Английская Википедия:F+W
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F+W (formerly F+W Publications and F+W Media) was a media and e-commerce company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1913 in Cincinnati, F+W published magazines, books, digital products (including e-books and e-magazines), produced online video, offered online education, and owned and operated e-stores, as well as consumer and trade shows.[1]Шаблон:Failed verification
History
F+W was named after two of its early publications: Farm Quarterly and Writer's Digest.[2] The company grew though a series of acquisitions, including book publisher David & Charles, Krause Publications in 2002,[3] Horticulture magazine, and Adams Media in 2003. The private equity firm ABRY Partners purchased F+W in 2005.[4] In August 2012 F+W Media acquired Interweave, an arts and crafts media company based in Loveland, Colorado.[5] In 2014, F+W Media acquired New Track Media,[6] renamed itself F+W,[7] and was acquired by the private equity company Tinicum.[8]
In 2008, the company began to focus more on e-commerce activities and offering products and services related to the content of its magazines.[9] The e-commerce business grew from one store with $6 million in revenue in 2008 to 31 e-commerce stores with more than $65 million for 2015.[9] In May 2017, some creditors received a 97% stake in the company in exchange for debt relief and a new line of credit.[10][11]
Demise
In January 2018, with the CEO and two other top executives leaving the company,[12] F+W slashed its workforce by 40%.[11]
F+W filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 10, 2019.[13] The book publishing assets of the company were won by Penguin Random House at a bankruptcy auction in June 2019.[14] The grouping of the assets drew criticism.[15] Several properties including Sky & Telescope were sold individually.[16]
Overview
F+W Media was a special interest content provider and marketer of enthusiast magazines, books, conferences, trade shows, and interactive media properties.
F+W's special-interest categories included art, crafts, mixed media, writing, genealogy, antiques and collectibles, graphic design, hunting.[1]Шаблон:Failed verification In 2011 the Company entered the fiction market with the acquisition of Tyrus Books.[17] In 2012, the company launched imprints in romance (Crimson Romance)[18] and young adult fiction (Merit Press).[19]
Publications were organized around some 20 community-based units, each of which focuses on a particular special interest category. The company also published about 600 new book titles annually, and had a library of some 4000 titles.
Its brands were David & Charles, Impact Books, Krause Publications, North Light Books, Writer's Digest and Interweave Press.[20]
Situation after dissolution
In June 2019, the assets of F+W were sold at bankruptcy auctions.[16]
Assets | New owner |
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F+W Books | Became an imprint of Penguin Random House's Penguin Publishing Group division[14][22] |
F&W Media International | Became David & Charles again in a management buyout[23] |
Crafts segment including the magazines: | Peak Media Properties[24][25] |
Шаблон:Flatlist | Long Thread Media[26] |
Fine Arts segment including the magazines: | Peak Media Properties[24][27] |
Construction Trade segment including the magazines: | Shield Wall Media[28] |
Family Tree | Yankee Publishing[29] |
Шаблон:Flatlist | Active Interest Media[29] |
Collectibles segment consisting of the magazines: | Active Interest Media[21] |
Sky & Telescope | American Astronomical Society[21] |
Outdoors segment including the magazines: | Media 360[30][31] |
Print Holdings LLC |
Various assets of F+W were sold prior to the bankruptcy filing.[32]
Date | Magazine | New owner |
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Oct 2015 | World Tea News | Penton[33] |
Oct 2016[34] | Gun Digest | Caribou Media Group[35] |
Jun 2018 | Blade | Caribou Media Group[35] |
References
External links
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