Infobase Publishing Acquires World Almanac
By Michael Rogers -- Library Journal, 11/1/2009
Infobase Publishing has acquired the well-recognized World Almanac imprint from Weekly Reader Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. World Almanac's long and storied history as a publisher of award-winning reference titles dates back to 1868. Most notably, The World Almanac and Book of Facts has become the best-selling American reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. The imprint also includes such popular and best-selling titles as The World Almanac Book of Records.
