McFarland & Company
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert Franklin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Jefferson, North Carolina |
| Distribution | Self-distributed (Americas) Eurospan Group (Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa)[1] |
| Key people | Robert Franklin, Rhonda Herman |
| Publication types | academic and adult nonfiction, monographs, reference material, scholarly journals |
| Nonfiction topics | pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship |
| No. of employees | About 50 |
| Official website | www |
McFarland & Company, Inc. is an independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general interest adult nonfiction. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979.[2][3] McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2017[update] has published approximately 5,100 titles.[3][4] For much of its history, McFarland has focused on small print runs of about 600 copies per book.[5]
Subject matter
McFarland & Company mainly focuses on selling to libraries. With this said, the publisher also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories.[6] The company is known for its sports literature (especially baseball history), military history, as well as books about chess and film.[7][8] In 2007, the Mountain Times wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year;[4][9] Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350.[10]
List of scholarly journals
The following academic journals are published by McFarland & Company:
- Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game – focuses on "baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920"[11]
- Black Ball: A Journal of the Negro Leagues – focuses on "all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, and pre–Negro League play"[11]
- Clues: A Journal of Detection – focuses on "all aspects of mystery and detective material in print, television and movies"[11]
- Journal of Information Ethics – focuses on information ethics and the information science[10]
- Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies – focuses on "global territorial and maritime issues"[12][11]
- North Korean Review – focuses on an understanding of North Korea's "complexities and the threat it presents to global stability"[11]
References
- ^ "For International Customers". McFarlandBooks.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.
- ^ Roark, Fawn (September 30, 2004). "McFarland President To Speak At Entrepreneurial Conference". Mountain Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Company History". McFarlandBooks.com. McFarland & Company. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b "McFarland & Company Announces Promotion". Mountain Times. March 31, 2005. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). "A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press". Film History. 22 (3): 300–301. doi:10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
The initial print run for a book in the Filmmakers series, and, for that matter, most if not all Scarecrow titles, was six hundred copies. A similar print run has been the norm at McFarland and Greenwood Press.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). "A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press". Film History. 22 (3): 304. doi:10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
McFarland [...] books were primarily aimed at the library market. It was a mail order publisher with no interest in bookstore sales, but unlike its major competitor, virtually from the start all of its books were typeset.
- ^ Martinez, Amy (March 1, 2012). "Amazon.com Trying to Wring Deep Discounts from Publishers". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2010). "A Publishing Phenomenon that Begins and Ends with Scarecrow Press". Film History. 22 (3): 305. doi:10.2979/fil.2010.22.3.298. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
Most film scholars, students and buffs would assume that McFarland's main thrust has been towards film book Publishing [but] it is the largest publisher of military memoirs and baseball-oriented titles. It is also rich in books on women's, African-American, and gender studies, on U.S. history, and is proud of its automotive line. It also boasts of being the most prestigious publisher of historical and reference books on chess.
- ^ "VP Celebrates 25 Years at McFarland". Mountain Times. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Brewer, Robert Lee (2014-08-05). 2015 Writer's Market: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published. Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 9781599638607.
- ^ a b c d e "Journals". McFarlandBooks.com. McFarland & Company. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015.
- ^ "JTMS Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies". JTMS Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.