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| Founded | 1941; 84 years ago (1941)[1] |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Distribution | self-distributed |
| Publication types | Books |
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| Owner(s) | Centre Lane Partners |
| Official website | www |
Infobase is an Americanpublisher of databases,reference book titles and textbooks geared towards the North American library, secondary school, and university-level curriculum markets. Infobase operates a number of prominentimprints, including Facts On File, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Ferguson Publishing,Vault Law, Omnigraphics, and Chelsea House (which also serves as the imprint for the special collection series, "Bloom's Literary Criticism", under the direction ofliterary criticHarold Bloom).
Facts On File has been publishing books since 1941.[2] It was owned byCCH from 1965 to 1993.[3] The publisher publishes general reference and trade books.[4] Facts On File acquired Ferguson Publishing, which specializes in career education works, in 2003.[5]
Chelsea House was founded in 1966. It is known for multi-volume reference works.[6]
The private equity firmVeronis Suhler Stevenson bought Facts on File and Chelsea House in 2005.[7][8] Infobase bought Films for the Humanities & Sciences in 2007 and theWorld Almanac in 2009.[9] Infobase acquired Learn360 in 2012.[10] In 2017, Infobase acquired The Mailbox lesson plans andLearning magazine.[11] Veronis Suhler Stevenson sold Infobase to another private equity firm, Centre Lane Partners, in 2018.[12]
Infobase acquiredCredo Reference in 2018.[13]The World Almanac was sold toSkyHorse Publishing in 2020. Infobase acquired careers website Firsthand (including Vault.com), in 2021.[14] Infobase acquiredOmnigraphics in 2022.[15]
As well as nonfiction works in print, Infobase and its imprints publish a selection of works in digital, audiovisual andonline database formats.[citation needed]
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