Gill & Macmillan
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Gill & Macmillan Inc. | |
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Type | Privately Held |
Founded | 1856 |
Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Dermot O'Dwyer, Managing Director Michael Henry Gill, Co-Founder James McGlashan, Co-Founder |
Industry | Publishing |
Products | School, University and College Textbooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction |
Website | http://www.gillmcmillan.ie/ |
Gill & Macmillan is a publisher based in Park West, Dublin, Ireland, and is the primary publisher of nonfiction and educational books in the Republic of Ireland. It is a member of CLE, the Irish Book Publishers' Association.
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[edit] History
In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, printer for Dublin University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James McGlashan, and the company was re-named McGlashan & Gill. In 1875, it was re-named M.H. Gill & Son. In 1968, the company became associated with the London based Macmillan Publishers (founded 1843) and Gill & Macmillan was established.
[edit] Products
Gill & Macmillan mainly publishes educational books for school and college students. They also publish a range of general interest fiction and non-fiction titles. As well as handling its own published titles, Gill & Macmillan also handles the warehousing and distribution for a number of Irish-based publishers, including O'Brien Press.
Gill & Macmillan also runs My-eTest.com, an online learning resource aimed at Irish second-level students. They also have a series of online tests designed to accompany 22 of their educational books, covering 8 secondary school subjects.