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New Holland Publishers

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New Holland Publishers
StatusActive
Founded1955 (1955)
Country of originAustralia, & New Zealand
Headquarters locationAustralia
DistributionHarper Entertainment Distribution Services (Australia & New Zealand)
Key peopleFiona Schultz (MD)[1]
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsLifestyle, natural history, travel
OwnerNew Holland Publishers (AUS) Pty Ltd
Official websitenewhollandpublishers.com

New Holland Publishers is an Australian based international publisher of non-fiction books, founded in 1955. It is a privately held company, with offices in Australia.

History

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The publishing firm was established as "Holland Press" on 20 June 1955 in Southwark, London, England, and renamed to New Holland Publishers in 1988.[2][3][4] It currently operates offices in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia. The company went through a significant round of redundancies from 2008 to 2011.[1][5] In 2013 the company sold US publishing rights to over 200 titles to Bloomsbury; and in 2014 over 1,400 titles to Fox Chapel Publishing of East Petersburg, Pennsylvania.[6][7] In 2018 The UK branch of New Holland Publishers closed its offices and the original 1955 business NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHERS (UK) LIMITED was dissolved on 21 August 2018[8] In 2022 New Holland publishers; New Zealand branch was purchased by Upstart Press Limited[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "New Holland hit by more redundancies". The Bookseller. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.: Private Company Information – Businessweek". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHERS (UK) LIMITED". Gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ International Literary Market Place. Bowker. 1990. p. 349.
  5. ↑ "New Holland makes 15% redundant". The Bookseller. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bloomsbury buys New Holland list". The Bookseller. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fox Chapel Buys 1,400 New Holland Titles". Publishersweekly.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHERS (UK) LIMITED overview – Find and update company information – GOV.UK".
  9. ↑ "New Holland New Zealand changes hands". 17 March 2022.


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