F+W

F+W was named after two of its early publications: Farm Quarterly and ''Writer's Digest. The company grew though a series of acquisitions, including book publisher David & Charles, Krause Publications in 2002, Horticulture'' magazine, and Adams Media in 2003. The private equity firm ABRY Partners purchased F+W in 2005. In August 2012 F+W Media acquired Interweave, an arts and crafts media company based in Loveland, Colorado. In 2014, F+W Media acquired New Track Media, renamed itself F+W, and was acquired by the private equity company Tinicum. David Nussbaum, CEO, departed the company to become the CEO of America’s Test Kitchen, a year after the acquisition. In 2008, the company began to focus more on e-commerce activities and offering products and services related to the content of its magazines. The e-commerce business grew from one store with $6 million in revenue in 2008 to 31 e-commerce stores with more than $65 million for 2015, when Tinicum purchased the company. ==Demise==

In January 2018, with the CEO and two other top executives leaving the company, F+W slashed its workforce by 40%. The book publishing assets of the company were won by Penguin Random House at a bankruptcy auction in June 2019. The grouping of the assets drew criticism. Several properties including Sky & Telescope were sold individually. == Overview ==

F+W Media was a special interest content provider and marketer of enthusiast magazines, books, conferences, trade shows, and interactive media properties. F+W's special-interest categories included art, crafts, mixed media, writing, genealogy, antiques and collectibles, graphic design, hunting. In 2012, the company launched imprints in romance (Crimson Romance) and young adult fiction (Merit Press). Publications were organized around some 20 community-based units, each of which focuses on a particular special interest category. The company also published about 600 new book titles annually, and had a library of some 4000 titles. Its brands were David & Charles, Impact Books, Krause Publications, North Light Books, ''Writer's Digest'' and Interweave Press. == Situation after dissolution ==

In June 2019, the assets of F+W were sold at bankruptcy auctions. ==References==