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American Book Exchange	American Book Exchange was one of a number of companies founded by the bookseller and publisher John B. Alden. The firm began trading in the 1870s and went into receivership in 1881. See the FOB entry for John B. Alden and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 6.	2009
Armed Services Editions	In 1943 the Council on Books in Wartime established Armed Services Editions to publish books for US armed forces personnel. From 1944 the name Editions for the Armed Services was more commonly used. The operation was closed down in 1947. See John Y. Cole (editor): 'Books in action: the Armed Services Editions' (1984).	2008
BET Books	BET Books was founded as the publishing arm of Black Entertainment Television. In 2005 the firm was acquired by Harlequin Enterprises Limited of Toronto. See www.eharlequin.com.	2008
Blades East and Blades	The printing firm of Blades East and Blades was purchased by McCorquodale in 1927. See the FOB entry for McCorquodale.	2014
Blond Educational	Blond Educational was created as a separate firm from Anthony Blond Ltd (although at the same address) in 1963. See the FOB entry for Anthony Blond Ltd. In 'The Author' (Summer 1974) it was reported that Blond Educational had been sold by Holt-Blond to Granada Publishing. For some years Granada Publishing then ran the imprints of Hart-Davis Educational and Blond Educational in association. By the mid-1980s, however, the Blond Educational imprint was no longer used. Granada Publishing was acquired by William Collins in 1983. See the FOB entry for William Collins, which indicates that any surviving rights will now be owned by the HarperCollins division of News Corporation.	2007
Bookmark	Bookmark was a magazine published by J. M. Dent from 1925 to 1932. In 1932 the title was sold to Sir Robert Donald, and from 1935 to 1938 Dent published a house journal called 'Bookmark and Everyman'. See the FOB entry for J. M. Dent.	2008
Capstone Publishing Ltd	Capstone Publishing Ltd was founded in Oxford, UK, as a publisher of professional business and management books. The firm has no connection with Capstone Publishers of Mankato, Minnesota. In 2001 Capstone Publishing Ltd was acquired by Wiley. See www.wiley.com.	2008
Charles Elkin Mathews	Charles Elkin Mathews died in 1921, and his publishing firm subsequently became known as Elkin Mathews and Marrot. See the FOB entry for Elkin Mathews and Marrot.	2008
Charles Skipper and East	The printing firm of Charles Skipper and East was purchased by McCorquodale in 1937. See the FOB entry for McCorquodale.	2008
Dix, Edwards and Company	The publishing firm of Dix, Edwards and Company was founded in New York in 1854 by Augustus J. Dix and Arthur T. Edwards. The firm went out of business in 1857. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 125.	2009

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