Douglas & McIntyre

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Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
Founded1971
FounderJim Douglas and Scott McIntyre
Country of origin Canada
Headquarters location Vancouver
Distribution University of Toronto Press (Canada)
Publishers Group West (US) [1]
Publication typesBooks
Imprints Douglas & McIntyre
Official website www.douglas-mcintyre.com

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm.

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Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver. [2] Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M Publishers Inc., it bought New Society Publishers. In October 2012 the company filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Canadian bankruptcy act. [3] D&M Publishers sold off its imprints while under NOI protection; New Society returned to its previous owners, the imprint Greystone Books was sold to a group headed by Heritage House Publishing and set up as a stand-alone company called Greystone Books Ltd. while the original Douglas & McIntyre list was sold to the owners of Harbour Publishing who placed it under a new independent company, Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. [4] [5] [6]

It is the publisher of Douglas Coupland, poet Robert Bringhurst, anthropologist Wade Davis, chef Rob Feenie, artists Bill Reid and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas; [7] and the journalist Susan Delacourt. Its full titles list stands at over 1000, with over 500 active titles. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. "Booksellers - Douglas & McIntyre". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. "Bankrupt publisher saved by B.C. competitor | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  3. "Douglas & McIntyre owner files for bankruptcy". CBC News. October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  4. Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books
  5. D&M Publishers Finds Buyer for Douglas & McIntyre Imprint
  6. D&M's New Society Imprint Sold
  7. "Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - Douglas & McIntyre". www.douglas-mcintyre.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30.
  8. Douglas & McIntyre author list Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Montreal Gazette Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Douglas & McIntyre About page Archived October 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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