K. G. Saur Verlag

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K. G. Saur Verlag
Parent company Walter de Gruyter
Founder Karl Saur
Country of origin Germany
Headquarters location Munich
Publication types books
Nonfiction topicslibrary reference
Official website www.degruyter.com

K. G. Saur Verlag is a German publisher that specializes in reference information for libraries. The publishing house, founded by Karl Saur, is owned by Walter de Gruyter and is based in Munich.

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In 1987, K. G. Saur was acquired by Reed International. Its British holdings were merged into the separate company Bowker-Saur. In 2000 Reed Elsevier sold K. G. Saur to the Gale Group, a unit of the Thomson Corporation. [1] Walter de Gruyter acquired it in 2006. [2]

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References

  1. The Academic Publishing Industry: A Story of Merger and Acquisition - Reed Elsevier Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Chronologie des K. G. Saur Verlags" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 2022-04-28.

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