Canelo (publisher)

Canelo
Parent companyDK, Penguin Random House
Founded2015; 10 years ago (2015)
London, England, UK
Founders
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationCargo Works[1]
London, England, UK
DistributionMacmillan Distribution (UK)
Readerlink Distribution Services (US)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.canelo.co

Canelo is an independent British publisher which launched in 2015.[3][4] The three founding partners are Iain Millar, Michael Bhaskar and Nick Barreto.[3]

Bhaskar told The Guardian that the corporate goal is to bring the tools of traditional publishing: proofreading, editing, and working closely with authors together with improved design of the digital page to publish both fiction and non-fiction e-books.[5] The new venture's chosen name, "Canelo", loosely translates as the Spanish word for cinnamon.[3]

Bhaskar is former digital publishing director at Profile Books and author of The Content Machine, a history of publishing.[6] According to British Airways' Business Life magazine, The Content Machine explains that the role of a publisher is: "to filter (curate the best), frame (choose the format) and amplify (spread the news about) content."[7]

In 2024, Canelo was acquired by DK, part of Penguin Random House. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us - Canelo". canelobooks.
  2. ^ "Readerlink to Publish Canelo Titles in North America".
  3. ^ a b c "Millar, Bhaskar and Barreto combine for new venture". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ Reid, Calvin (27 May 2015). "BEA 2015: The Dinosaurs are Evolving". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ Rankin, Jennifer (11 April 2015). "Traditional books on paper open a new chapter of success". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ Bintliff, Esther (13 December 2013). "Dead men's pens: reinventing Wodehouse, Austen and Chandler". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ Mattin, David (7 April 2015). "Book publishing in The Digital Age". Business Life. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ Independent publisher The Canelo Group acquired by DK, The Bookseller, 5 November 2024, retrieved 14 December 2024


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