Canelo is an independent British publisher which launched in 2015. The three founding partners are Iain Millar, Michael Bhaskar and Nick Barreto. Bhaskar told

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

that the corporate goal is to bring the tools of traditional publishing: proofreading, editing, and working closely with authors together with improved design of the digital page to publish both fiction and non-fiction e-books. The new venture's chosen name, "Canelo", loosely translates as the Spanish word for cinnamon. Bhaskar is former digital publishing director at

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and author of ''The Content Machine'', a history of publishing. According to British Airways' ''Business Life'' magazine, ''The Content Machine'' explains that the role of a publisher is: "to filter (curate the best), frame (choose the format) and amplify (spread the news about) content." In 2024, Canelo was acquired by DK, part of Penguin Random House.

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