Turner Publishing Acquires Collection Of Community-Driven Business Resources

Top Quote Award-winning independent publisher announces third acquisition in just over a year--from select titles from Cumberland House Publishing (March '09) to Ancestry.com's publishing arm (March '10) and now, Minnesota based, Fieldstone Alliance. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) August 03, 2010 - Nashville, TN - Turner Publishing is pleased to announce the acquisition of specific publishing assets of Minnesota-based, nonprofit Fieldstone Alliance. The acquisition includes existing inventory, publishing agreements and related intellectual property.

    Effective August 2, Turner will be the vendor of record for more than 50 business management titles geared towards helping nonprofit, community, funders, government and business leaders improve their communities.

    With more than 250,000 copies of Fieldstone's award-winning publications currently in use worldwide, Turner will work to enhance the collection by supporting the existing list, offering digital versions of select titles and providing continued access to the hundreds of free, online resources currently available at FieldStoneAlliance.com.

    "We are pleased to continue this valuable publishing program," commented Todd Bottorff, President and Publisher of Turner. "Our commitment to bring the best books to America's communities will now extend to include providing knowledge for the nonprofit sector."

    Turner will support the newly acquired titles with additional marketing and distribution efforts nationwide as well as integrate them into TurnerPublishing.com in the coming weeks. The titles will continue to be available at FieldStoneAlliance.com and through booksellers nationwide.

    About Turner Publishing
    Founded in 1985, Turner Publishing is an award-winning, independent publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. Named by Publishers Weekly as one of the fastest growing independent publishers in the nation for the last two years, Turner Publishing is known nationwide for its popular Historic Photos and Good Things to Know™ series. Imprints include Turner, Ancestry, Trade Paper Press and Iroquois Press. For more information, visit www.turnerpublishing.com or call 615-255-2665.

    For more information, contact:
    Laura Morris, Publicity & Marketing Manager
    615-255-2665 or lmorris ( @ ) turnerpublishing dot com

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