Wiley purchases Anker Publishing Company.John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
Hoboken (hō`bōkən), section of Antwerp, Antwerp prov., N Belgium, on the Scheldt River. It has large shipyards and wool-processing plants. , NJ), through its Jossey-Bass (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA) unit, has acquired the publishing assets of Anker Publishing Company (Bolton, MA), a publisher of books and periodicals for professionals in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , from founder James Anker and management. No terms were given. Established in 1990, produces professional development resources for faculty and administrators in higher education, including materials on creating teaching portfolios, improving teaching practices, and planning for promotion and tenure, as well as resources for department chairs, deans, and other administrators on management, leadership. And change in higher education. The acquisition includes 50 new book titles and a backlist back·list n. A publisher's list of older titles kept in print. tr.v. back·list·ed, back·list·ing, back·lists To place (a title) on a backlist. of 100 titles, as well as the quarterly newsletter, "Department Chair," a resource for academic administrators. The company has annual revenue of about $1 million. Wiley said the acquired book list "is a ntural fit into our existing collection and it will greatly expand Wiley's presence in the professional higher education market." Jossey-Bass produces books, periodicals and other media in the areas of business, education, religion, parenting, public health and health administration, and conflict resolution, among others. |
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