Douglas & McIntyre Publishers
The company, originally called J.J. Douglas Ltd. and co-founded by
Jim Douglas and Scott McIntyre, was established in 1970 and
published its first title in the fall of 1971.
In 1980, the
company formed an innovative alliance with Patsy Aldana and
Groundwood Books, the leading children's publisher. In that same
year Jim Douglas retired and Scott McIntyre became President, CEO,
and majority shareholder.
Rob Sanders joined the company in
1988 and spearheaded the launch of the Greystone Books imprint in
1993. That list features bestselling environmental, sports and
outdoors titles sold to publishing houses around the world.
Since 1997, D&M has provided Canadian sales and marketing
representation for Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In 2005,
Groundwood Books assets were sold to the House of Anansi.
Despite the perennial turmoil of Canada’s book market – famously
known as “the perilous trade” – Douglas & McIntyre has continued to
grow, with sales of Canadian-originated books increasing steadily,
notably in recent years. This major success story reached a new peak
when Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.’s majority shares were sold in 2007.
Mark Scott became President and Scott McIntyre retained his
positions of Chairman and CEO. Read the press release here.
In June 2008, New Society Publishers was acquired by D&M. The
innovative and internationally successful NSP program embodies those
virtues-quality, a deep sense of mission, and shrewd market
acumen-which have guided D&M over the years.
In October 2008,
we underwent a rebranding. Now called D&M Publishers - the parent
company of three distinct imprints - we also created fresh logos.
In 2011, we celebrated an impressive 40 years in the business.
And in February 2012, major changes took place with an eye
towards the future of the company.
In October 2012, the
Canadian book publishing company D&M Publishers has filed for
bankruptcy. The company said in a statement: “It is D&M’s intention
to carry on its operations during this restructuring process.”
Earlier this year, the company restructured its management. In
July, the company’s co-founder Scott McIntyre stepped down from his
role as CEO, though he has stayed on as a board member. At that
time, Rob Sanders, who founded and built D&M’s Greystone imprint,
was promoted to SVP, new business development, international and
publisher-at-large, and Jesse Finkelstein was promoted from director
of operations and publishing services to chief operating officer.
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