Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Harlan Davidson Inc. (HDI), a family-owned publishing company in Wheeling, IL. The acquisition builds on Wiley’s existing high quality American History portfolio, and strengthens growing curriculum areas such as World History, Atlantic History and State History. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
HDI titles are used by undergraduates in four- and two-year institutions. More students around the world will have access to them as a result of Wiley’s extensive sales and marketing operations and strong relationships across the US and internationally. Wiley’s digital innovation and expertise will also provide the opportunity to offer HDI’s high quality content to a more diverse and wider market online.
HDI was founded in the 1970s by the late Harlan Davidson, Sr., and is under the editorial oversight of his son, Andrew Davidson. HDI’s extensive backlist encompasses ten series, including those in American, European, and world history, political science, and literature. HDI, under Andrew Davidson’s direction, currently has 20 new titles under development for the next three years, as well as ten revisions.
