McFarland & Company
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| Parent company | Independent |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert Franklin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Jefferson, North Carolina |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Robert Franklin, Rhonda Herman |
| Publication types | academic and adult nonfiction, scholarly journals |
| Nonfiction topics | pop culture, sports, military history, transportation, chess, medieval studies, literary criticism, librarianship |
| No. of employees | About 50 |
| Official website | www |
McFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and as of 2011 had published approximately 5,000 titles.
McFarland & Company's target markets are libraries and direct mailing to enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess and film. According to the Mountain Times, McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monograph and reference book titles a year.
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