Elsevier Acquires William Andrew Publishing

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, January 20 /PRNewswire/ --     Elsevier, the world's
leading publisher of scientific,
technical and medical information products and services, announced today the
acquisition of the publishing assets of William Andrew, Inc. ("William
Andrew"). Over the last 18 months, Elsevier and William Andrew have built a
valuable strategic alliance including print distribution of William Andrew
books globally outside of North America and electronic distribution of
William Andrew content on Elsevier's globally renowned electronic publishing
platforms: Science Direct and Engineering Village.



    "Purchasing the content assets of William Andrew now is the
logical next step in our relationship," commented Jim Donohue, Managing
Director, Science & Technology Books. "This acquisition adds to our portfolio
the strength and depth of William Andrew's data and reference content. We
look forward to accelerating the growth of the William Andrew list both
online and in print as part of our overall strategic goal of providing
engineers and applied scientists with the critical information, intelligence
and tools they need to do their jobs."



    Bill Woishnis, founder of William Andrew, added, "In aligning
ourselves with Elsevier, the William Andrew content will reach a much larger
audience in the future and be associated with the leader in scientific
publishing."



    Since its founding in 1990, William Andrew has built a strong
and enduring reputation as a leading specialist book and database publisher
in a number of fields including plastics & rubbers, adhesives & sealants,
coatings, paints & ink, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, materials, formulations,
industrial chemicals, safety, health & hygiene, semiconductors,
microelectronics, nanotechnology, energy and animal science. The company
began with the creation of Plastics Design Library, providing unique
databooks to the plastics industry, including the flagship title Chemical
Resistance, now in its fourth edition.



    Some of the forthcoming titles from William Andrew and
Elsevier include Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water, Skin Aging
Handbook, Handbook of Plastics Joining 2E, Tigers of the World 2E,
Engineering Documentation Control 3E and Human Toxicology of Chemical
Mixtures.



About William Andrew

    William Andrew Publishing, headquartered in Norwich, NY, is an
independent, mid-size publisher of world class technical and scientific
materials that include applied science handbooks, references, and databases
that promote knowledge, technology, and productivity, allowing individuals,
markets, and societies to reach their full potential around the globe. In
2007 William Andrew appointed Elsevier to be its exclusive distributor in all
countries outside of North America.



About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical
and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with
the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over
70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult 
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.



    Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business
headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide.
Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a
world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science
and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier
provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with
increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's
ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK
and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).


    
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