STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media has acquired the works of Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd. (CAP), a UK-based physics and astronomy publisher, effective July 16, 2012. CAP is a sister company of Canopus Publishing Ltd. The acquired assets consist of more than 50 published and contracted, or planned, monographs, proceedings, and major reference works such as the recently published Handbook of Visual Display Technology. The titles will become part of Springer’s physics portfolio.
CAP covers all aspects of physics and the physical sciences and has particularly strong links with the physics community in the UK. Tom Spicer, one of the two owner directors of Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd., will join Springer in order to ensure a smooth transition and further development of the acquired programme. Robin Rees, also owner director, will continue as an astronomy consultant for Springer as well as publish popular science books at Canopus Publishing Ltd.
Founded by Robin Rees in 1999, Canopus Publishing Ltd. has built a reputation for producing top-quality books for the science market, with a strong emphasis on titles in astronomy and astrophysics. Its sister company Canopus Academic Publishing (CAP) was established by Robin Rees and Tom Spicer in 2008. CAP’s focus is on research level titles aimed at those working in academia and industry. Books published include research monographs, graduate level texts, and major reference works (MRWs) which run to several thousand pages.
