Finney Company Inc.

Finney Company, Inc. was founded in the late 1940s by Horace J. Finney. FINNEY BLACKBOARD KLEENERS and FINNERASERS are the products that gave Mr. Finney the foundation upon which to grow. Today, these products, along with FINNEY MARK-OFF products for dry erase boards, are distributed worldwide by janitorial/sanitation and school suppliers.

Finney Company is a growing independent publisher, distributor, and manufacturer of educational materials. Our mission is to help improve the quality of lifelong learning worldwide. We hope to strengthen and develop our organization by working with existing and new authors and by continuing to make strategic acquisitions. Our current divisions and imprints include:

The New Careers Center
Finney Career Development Department
Live Oak Publications

Hobar Publications
National Farm Book Company
Agronomy Publications
K.A. Publishing
Windward Publishing
Anacus Press
Chester Book Co.
Bancroft-Sage Publishing
Ecopress
Pogo Press
Astragal Press

Finney Company also serves as the distribution center for the following publishers:

Drache Publications
Images Unlimited Publishing
Snaptail Press
Sicard Publications
Joyce N. Shellhart
India Evans
Pine Forest Publishing

 

 
 
 
The New Careers Center
A Division of Finney Company
The New Careers Center and its imprint Live Oak Publications began publishing in 1982 and merged with Finney Company in 2006. This division offers one-stop shopping for the best career books, videos, and software through The Whole Work Catalog™. Please visit www.wholework.com to see what this division of Finney Company has to offer!
Finney Career Development Department  
Finney Company began publishing the highly acclaimed Occupational Guidance series in 1958. This series offers one revised unit each year, making it one of the most up-to-date products available. This department continues to expand, covering areas such as career development and exploration, school-to-work, tech prep, placement, and on the job.  
Live Oak Publications
An Imprint of The New Career Center
 
Live Oak Publications, founded in 1982, publishes materials on career preparation, exploration, and development.  
Hobar Publications
A Division of Finney Company
Hobar Publications was founded in 1964 and became a division of Finney Company in 1996. What started with a single book on concrete masonry has evolved into a publishing and distribution company offering more than 5,000 quality educational products. This division provides agricultural and career and technical educational materials.
National Farm Book Company
A Division of Hobar Publications
National Farm Book Company, founded in 1946, merged with Hobar Publications in 1998. As a distributor of hundreds of agricultural titles, National Farm Book Company was a natural addition to Hobar Publications.  
Agronomy Publications
An Imprint of Hobar Publications
Agronomy Publications, founded in 1970, merged with Hobar Publications in 2000. Two books used for seed identification, Illustrated Taxonomy of Weed Seeds and Seeds of Continental United States Legumes, strengthen Hobar Publication's product offering.  
K.A. Publishing
An Imprint of Hobar Publications
K.A. Publishing, founded in 1971, merged with Hobar Publications in 2001. K.A.P. offers instructional materials for forestry, wildlife, natural resources, conservation, and biology classrooms.It produces Forest Management Digest, a four tape video series, record-keeping books, and training aggreements.
Windward Publishing
An Imprint of Finney Company
Windward Publishing, founded in 1973, merged with Finney Company in 2001. Windward offers nature books on popular subjects including shells, fishing, mammals, sharks, birds, and more. Windward Publishing is home to most of Finney Company's children's books.
Anacus Press
An Imprint of Finney Company
Anacus Press, founded in 1995, and White Meadow Press, founded in 1985, merged with Finney Company in 2002. Anacus offers bicycling guides and bicycling touring narratives. The Ride Guide and Bed, Breakfast & Bike series feature a wide variety of bicycle rides in several regions, for hard-core bike riding enthusiasts as well as leisure riders.
Chester Book Co.
A Division of Finney Company
Chester Book Co., founded in 1983, merged with Finney Company in 2002. Created by a professional craft artist, CRAFTBOOKS™ is a highly respected source for all who create, collect, teach, and love craft. Chester Book Co. offers the finest books on craft by searching for titles from U.S. and foreign publishing houses, art museums, craft organizations, and books self-published by studio craft artists. The Web site, www.chesterbookco.com, features the entire catalog, additional titles, and secure online ordering.
Bancroft-Sage Publishing
An Imprint of Finney Company
Bancroft-Sage Publishing, founded in 1987, merged with Finney Company in 2002. Bancroft-Sage offers an Environmental Awareness series and a series of instructional sports books (Learning How Sports…) designed for the beginning athlete or an enthusiastic fan.
Ecopress
An Imprint of Finney Company
Ecopress, established in 1996, merged with Finney Company in 2005. Ecopress produces books that enhance environmental awareness, offering high-quality titles covering subjects such as rivers, hiking, plants, and environmental guides at affordable prices.
Pogo Press
An Imprint of Finney Company

Pogo Press was incorporated in 1986. It merged with Finney Company in 2006. This imprint publishes books concerning the arts, history, popular culture, and travel, most with a regional orientation. Please visit www.pogopress.com to learn more about Pogo Press.

Astragal Press
An Imprint of Finney Company
Astragal Press was founded in 1983 to publish books, at affordable prices, for those interested in antique tools and early trades and technologies. It merged with Finney Company in 2007. Please visit www.astragalpress.com to learn more about this imprint of Finney Company.
Drache's Publications
Drache's publications are agricultural history books.
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Images Unlimited Publishing
Finney Company has entered into a non-exclusive arrangement with Images Unlimited Publishing and its imprint Snaptail Press to be a wholesale distributor of their books. Please visit www.imagesunlimitedpublishing.com to see the quality books now available from Finney Company.
Snaptail Press
Finney Company has entered into a non-exclusive arrangement with Snaptail Press, an imprint of Images Unlimited to be a wholesale distributor of their books. Please visit www.imagesunlimitedpublishing.com to see the quality books now available from Finney Company
Sicard Publications  
Anacus Press, An Imprint of Finney Company helps distribute Michelle R. Sicard's book, My Ride to a New Life.
Joyce N. Shellhart  
Finney Company distributes Joyce N. Shellhart's book, Dress to Impress.
India Evans  
Ecopress, An Imprint of Finney Company distributes India Evans book Mercury Mountain.
Pine Forest Publishing
Finney Company distributes for Pine Forest Publishing.

 

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We are always looking for ways to improve and expand our product line and service. We encourage ideas you might have for educational materials we may be interested in publishing and/or distributing. Contact us with your ideas!
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