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Nottingham Educational SuppliesNottingham Educational Supplies was a division of Nottingham Group plc. In 1989 Nottingham Group acquired most of the firm of E. J. Arnold & Son Ltd of Leeds and merged it with Nottingham Educational Supplies to form NES Arnold. NES Arnold became part of the Novara group and in 2001 was purchased by Findel plc. See www.findel-education.co.uk and www.nesarnold.co.uk.2008
Nottingham Group plcIn 1997 Nottingham Group plc and the firm of Philip Harris merged to form a new company called Novara. In 2001 Novara was purchased by Findel plc. See www.findel-education.co.uk.2008
NovaraIn 1997 Nottingham Group plc and the firm of Philip Harris merged to form a new company called Novara. In 2001 Novara was purchased by Findel plc. See www.findel-education.co.uk.2008
November Books LtdNovember Books Ltd was formed in 1969 in association with Design Yearbook. The firm went into liquidation in August 1972, when its sole shareholder was Mr Nicholas Luard. See Colin Ridler: 'Out-house publishing' (1976).2007
NPI Media LtdNPI Media Ltd was a firm set up by Alan Sutton in order to buy back the firm of Sutton Publishing, which he had founded. In January 2007, NPI Media acquired Sutton Publishing and a number of other firms and imprints, including Jarrold Publishing. In December 2007, however, NPI Media and all its purchases were acquired by the History Press, Charleston, South Carolina (www.historypress.net).2008
Peter NewellAccording to the catalogue of the Peter Owen papers in Reading University Library, Peter Newell was an early imprint [ca. 1950] of Peter Owen. The firm of Peter Owen Publishers remains independent. See www.peterowen.com.2009
Piccadilly NovelsPiccadilly Novels was an imprint of Fiction House, begun in 1934. See the FOB entry for Fiction House, which indicates that the firm went out of existence in 1959.2008
Preservation PressPreservation Press was acquired by Wiley from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1997. See www.wiley.com.2013
Robinson Publishing LtdRobinson 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
SparkNotes.comThe study aids website SparkNotes.com was acquired by Barnes & Noble in 2001. See www.barnesandnobleinc.com.2008

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