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Weber & Field	The music hall production and publishing firm of Weber & Field flourished in the 1890s, after which its publishing list was purchased by M. Witmark & Sons. See the FOB entry for M. Witmark & Sons, which indicates that the firm is now part of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. See the history pages of www.warnerchappell.com.	2007
Wee Books for Wee Folks	The children's publishing house called Wee Books for Wee Folks was purchased by Platt and Munk from the Henry Altemus Company in 1926. Platt and Munk was acquired by Grosset & Dunlap in 1977. In 1982 Grosset & Dunlap was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons (of the Putnam Berkley Group). Putnam Berkley was bought by Penguin in 1997, and is part of the Pearson Group. See www.pearson.com; the company history pages of us.penguingroup.com; and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 289.	2008
Weekend Review	The Weekend Review was founded in 1930. In January 1934, it was incorporated into 'New Statesman', which was published for many years as 'New Statesman and Nation (incorporating The Weekend Review)'. See www.newstatesman.com/nsabout.htm.	2007
Weidenfeld & Nicolson	Weidenfeld & Nicolson was founded by George Weidenfeld and Nigel Nicolson in 1949. The following passage is taken from the Orion website (http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/history.aspx): "The Orion Publishing Group Limited was founded in 1991. Soon after incorporation, Orion began negotiations with Lord Weidenfeld and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson as the nucleus of a new, entrepreneurial publishing group." The Orion Publishing Group was bought by Hachette in 1998, but continues to trade under its own name, with titles still appearing under the imprint of Weidenfeld & Nicolson.	2008
Weldon Owen	Weldon Owen was founded in 1985 as a packaging and publishing company with offices in San Francisco and Sydney. In 2006 the firm was acquired by Bonnier AB of Stockholm, and it is now part of Bonnier Publishing. See www.bonnierpublishing.com.	2008
Werner Company	The Werner Company was founded in Chicago in 1892 by Paul E. Werner. In 1897 the firm moved to Akron, Ohio. In 1900 the publishing arm of the company was purchased by its sales manager, Arthur J. Saalfield, who established the Saalfield Publishing Company. In 1902 the Werner School-Book Company was purchased by the American Book Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 480; the FOB entry for Saalfield Publishing Company; and www.americanbookcompany.com.	2009
Werner Laurie Ltd	Werner Laurie was part of the the Bodley Head publishing house from 1957 until 1987. The Bodley Head was sold to Random House in 1987. Random House was purchased by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and now functions as a "corporate division" of Bertelsmann. See www.bertelsmann.com and www.randomhouse.co.uk.	2008
West, Johnston and Company	The publishing firm of West, Johnston and Company was founded in Richmond, Virginia in 1860 by John Montgomery West and Thomas Johnston. For its first six years the firm was known as West and Johnston. The firm was in financial difficulty in the 1890s and went bankrupt in 1896. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 482.	2009
Western Publishing Company	Western Printing and Lithographing Company was founded in Racine, Wisconsin around 1910. In 1916 Western acquired the Hamming-Whitman Company (q.v.) and in 1960 changed its name to Western Publishing Company. See the FOB entry for Golden Books, its best known imprint. In the 1980s Western Publishing changed its name to Golden Books Family Entertainment. In 1999 the firm filed for bankruptcy. In 2001 all the publishing assets of the firm were acquired by Random House, which is owned by Bertelsmann. See www.randomhouse.com/golden.	2008
Westminster Press	There have been several firms called Westminster Press, including one still trading in California (see www.wpress.net). The principal historical firm originated as the owner of various English provincial newspapers, beginning with the Northern Echo in 1903. In 1921 the firm was consolidated as Westminster Press with S. Pearson and Son as the principal shareholder. Westminster Press remains part of the Pearson Group. See the company history pages of www.pearson.com.	2007

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