- Graphic Arts Center Publishing
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company_name = Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
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company_type = Private
foundation=1968
location = flagicon|USAPortland, Oregon , USA
key_people=flagicon|USA Mike Hopkins, president
industry =Publishing
products =book s,calendar s
num_employees = 32
homepage = http://www.gacpc.com/Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company is a book
publishing company based in Portland,Oregon ,United States .Graphic Arts Center is one of the Northwest's largest book publishers, publishing about 40 books annually and selling over 500 titles to the U.S.,
Canada ,United Kingdom andEurope .cite web
last = Milliot
first = Jim
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title = Graphic Arts Files Chapter 11
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publisher = Publishers Weekly
date =April 10 ,2006
url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6323509.html
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accessdate = 2006-11-17 ] Using three imprints—Graphic Arts Books, Alaska Northwest Books, and WestWinds Press—Graphic Arts publishes and distributes books that focus on lifestyle and place.History
Graphic Arts Center Publishing started in 1967 as a division of Graphic Arts Center, Inc., Oregon's largest printer. The publishing house was one of the pioneers in publishing large-format, full-color photographic books. These became known as "
coffee table book s." Their first book in this format was the popular "Oregon", a book of photographs byRay Atkeson , which became a series that includes "Oregon 2" and "Oregon III".cite web
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title = Publishing in the Northwest
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publisher = Open Spaces Quarterly
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url = http://www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n3-publishing.php
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accessdate = 2006-11-17 ]In the mid 1980s, Graphic Arts began to diversify from photographic books into subjects like children’s fiction and non-fiction. In 1993, Graphic Arts acquired Alaska Northwest Books, the largest trade book publisher in the
Alaska n market.In 1998, Graphic Arts started its third imprint, WestWinds Press, to launch a series of Western titles and photography books.
In April 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In October 2006,
Ingram Book Group invested in Graphic Arts as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan.cite web
last = Maul
first = Kimberly
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title = Ingram Invests in Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
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publisher = The Book Standard
date =October 23 ,2006
url = http://thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/publisher/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003286910
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accessdate = 2006-11-20] In January 2007, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company emerged from bankruptcy.cite web
last = Bryson
first = George
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title = Regional publisher closes book on Chapter 11
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publisher = Anchorage Daily News
date =April 21 ,2007
url = http://www.adn.com/life/arts/story/8813145p-8713928c.html
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accessdate = 2007-05-23 ]References
External links
* [http://www.gacpc.com/ Graphic Arts Center Publishing]
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