Focal Press
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| Parent company | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | Andor Kraszna-Kraus |
| Headquarters location | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Nonfiction topics | film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, theatre technology |
| Official website |
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Focal Press is a publisher of media technology books and it is an imprint of Taylor & Francis. It was founded in 1938 by Andor Kraszna-Krausz,[1] a Hungarian photographer who immigrated to England in 1937 and eventually published over 1,200 books on photography.
History
Elsevier acquired Focal Press in 1983.[2] Focal Press was acquired by Taylor & Francis from Elsevier in July 2012.[3]
References
- ↑ Rossell, Deac (2008). "Kraszna-Krausz, Andor (1904-1989)". In Hannavy, John. Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. CRC Press. p. 806. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2.
- ↑ The Academic Publishing Industry: A Story of Merger and Acquisition
- ↑ Global Publishing Leaders 2013: Informa
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