Haworth Press, which includes Harrington Park Press, is being merged
into Taylor & Francis, pending approval by regulatory authorities
in the U.S. and Europe, according to Haworth, whose headquarters is in
Binghamton, N.Y. The company publishes 194 scholarly/academic journals
and about 150 books and monographs a year. Assuming the deal goes
through as expected later this month, most nonfiction Harrington Park
Press will be published and distributed by Taylor & Francis but all
fiction titles and some trade titles will be "divested to another
publishing house." New publicity and advertising for Harrington Park
Press fiction titles has been temporarily suspended and some fiction
titles in the publishing pipeline have been halted.
Haworth publisher and editor-in-chief Bill Cohen commented:
"One factor [in the sale], in our view, that was in order to grow, Haworth needed a consistently creative Internet platform that could compete successfully with other platforms of major houses. Informaworld at Taylor & Francis was most attractive in this sense. It is a resplendent hosting service, interweaving core journals along with eBooks, abstract databases, and reference works of historic importance. The stability of a prodigious international publishing house also adds an important dimension in regard to digital permanency.
"For Haworth Press authors and journal editors, the opportunities for increased access to libraries through consortia deals and stronger journal packages foreshadow increased impact, usage, and both subscription and intellectual growth. This is a magnificent development for them. I will also be joining Taylor & Francis as a specialist editor/publisher."
Haworth publisher and editor-in-chief Bill Cohen commented:
"One factor [in the sale], in our view, that was in order to grow, Haworth needed a consistently creative Internet platform that could compete successfully with other platforms of major houses. Informaworld at Taylor & Francis was most attractive in this sense. It is a resplendent hosting service, interweaving core journals along with eBooks, abstract databases, and reference works of historic importance. The stability of a prodigious international publishing house also adds an important dimension in regard to digital permanency.
"For Haworth Press authors and journal editors, the opportunities for increased access to libraries through consortia deals and stronger journal packages foreshadow increased impact, usage, and both subscription and intellectual growth. This is a magnificent development for them. I will also be joining Taylor & Francis as a specialist editor/publisher."