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Heinemann Educational Books LtdHeinemann Educational Books Ltd (HEB) was created in 1961 from the educational department of William Heinemann Ltd, and established as a separate company with many overseas offices. See the FOB entry for William Heinemann Ltd for the sales of the company during the 1980s and 1990s. Unlike William Heinemann Ltd, however, Heinemann Educational remained part of the Reed Elsevier group, as an imprint of Harcourt Education International. Harcourt Education International (including the African Writers Series) was sold by Reed Elsevier in 2007 to Pearson. See www.pearson.com and www.heinemann.co.uk.2008
J. E. Tilton and CompanyThe publishing firm of J. E. Tilton and Company was founded in Boston in 1859 by John E. Tilton and Stephen Willis Tilton. The firm went out of existence in 1874. Stephen Willis Tilton later founded the firm of S. W. Tilton and Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 146.2009
John Babcock and SonJohn Babcock joined the printing, publishing and bookselling firm of his father Elisha Babcock in Hartford, Connecticut in 1795, and the firm soon began to use the imprint of John Babcock. From 1811 the firm moved to New Haven and became known as John Babcock and Son. The firm ceased publishing around 1824. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 31.2009
Limited Editions Clubhttp://limitededitionsclub.com/ 1-212-737-76002021
Lincoln and EdmandsThe printing and publishing firm of Lincoln and Edmands was founded in Boston in 1805 by Ensign Lincoln and Thomas Edmands. The firm went out of business in 1833. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 259.2009
Lion Books, Inc.Lion Books was a small publishing house founded by Martin Goodman in New York in 1949. The firm was briefly first known as Select Publications. Both Select Publications and Lion Books used the imprint Red Circle Books. in 1957 Lion Books was acquired by New American Library. See the FOB entry for New American Library, which indicates that in 1986 NAL was purchased by Penguin Group USA. See us.penguingroup.com and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 211-213.2008
M. EvansThe publishing firm of M. Evans was acquired by the Rowman & Littlefield Group in 2005 and now forms part of Taylor Trade Publishing. See www.rlpgtrade.com.2008
National Evaluation SystemsThe firm of National Evaluation Systems was purchased by Pearson Education in April 2006. See www.pearsoned.com.2013
NES ArnoldIn 1989 most of the firm of E. J. Arnold & Son Ltd was acquired by Nottingham Group plc and merged with Nottingham Educational Supplies to form NES Arnold. NES Arnold became part of the Novara group and in 2001 was purchased by Findel plc. See www.findel-education.co.uk and www.nesarnold.co.uk.2008
New English LibraryThe publishing firm known as New English Library was purchased by Hodder & Stoughton from the Times Mirror Company in April 1981. Hodder & Stoughton is now part of the Hachette group. See www.hodderheadline.co.uk. 2008

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