The UK’s Bloomsbury Buys the US-Based Rowman & Littlefield

The acquisition of the American house Rowman & Littlefield, Bloomsbury UK says, will double its academic operations in the States. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Newton: ‘40,000 Academic Titles added to Ours’ n London today (May 29), Bloomsbury Publishing UK has announced its completion of last acquisition of the final academic imprints and associated titles of Rowman & Littlefield, ... The post The UK’s Bloomsbury Buys the US-Based Rowman & Littlefield appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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