Graphic Arts Center Publishing
Private | |
Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1968 |
Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, USA |
Key people
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Mike Hopkins, president |
Products | books, calendars |
Number of employees
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32 |
Website | http://www.gacpc.com/[dead link] |
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company was a book publishing company based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Graphic Arts Center was one of the Northwest's largest book publishers,[clarification needed][citation needed] publishing about 40 books annually and selling over 500 titles to the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and Europe.[1] Using three imprints — Graphic Arts Books, Alaska Northwest Books, and WestWinds Press — Graphic Arts published and distributed books that focused on lifestyle and place.[clarification needed]
History
Graphic Arts Center Publishing started in 1967 as a division of Graphic Arts Center, Inc., Oregon's largest printer. The publishing house was one of the pioneers in publishing large-format, full-color print books. These became known as "coffee table books." Their first book in this format was the popular Oregon, a book of photographs by Ray Atkeson, which became a series that includes Oregon 2 and Oregon III.[2]
In the mid 1980s, Graphic Arts began to diversify from photographic books into subjects like children’s fiction and non-fiction. In 1993, Graphic Arts acquired Alaska Northwest Books, the largest trade book publisher in the Alaskan market.[citation needed]
In 1998, Graphic Arts started its third imprint, WestWinds Press, to launch a series of Western titles and photography books.
In April 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[1] In October 2006, Ingram Content Group invested in Graphic Arts as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan.[3] In January 2007, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company emerged from bankruptcy.[4] The company again filed for bankruptcy in order to liquidate in November 2009.[5]
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