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Cos Cob PressCos Cob Press was a music publishing firm founded in New York in 1929. In 1938 it became associated with Arrow Music Press. In 1956 the catalogue of Arrow Music Press was acquired by Boosey & Hawkes. See 'Music printing and publishing' / edited by D. W. Krummel and Stanley Sadie (1990) and www.boosey.com.2007
Coughlan PublishingThe children's book publisher Coughlan Publishing announced in 2007 that it would be doing business under the new name of Capstone Publishers. See Press Release dated 20 September 2007 at www.capstonepress.com and www.capstonepub.com.2008
Courier Printing & Publishing Company LimitedThe Courier Printing & Publishing Company is a long-established firm in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The firm is now part of the Northcliffe Newspapers Group Limited. See www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk.2007
Coventry & HollierThe music publishing firm of Coventry & Hollier was active in London from about 1833 to 1849. Some of the firm's business was acquired by Novello in 1849, after which the firm traded briefly as Charles Coventry, before selling much of the rest of the business to Novello in 1851. Novello is now part of Chester Music and Novello & Company. See 'Music printing and publishing' / edited by D. W. Krummel and Stanley Sadie (1990) and www.chesternovello.com.2007
Covici-FriedeThe publishing firm of Covici-Friede was founded by Pascal Covici and Donald Friede in New York in 1928, as the successor firm to Covici-McGee (q.v.). Covici-Friede was in financial difficulties by 1935 and the firm was liquidated in 1938. In 1943 the firm's assets were purchased by Crown Publishers / the Outlet Book Company. In 1988 the Outlet Book Company was purchased by Random House. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 92-96.2013
Covici-McGeeThe bookselling and publishing firm of Covici-McGee was founded by Pascal Covici and William McGee in New York in 1922. The imprint of Pascal Covici was also used. In 1928 the firm was reconfigured as Covici-Friede. See the FOB entry for Covici-Friede, which indicates that any surviving rights would belong to Random House, and see 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 92.2008
Coward-McCann Publishing CompanyCoward-McCann Publishing Company was founded in New York in 1928 by Thomas R. Coward and James A. McCann. In 1936 the firm became an autonomous subsidiary of G. P. Putnam's Sons (later Putnam Berkley). John Geoghegan joined the firm in 1956, and in 1971 it was renamed Coward, McCann and Geoghegan. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 96-99, and the obituary of John Geoghegan, 'New York Times', 30 December 1999. The firm's autonomy declined after Geoghegan's resignation in 1981, and Putnam Berkley ceased using the Coward-McCann name around 1984. See the FOB entry for G. P. Putnam's Sons, which indicates that the firm is now part of the Penguin Group, and owned by Pearson.2008
Cowles Book CompanyCowles Book Company was a trade and juvenile publishing house. In 1971 the firm was purchased by Henry Regnery Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 313, and see the FOB entry for Henry Regnery Company, which indicates that the successor firms now belong to McGraw-Hill (www.mcgraw-hill.com).2008
Cowley PublicationsCowley Publications was founded in 1980 as a religious publishing firm. In 2006 the firm was purchased by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group from the Society of Saint John the Evangelist. See www.rowmanlittlefield.com.2008
CRC PressCRC Press was founded as the Chemical Rubber Company, and published its first 'Rubber handbook' in 1913. This is now the 'CRC handbook of chemistry and physics' (84th edition). In 2003 CRC Press was purchased by the Taylor & Francis Group from Information Holdings. See www.crcpress.com and www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. 2008

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