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Haights Cross Communications (White Plains, NY) was founded in 1997. The company’s mission was to become a significant publishing business dedicated to creating outstanding products. Since 1997, HCC has been active in acquiring companies that focus on the K-12 supplemental, medical education, and library markets. Almost all of its businesses have operating histories of more than twenty years and have established recognized brands and long-standing customer relationships in the markets they serve.
The company’s first acquisition of medical educational publisher, Oakstone Publishing (Birmingham, AL) took place in 1997. With the acquisition and integration of The Wellness Businesses in 1998, Oakstone Publishing produces titles primarily for continuing medical education in audio, print, and electronic formats. Oakstone Publishing was sold in June 2008.
The first education company acquired by HCC was Newbridge Publishing (Northborough, MA and New York, NY) in 1997, followed by Sundance Publishing (Northborough, MA) in 1998, and Triumph Learning (New York, NY) in 1999. Sundance and Newbridge Publishing were sold August 27, 2008. With the acquisitions of Buckle Down Publishing (Iowa City, IA) and Options Publishing (Merrimack, NH) in 2004, HCC continues to build share in supplementary publishing for the school market. Through a wide variety of high-quality products, these companies have established leading positions in supplementary reading, math, science, and social studies and state-specific curriculum for grades kindergarten through grade 12.
In 1999, HCC launched its library business with the acquisition of Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD and New York, NY) and library publisher, Chelsea House (Langhorne, PA). Chelsea House was sold in August 2005. Recorded Books is the largest publisher of unabridged adult and children’s audio books for the library, school, and consumer markets.
Today, HCC is located in White Plains, New York. The company has almost 1000 products, and publishes thousands of outstanding new products each year.
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