NPI Media Group was a publishing group set up by UK publisher Alan Sutton.
The group's business was acquired by
The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. It claims to be the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher in this field, publishing approximately 300 ...
in 2007, amid a number of authors being owed royalty payments by the NPI Media Group.
The History Press, backed by NPI's private equity partner Octopus Investments, acquired all NPI's existing imprints (Pathfinder, Phillimore, Pitkin, Spellmount, Stadia, Sutton, Tempus and Nonsuch) together with all the existing titles, plus all the future contracts and the publishing rights contained in them.
Tony Morris,
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of NPI Media became CEO of The History Press at the time of the acquisition.
The History Press has since reorganised the group and grown to hold approximately 70% of the UK market for local history publishing.
References
External links
Official UK Website
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
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