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Duncan Baird buys Watkins.

Duncan Baird has acquired imprint Watkins Inc. from Caxton Publishing Group, including 50 copyrights and 10 works in progress, as of December 05, 2003. Watkins' non-illustrated list covers alternative health, personal development and ancient wisdom. The purchase was intended to widen DBF's publishin...

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Published in:Bookseller no. 5106; p. 8
Format: Article
Published: Bookseller Media Ltd 12/5/2003
Subjects:
Duncan Baird (Company)
Publisher imprints
Watkins Inc.
Copyright
Caxton Publishing Ltd.
Authors
Sales
Corporate profits
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Summary:Duncan Baird has acquired imprint Watkins Inc. from Caxton Publishing Group, including 50 copyrights and 10 works in progress, as of December 05, 2003. Watkins' non-illustrated list covers alternative health, personal development and ancient wisdom. The purchase was intended to widen DBF's publishing scope, enabling it to sign a more diverse range of authors. The company made operating profit of £ 284,717 on sales of £ 4.2m in 2002. Michael Mann, former Element chairman, will remain as publisher of Watkins based in Dorset.