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| Poet Lore Company | The Poet Lore Company was founded as a magazine and book publisher in Boston around 1889. In 1930 Poet Lore was one of a number of Boston firms which merged to form Bruce Humphries. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 73; the FOB entries for Bruce Humphries and its successor firm Branden Press; and www.brandenbooks.com. | 2008 |
| Prima Lifestyle | The publishing firm of Prima Lifestyle was acquired in 2001 by Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc., which is owned by Bertelsmann. In 2003 Crown announced that Prima Lifestyle would cease operations, with its backlist being transferred to Three Rivers Press. See www.randomhouse.com/crown and www.bertelsmann.com. | 2008 |
| R. & L. Locker | R. & L. Locker was the publishing firm of Raymond and Lilian Locker, founded in Hanley in the early 1940s. In January 1954 R. & L. Locker "suddenly ceased trading". See Steve Holland: 'The mushroom jungle: a history of postwar paperback publishing' (1993), p. 26. | 2008 |
| Red House Ltd | Red House Ltd was founded in Godalming in 1979 as a British children's book distributor and book club operator. In 1996-97 the firm was acquired by Scholastic, Inc. See www.scholastic.com. | 2008 |
| Rei-Lee Books | Rei-Lee Books was an imprint of Reilly and Lee Publishing Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 315-316, and see the FOB entry for Reilly and Lee, which indicates that the successor firms now belong to McGraw-Hill (www.mcgraw-hill.com). | 2008 |
| Reilly and Lee Publishing Company | Reilly and Lee Publishing Company was formed in 1919 as the successor company to Reilly and Britton (q.v.). In 1957 Reilly and Lee was acquired by the Henry Regnier Company, which became known as Contemporary Books from 1977. Contemporary Books was acquired by the Tribune Company in 1993, and in 1996 became part of NTC/Contemporary. NTC/Contemporary was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2000 as part of its purchase of Tribune Education. See www.mcgraw-hill.com. | 2008 |
| Reiman Publications LLC | Reiman Publications LLC was established as a publisher of books on cooking, gardening and lifestyle subjects. In 2002 the firm was acquired by Reader's Digest Association. In 2007 Reader's Digest Association was purchased by the private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC. See www.rd.com. | 2008 |
| Resources for Christian Living | Resources for Christian Living (RCL) was purchased by CFM Religion Publishing Group from RCL Enterprises, Inc. in 2007. CFM then merged RCL-Resources for Christian Living with its newly acquired Benziger imprint to form RCL Benziger. See www.rclweb.com. | 2008 |
| Robert Ross & Co. Ltd | Robert Ross & Co. Ltd was founded in the 1930s as a nautical publishing company. In 1952, the firm changed its name to Adlard Coles Ltd, and since 1990 it has been known as Adlard Coles Nautical. See the FOB entry for Adlard Coles Nautical and www.acblack.com. | 2007 |
| Robinson Publishing Ltd | Robinson Publishing Ltd was founded by Nick Robinson in 1983. In 1999 the firm merged with Constable & Co. Ltd to form Constable & Robinson. See www.constablerobinson.com. | 2006 |
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