Clock Tower Acquires Sports Books From Sleeping Bear Press
Posted on September 6, 2002
Clock Tower Press, LLC, a new publishing company, has acquired the publishing rights to the Sleeping Bear Press inventory of golf, sports and regional books. Established by the former Sleeping Bear Press shareholders, Clock Tower Press will retain approximately 100 published titles, among which are well-known properties such as The Greatest Player Who Never Lived by Michael Veron and Augusta National and the Masters by Frank Christian and Cal Brown. There are also 75 new titles in development.
Clock Tower Press publisher Robert (Skip) DeWall, Jr., former executive editor at Sleeping Bear Press, projects Clock Tower Press first year sales at $2 million.
The first Clock Tower Press book launch is Mr. Ryder's Trophy by Shirley Dusinberre Durham. Celebrating golf's upcoming Ryder Cup, the new book inventively explores the long forgotten original purpose of the matches. The Sleeping Bear Press golf staff has relocated to Clock Tower Press.
Other Sleeping Bear Press divisions have also been sold. The Gale Group (Thomson Learning) has purchased Sleeping Bear Press and its children's book division. Gale will continue to operate Sleeping Bear Press in Chelsea. John Wiley & Sons has purchased SBP's Ann Arbor Press imprint, including all titles in turfgrass management.
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