McFarland & Company facts for kids

McFarland & Company

Status	Active
Founded	1979
Founder	Robert Franklin
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Jefferson, North Carolina
Distribution	Self-distributed (Americas) Eurospan Group (Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa)
Key people	Robert Franklin Rhonda Herman
Publication types	academic and adult nonfiction, monographs, reference material, scholarly journals
Nonfiction topics	pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship
No. of employees	About 50

McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2019^[update] had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book.

Subject matter

McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the Mountain Times wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350.

See also

In Spanish: McFarland & Company para niños