F+W
| Parent company |
Tinicum |
| Founded |
1913 |
| Country of origin |
United States |
| Headquarters location |
New York City |
| Publication types |
Magazines, Books |
| Number of employees |
700 |
| Official website |
www.fwmedia.com |
F+W, formerly F+W Publications and F+W Media, is a media and e-commerce company headquartered in New York City.
Founded in 1913, F+W publishes magazines, books, digital products including e-books and e-magazines, produces online video, offers online education, and owns and operates 21 e-stores, as well as consumer and trade shows.[1]
The company grew though a series of acquisitions, including book publisher David & Charles, Krause Publications in 2002, Horticulture magazine, and Adams Media in 2003.[2] The private equity firm ABRY Partners purchased F+W in 2005.[3] On August 1, 2012 F+W Media acquired Interweave, an arts and crafts media company based in Loveland, Colorado.[4] In 2014, F+W Media acquired New Track Media, renamed itself F+W, and was acquired by the private equity company Tinicum.[5][6][7]
Contents
- 1 Consumer Categories
- 2 Overview
- 3 Brands
- 4 Magazine titles
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Consumer Categories
F+W focuses on many special-interest categories, including art, crafts, mixed media, writing, genealogy, antiques & collectibles, graphic design, hunting, and more.[1] In 2011 the Company entered the fiction market with the acquisition of Tyrus Books[8] In 2012, the Company launched imprints in Romance[9] (Crimson Romance) and Young Adult fiction (Merit Press).[10]
Overview
F+W Media is a special interest content provider and marketer of enthusiast magazines, books, conferences, trade shows, and interactive media properties. Publications are organized around some 20 community-based units, each of which focuses on a particular special interest category, such as crafts, writing, fine arts, design, and sports. The company also publishes about 600 new book titles annually, and has a library of some 4,000 titles. In addition, F + W owns special interest publisher Adams Media.
Brands
- Adams Media
- F&W Media International
- Impact Books
- Krause Publications
- North Light Books
- Writer's Digest
- Interweave Press
- Crimson Romance
Magazine titles
- Antique Trader
- Bank Note Reporter
- Beadwork
- Blade
- Burda Style USA (50%)
- Coins Magazine
- Coins Prices
- Deer & Deer Hunting
- Family Tree
- Frame Building News
- Goldmine
- Gun Digest
- Handwoven [1]
- Horticulture
- Interweave Crochet
- Interweave Knits
- Knitscene
- Knits Weekend
- HOW
- Metal Roofing
- Military Trader
- Military Vehicles
- Numismatic News
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- Old Cars Price Guide
- Old Cars Weekly
- Piecework [2]
- Popular Woodworking
- Print
- Rural Builder
- Script Magazine[11]
- Southwest Art
- Sports Collectors Digest
- Spin-Off [3]
- The Artist's Magazine
- The Collector's Guide
- The Pastel Journal
- Tuff Stuff
- Trapper & Predator Caller
- Turkey & Turkey Hunting
- Watercolor Artist
- Woodworking
- World Coin News
- Writer's Digest
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References
- ^ a b "F&W Publications Retains Veronis, Suhler & Associates to Explore Strategic Options". Business Wire. 1999. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ Baker, Don (2002). "F&W INC. TO ACQUIRE PUBLISHER KRAUSE". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ Newberry, Jon (2005). "F&W PUBLICATIONS NOW OWNED BY MEDIA GROUP". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "http://www.fwmedia.com/press-room/interweave". Press Release. F+W Media. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ F+W Media Buys New Track Media
- ^ F+W Media Undergoes Corporate Rebrand
- ^ F+W Sells Majority Stake to Private Investment Firm Tinicum
- ^ Publishers Weekly. 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Digital Imprints Take Root". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Publishers Weekly. 8 May 2012.
- ^ F+W Media Acquires Script Magazine from Final Draft Inc. - M and A and Finance @ FolioMag.com
External links
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F+W Media
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| Magazines |
- Acrylic Artist
- American Woodworker
- Antique Trader
- The Artist's Magazine
- Bank Note Reporter
- Beadwork
- Blade
- Burda Style USA (50%)
- Cloth Paper Scissors
- Coins
- Coins Prices
- The Collector's Guide
- Comics Buyer's Guide
- Creating Keepsakes
- Creative Machine Embroidery
- Deer & Deer Hunting
- Digital Scrapbooking
- Family Tree
- Frame Building News
- Goldmine
- Gun Digest
- Handwoven
- Horticulture
- HOW
- Interweave Crochet
- Interweave Knits
- Kintscene
- Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
- Love of Quilting
- McCall's Quilting
- Memory Makers
- Metal Roofing
- Military Trader
- Military Vehicles
- Numismatic News
- Old Cars Price Guide
- Old Cars Weekly
- Paper Crafts
- The Pastel Journal
- Piecework
- Popular Woodworking
- Print
- Quick Quilts
- Quilter's Home
- Quilters Newsletter
- Quilting Arts
- QuiltMaker
- Rural Builder
- Script Magazine
- Sew Beautiful
- Sew News
- Simple Scrapbooks
- Sky & Telescope
- Southwest Art
- Spin-Off
- Stringing
- Sports Collectors Digest
- Step by Step Wire Jewelry
- Tuff Stuff
- Tactical Gear
- Trapper & Predator Caller
- Turkey & Turkey Hunting
- Watercolor Artist
- Woodwork
- Woodworking
- World Coin News
- World Tea News
- Writer's Digest
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| Publishing |
- Adams Media
- Abbott
- David & Charles
- Family Tree
- Gun Digest
- HOW
- Impact
- Interweave
- Krause
- Memory Makers
- North Light
- Popular Woodworking
- Tyrus
- Writer's Digest
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