West Margin Press is a book publishing company.

Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
Founded1968 (1968)
HeadquartersBerkeley, California, USA
Productsbooks, calendars
ParentTurner Publishing
Websitehttps://www.westmarginpress.com/

Using two additional imprints — Graphic Arts Books and Alaska Northwest Books — West Margin publishes books that focused on lifestyle and place.[citation needed]

History

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Graphic Arts Center Publishing started in 1967 as a division of Graphic Arts Center, Inc., Oregon's largest printer. The publishing house was one of the pioneers in publishing large-format, full-color print books. These became known as "coffee table books." Their first book in this format was the popular Oregon, a book of photographs by Ray Atkeson, which became a series that includes Oregon 2 and Oregon III.[1]

In the mid 1980s, Graphic Arts began to diversify from photographic books into subjects like children's fiction and non-fiction. In 1993, Graphic Arts acquired Alaska Northwest Books, the largest trade book publisher in the Alaskan market.[citation needed]

In 1998, Graphic Arts started its third imprint, WestWinds Press, to launch a series of Western titles and photography books.

Graphic Arts Center was one of the Northwest's largest book publishers,[citation needed] publishing about 40 books annually and selling over 500 titles to the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe.[2]

In April 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[2] In October 2006, Ingram Content Group invested in Graphic Arts as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan.[3] In January 2007, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company emerged from bankruptcy.[4] The company again filed for bankruptcy in order to liquidate in November 2009.[5] Ingram became the owner of Graphic Arts.[6]

In 2012, Graphic Arts acquired Pruett Publishing.[7] In 2014, Graphic Arts acquired Companion Press.[8] In 2019, Graphic Arts was renamed West Margin Press, with Graphic Arts remaining as an imprint and the WestWinds Press replaced by West Margin.[6] Turner Publishing acquired West Margin from Ingram in 2022.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Publishing in the Northwest". Open Spaces Quarterly. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Milliot, Jim (April 10, 2006). "Graphic Arts Files Chapter 11". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
  3. ^ Maul, Kimberly (October 23, 2006). "Ingram Invests in Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company". The Book Standard. Retrieved 2006-11-20.[dead link]
  4. ^ Bryson, George (April 21, 2007). "Regional publisher closes book on Chapter 11". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  5. ^ Hunsberger, Brent (November 16, 2009). "Portland coffee table book publisher files for bankruptcy". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Graphic Arts Books Rebrands as West Margin Press".
  7. ^ "Graphic Arts Books Buys Pruett Publishing Titles".
  8. ^ "Graphic Arts Books Buys Companion Press".
  9. ^ "Turner Buys West Margin Press".