Free Press was an American independent book publisher that later became an imprint of Simon & Schuster. It was one of the best-known publishers specializing in serious nonfiction, including path-breaking sociology books of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. After a period under new ownership in the 1980s of publishing neoconservative books, it was purchased by Simon & Schuster in 1994. By 2012, the imprint ceased to exist as a distinct entity; however, some books were still being published using the Free Press imprint.[1][2]
Free Press was founded by Jeremiah Kaplan (1926–1993) and Charles Liebman in 1947 and concentrated on religion and social science.[3] They chose the name Free Press because they wanted to print books devoted to civil liberties. It was launched with three classic titles: Division of Labor by Emile Durkheim, The Theory of Economic and Social Organization by Max Weber and The Scientific Outlook by Bertrand Russell.[4] It was headquartered in Glencoe, Illinois, where it was known as The Free Press of Glencoe.
In 1960, Kaplan was recruited by Macmillan to provide new editorial leadership and he agreed to move to New York if Macmillan Publishing Company would buy Free Press, and thus Free Press was sold in 1960 for $1.3 million ($500,000 going to Kaplan and $800,000 going to Liebman).[4]
In 1994, Simon & Schuster acquired Macmillan and Free Press.[4] In 2012, it was announced that Free Press would cease to exist as a distinct entity and would be merged into Simon & Schuster, the company's flagship imprint.[4][1] "We plan to continue publishing thought leaders and other important cultural voices under the Free Press imprimatur, while also introducing many other Free Press authors, such as novelists and historians and business writers, to the flagship Simon & Schuster imprint."[4]
Lind, Michael (1996). The Next American Nation: The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution. New York: Free Press Paperbacks. ISBN0-684-82503-1. OCLC 34078354.
Delaney, Carol (2012). Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem: How Religion Drove the Voyages that Led to America. New York: Free Press. ISBN978-1439102374.
ReferencesEdit
^ abBen Sisario (October 23, 2012). "After Consolidation at Simon & Schuster, Top Two at Free Press Are Leaving". New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
^Lyall, Sarah (1994-04-05). "Conservative Publisher Is Leaving Paramount for Penguin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
^Pace, Eric (1993-08-11). "Jeremiah Kaplan, Veteran Executive In Publishing, 67". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ abcdefghijklmClaire Kelley (October 24, 2012). "After 65 years, Free Press to be absorbed into Simon & Schuster flagship". Melville House Publishing. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
^Bellow, Adam (2005-05-21). "My Escape From The Zabar's Left". New York. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
^"A Publisher is Appointed at the Free Press". The New York Times. April 9, 2001.
^"2003 National Book Award Winner: Nonfiction". Nationalbook.org. 2003.
^"'White Tiger' cub Aravind Adiga roars to Booker Prize win". USA Today. October 15, 2008.
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This article is about the book publisher For other uses see Free Press disambiguation Free Press was an American independent book publisher that later became an imprint of Simon amp Schuster It was one of the best known publishers specializing in serious nonfiction including path breaking sociology books of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s After a period under new ownership in the 1980s of publishing neoconservative books it was purchased by Simon amp Schuster in 1994 By 2012 the imprint ceased to exist as a distinct entity however some books were still being published using the Free Press imprint 1 2 Free PressParent companySimon amp SchusterFounded1947FounderJeremiah Kaplan and Charles LiebmanSuccessorSimon amp SchusterCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationNew York City New York U S Key peopleMartha K Levin publisher Contents 1 History 2 Notable books 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditFree Press was founded by Jeremiah Kaplan 1926 1993 and Charles Liebman in 1947 and concentrated on religion and social science 3 They chose the name Free Press because they wanted to print books devoted to civil liberties It was launched with three classic titles Division of Labor by Emile Durkheim The Theory of Economic and Social Organization by Max Weber and The Scientific Outlook by Bertrand Russell 4 It was headquartered in Glencoe Illinois where it was known as The Free Press of Glencoe In 1960 Kaplan was recruited by Macmillan to provide new editorial leadership and he agreed to move to New York if Macmillan Publishing Company would buy Free Press and thus Free Press was sold in 1960 for 1 3 million 500 000 going to Kaplan and 800 000 going to Liebman 4 In 1994 Simon amp Schuster acquired Macmillan and Free Press 4 In 2012 it was announced that Free Press would cease to exist as a distinct entity and would be merged into Simon amp Schuster the company s flagship imprint 4 1 We plan to continue publishing thought leaders and other important cultural voices under the Free Press imprimatur while also introducing many other Free Press authors such as novelists and historians and business writers to the flagship Simon amp Schuster imprint 4 During the 1960s and 1970s Free Press was under the direction of a variety of publishers including George McCune who later co founded SAGE Publishing with his wife Sara Valery Webb Ed Barry and Robert Wallace 4 Under Barry s leadership in 1974 Ernest Becker s The Denial of Death won the Pulitzer Prize 4 In 1983 Erwin Glikes a well known political neoconservative took over leadership 4 This began an era of controversial 4 conservative books including The Tempting of America by Robert Bork and The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom 4 Glikes was succeeded by Adam Bellow who also published neoconservative books including Illiberal Education by Dinesh D Souza The Real Anita Hill by David Brock and The Bell Curve by Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein 5 4 In 1994 Simon amp Schuster acquired Macmillan and Free Press was led by publishers Michael Jacobs Paula Barker Duffy and William Shinker for short stints 4 Free Press was led by publisher Martha Levin from 2001 until 2012 when it ceased to exist as a distinct entity and merged into Simon amp Schuster s flagship imprint 4 6 In 2003 two of the five finalists for the 2003 National Book Award in the non fiction category were Free Press titles including the winner Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire 7 In 2008 Free Press published The White Tiger Indian author Aravind Adiga s debut novel which won the Man Booker Prize 8 Notable books EditCarl Menger 1950 Principles of Economics Glencoe IL Free Press Talcott Parsons 1951 The Social System Glencoe IL Free Press Elihu Katz and Paul Lazarsfeld 1955 Personal Influence Glencoe IL Free Press Robert K Merton 1957 Social Theory and Social Structure Glencoe IL Free Press Robert E Lane 1959 Political Life Why People Get Involved in Politics Glencoe IL Free Press James S Coleman 1961 The Adolescent Society Glencoe IL Free Press Herbert Gans 1962 The Urban Villagers Glencoe IL Free Press Everett Rogers 1962 Diffusion of Innovations Glencoe IL Free Press Erving Goffman 1963 Behavior in Public Places Glencoe IL Free Press Stanley Lieberson 1963 Ethnic Patterns in American Cities Glencoe IL Free Press Howard S Becker 1963 Outsiders Studies in the Sociology of Deviance New York Free Press Ernest Becker 1973 The Denial of Death New York Free Press Claude Fischer et al 1977 Networks and Places New York Free Press Peter Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan 1978 The American Occupational Structure New York Free Press Everett Rogers and D Lawrence Kincaid 1981 Communication Networks New York Free Press Covey Stephen R 1989 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People New York Free Press ISBN 0 7432 6951 9 OCLC 56413718 Everdell William R 1983 The End of Kings A History of Republics and Republicans New York Free Press ISBN 0 226 22482 1 Fukuyama Francis 1992 The End of History and the Last Man New York Free Press ISBN 0 02 910975 2 OCLC 231335005 Herrnstein Richard J amp Murray Charles A 1994 The Bell Curve intelligence and class structure in American life New York Free Press ISBN 0 02 914673 9 OCLC 30913157 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Behe Michael J 1996 Darwin s Black Box the biochemical challenge to evolution New York The Free Press ISBN 0 684 82754 9 OCLC 34150540 Lind Michael 1996 The Next American Nation The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution New York Free Press Paperbacks ISBN 0 684 82503 1 OCLC 34078354 Harris Judith Rich 1998 The Nurture Assumption Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do New York Free Press ISBN 0 684 84409 5 OCLC 39368588 Mezrich Ben 2003 Bringing Down the House New York Free Press ISBN 0 7432 4999 2 OCLC 53220540 Ali Ayaan Hirsi 2007 Infidel New York Free Press ISBN 978 0 7432 8968 9 OCLC 72701599 Draper Robert 2007 Dead Certain The Presidency of George W Bush New York Free Press ISBN 978 0 7432 7728 0 OCLC 145379548 Adiga Aravind 2008 The White Tiger New York Free Press Eire Carlos 2008 Waiting for Snow in Havana New York Free Press Harris Sam 2010 The Moral Landscape How Science Can Determine Human Values Free Press ISBN 978 1 4391 7121 9 OCLC 535493357 Delaney Carol 2012 Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem How Religion Drove the Voyages that Led to America New York Free Press ISBN 978 1439102374 References Edit a b Ben Sisario October 23 2012 After Consolidation at Simon amp Schuster Top Two at Free Press Are Leaving New York Times Retrieved October 23 2012 Lyall Sarah 1994 04 05 Conservative Publisher Is Leaving Paramount for Penguin The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 10 05 Pace Eric 1993 08 11 Jeremiah Kaplan Veteran Executive In Publishing 67 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 10 04 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Claire Kelley October 24 2012 After 65 years Free Press to be absorbed into Simon amp Schuster flagship Melville House Publishing Retrieved October 24 2012 Bellow Adam 2005 05 21 My Escape From The Zabar s Left New York Retrieved 2016 03 22 A Publisher is Appointed at the Free Press The New York Times April 9 2001 2003 National Book Award Winner Nonfiction Nationalbook org 2003 White Tiger cub Aravind Adiga roars to Booker Prize win USA Today October 15 2008 External links EditFree Press homepage at Simon amp Schuster archived 15 May 2010 Divisions and Imprints at Simon amp Schuster archived 23 April 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free Press publisher amp oldid 1163048023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
