Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. is a Canadian book publishing firm.
Douglas & McIntyre was founded by James Douglas and Scott McIntyre in 1971 as an independent publishing company based in Vancouver.[2] Reorganized with new owners in 2008 as D&M Publishers Inc., it bought New Society Publishers. In October 2012 the company filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Canadian bankruptcy act.[3] D&M Publishers sold off its imprints while under NOI protection; New Society returned to its previous owners, the imprint Greystone Books was sold to a group headed by Heritage House Publishing and set up as a stand-alone company called Greystone Books Ltd. while the original Douglas & McIntyre list was sold to the owners of Harbour Publishing who placed it under a new independent company, Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.[4][5][6]
It is the publisher of Douglas Coupland, poet Robert Bringhurst, anthropologist Wade Davis, chef Rob Feenie, artists Bill Reid and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas;[7] and the journalist Susan Delacourt. Its full titles list stands at over 1000, with over 500 active titles.[8][9][10]
Further reading
- A publisher who isn't waiting for a miracle BC Business 1991 profile of Douglas & McIntyre co-founder Scott McIntyre
External links
References
- Booksellers - Douglas & McIntyre retrieved 2017-11-15^
- Bankrupt publisher saved by B.C. competitor CBC, retrieved 2020-12-28^
- Douglas & McIntyre owner files for bankruptcy CBC News, October 22, 2012, retrieved December 25, 2012^
- Heritage House Publishing Acquires Greystone Books^
- D&M Publishers Finds Buyer for Douglas & McIntyre Imprint^
- D&M's New Society Imprint Sold^
- Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - Douglas & McIntyre www.douglas-mcintyre.com^
- Douglas & McIntyre author list^
- Montreal Gazette^
- Douglas & McIntyre About page^