James McGlashan
| Privately Held | |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
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Key people
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Dermot O'Dwyer, Managing Director Michael Henry Gill, Co-Founder James McGlashan, Co-Founder |
| Products | School, University and College Textbooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction |
| Website | http://www.gillmcmillan.ie/ |
Gill & Macmillan is a publisher based in Park West, Dublin, Ireland, and is a publisher of nonfiction and educational books in Ireland. It is a member of CLE, the Irish Book Publishers' Association.
In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, printer for Dublin University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James McGlashan, and the company was re-named McGlashan & Gill. In 1875, it was re-named M.H. Gill & Son. In 1968, the company became associated with the London based Macmillan Publishers (founded 1843) and Gill & Macmillan was established.
Gill & Macmillan mainly publishes educational books for school and college students. They also publish a range of general interest non-fiction titles. As well as handling its own published titles, Gill & Macmillan also handles the warehousing and distribution for a number of Irish-based publishers, including O'Brien Press.
Gill & Macmillan also runs My-eTest.com, an online learning resource aimed at Irish second-level students. They also have a series of online tests designed to accompany 22 of their educational books, covering 8 secondary school subjects.
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