Chelsea Green Publishing outlines its plan for UK market expansion

Though several publishers have been hit hard by the economic impact of coronavirus, one that has been thriving during this period is Chelsea Green Publishing (CGP), which specialises in non-fiction books on the politics and practice of sustainable living. CGP was launched by American husband-and-wife team Ian and Margo Baldwin in Chelsea, Vermont, in 1984. They decided to branch out into publishing in the UK a couple of years ago after its distribution moved to Publishers Group UK and it saw “amazing growth” in sales on these shores. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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