  3. ^ Nolte, Carl (October 27, 2005). "Mini-Americana Publisher Finds Small to Be Bountiful". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ Rice, Mark (Fall 2009). "Arcadian Visions of the Past" (PDF). Columbia Journal of American Studies. Vol. 9. pp. 7–26. Retrieved September 19, 2017.(analysis of the successful Images of America series).
  5. ^ "Neighborhood Life". Neighborhoodlife.net. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Our Story". Arcadia Publishing. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  7. ^ Hall, Alan (March 20, 2005). "The Book Is at the Printer!". Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
    Hall, Alan (July 3, 2005). "Steubenville A Book Written by Librarians". Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
    Hall is a co-author and describes the process of writing and editing an Acadia book Steubenville ISBN 978-0-7385-3399-5.
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  10. ^ Staff Writer (February 10, 2010). "Arcadia Publishing Becomes 100% FSC Certified". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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  13. ^ "Arcadia Publishing Acquires Belt Publishing".
  14. ^ "Arcadia Acquires Commonwealth Editions from Applewood Books".
  15. ^ "Arcadia Publishing Buys The History Press". Publishers Weekly. July 9, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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  18. ^ "Forgotten Tales". The History Press. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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