- Salem Press
Salem Press is a publisher of reference works on
literature ,history andbiography , thesocial sciences , andscience . Salem Press publishes comprehensive, multivolume sets under its Salem Press imprint, and smaller, condensed titles under its Magill’s Choice imprint. Products include traditional print products,e-books , and online databases designed for use at public, school, and college and university libraries.Company History
The company was founded in
1949 by Frank N. Magill. What began as a one-book publishing philosophy grew to become the foundation for a growing list of reference works commonly known as Magill Books. Magill becamepublisher andeditor-in-chief of Salem Press, which he continued to pursue actively until his death in1997 .Salem Press was first located on
Fifth Avenue inNew York City , directly across the street from theNew York Public Library . Between1952 and1975 , Salem Press had an agreement with publisherHarper & Row , and together they published eleven reference titles (Harper & Row in a trade reference edition, Salem Press simultaneously in a library edition).In
1975 , Salem Press moved from New York City toEnglewood Cliffs ,New Jersey . Not long thereafter, Magill established Salem's editorial office inPasadena ,California , and went on to develop a full line of reference resources.External links
* [http://www.salempress.com Salem Press]
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