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Appleton-Century-Crofts

American book publisher

Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. was a division of the Meredith Publishing Company. It was a result of the merger of Appleton-Century Company with F.S. Crofts Co. in 1948. Prior to that The Century Company had merged with D. Appleton & Company in 1933.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1

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Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. was a division of the Meredith Publishing Company. It was a result of the merger of Appleton-Century Company with F.S. Crofts Co. in 1948. Prior to that The Century Company had merged with D. Appleton & Company in 1933.2

The story

1948 Appleton-Century Company, founded in 1933, merged with F. S. Crofts Co., founded in 1924, to form Appleton-Century-Crofts.

1960 Purchased by Meredith Publishing Company

1969 Meredith trade books division sold to Hawthorn Books

1973 Appleton textbook division purchased by Prentice Hall; the medical division retains the Appleton name

1974 New Century division sold to Charles Walther, and was later renamed New Win Publishing

1998 Prentice Hall merged with Pearson Education

1999 Pearson Education sells successor company Appleton & Lange to McGraw-Hill

2003 Academic Learning Company, LLC acquired New Win Publishing, which was a division of New Century Publishing

From Wikipedia’s article on Appleton-Century-Crofts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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