F+W Publications, Inc.

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.fwpublications.com
Employees: 800

F+W Publications publishes about 60 niche magazine titles covering a variety of hobby and crafts subjects. Titles include "Writer's Digest, Popular Woodworking," and Watercolor Magic. The company also operates a book division that has published has nearly 3,000 books through imprints such as North Light Books, Better Way Books, and David & Charles. F+W Publications was founded in 1913 by Ed Rosenthal, whose grandson, Richard H. Rosenthal, sold the firm to Citicorp Venture Capital in 1999. F+W was previously owned by PRIMEDIA co-founder William Reilly and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, who bought the specialty publisher in 2002 from Citicorp. ABRY Partners bought F+W in 2005 for $500 million.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $92.3M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: David Steward
Public Relations Manager: Stacie Berger
CFO: John Speridakos

Competitors:
Martha Stewart Living
Meredith Corporation
Reader's Digest