WBusiness Books
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WBusiness Books is a business book publisher
based in El Monte, California
. WBusiness Book is an imprint of New Win Publishing, which is owned by Academic Learning Company, LLC.
WBusiness Books publishes business books focusing on sales, marketing, leadership, entrepreneurship and communication. It published Wall Street Journal
bestseller From Lifeguard To Sun King: The Man Behind the Banana Boat Success Stories in 2008, written by Robert Bell, the founder of the Banana Boat sun care brand.
(Boston, 1813) which later became Appleton Century Crofts (New York). Appleton Century Crofts was the American publisher of the two-volume New Century Dictionary and New Century Encyclopedia, the premier reference materials in the 19th century.
In the 1970s, Appleton Century Croft was sold to Meredith Publishing. Later, in 1974 Charles Walther purchased the New Century division from Meredith in an early management buyout
. In 1981, New Century acquired Follett Publishing and Winchester Press in 1982. In 1990, Frank Gil purchased New Century Publishing and changed the company name to New Win Publishing Inc.
In November 2003, Academic Learning Company, LLC from California acquired New Win Publishing Inc.'s assets and divided New Win Publishing into two divisions. Velázquez Press
is the educational publishing division focused on publishing reference and educational books for schools. New Win Publishing has three imprints: Winchester Press, WBusiness Books, and ZHealth Books. WBusiness Books publishes books of interest to the business community.
In February 2008 Academic Learning Company, LLC added a new division, WBusiness Speakers. This became the speaking and consulting division for the book publisher.
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
based in El Monte, California
El Monte, California
El Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475,...
. WBusiness Book is an imprint of New Win Publishing, which is owned by Academic Learning Company, LLC.
WBusiness Books publishes business books focusing on sales, marketing, leadership, entrepreneurship and communication. It published Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
bestseller From Lifeguard To Sun King: The Man Behind the Banana Boat Success Stories in 2008, written by Robert Bell, the founder of the Banana Boat sun care brand.
History
Academic Learning Company, LLC traces its roots as an academic and educational publisher to D. Appleton & CompanyD. Appleton & Company
D. Appleton & Company was an American company founded by Daniel Appleton , who opened a general store which included books.- Timeline :* 1813 Relocated from Haverhill to Boston and imported books from England...
(Boston, 1813) which later became Appleton Century Crofts (New York). Appleton Century Crofts was the American publisher of the two-volume New Century Dictionary and New Century Encyclopedia, the premier reference materials in the 19th century.
In the 1970s, Appleton Century Croft was sold to Meredith Publishing. Later, in 1974 Charles Walther purchased the New Century division from Meredith in an early management buyout
Management buyout
A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...
. In 1981, New Century acquired Follett Publishing and Winchester Press in 1982. In 1990, Frank Gil purchased New Century Publishing and changed the company name to New Win Publishing Inc.
In November 2003, Academic Learning Company, LLC from California acquired New Win Publishing Inc.'s assets and divided New Win Publishing into two divisions. Velázquez Press
Velázquez Press
Velázquez Press is the publisher of Velázquez Spanish and English Dictionary.-History:Velázquez Spanish and English Dictionary was first published in 1852 by D. Appleton and Company in New York. The title was Seoanne's Neuman & Barett's Spanish Pronouncing Dictionary...
is the educational publishing division focused on publishing reference and educational books for schools. New Win Publishing has three imprints: Winchester Press, WBusiness Books, and ZHealth Books. WBusiness Books publishes books of interest to the business community.
In February 2008 Academic Learning Company, LLC added a new division, WBusiness Speakers. This became the speaking and consulting division for the book publisher.