About the Quayside Publishing Group

Quayside (pronounced key•side) Publishing Group represents a dynamic group of imprints dedicated to providing quality and excellence to its readers. Formed in 2004 upon Rockport Publishers’ acquisition of Creative Publishing international, the Quayside Publishing Group now encompasses Creative Publishing international, Fair Winds Press, Motorbooks, MVP Books, Quarry Books, Quiver, Rockport Publishers, Voyageur Press, Zenith Press and Walter Foster Publishing.
 
For more than 85 years, Walter Foster Publishing has been providing art instructional books and activity kits to artists of all ages and abilities.

Rockport Publishers was founded in 1984, and soon established itself as an esteemed publisher of high quality graphic design and craft books. Rockport’s illustrated source books for professional designers and artisans present the best design work from around the world.
 
In 2001 Rockport Publishers launched Fair Winds Press to publish quality illustrated trade paperbacks by top authorities in the fields of nutrition, general health, parenting, fitness as well as history, Freemasonry and true crime. Packed with content and how-to photography, each book offers an illustrated alternative in competitive subject areas with depth of resources not found in other books or on the internet.
 
Quarry Books, launched in 2004, provides practical reference for enthusiasts in many categories including crafts, food, pet care, and hobbies.

In July 2004, Rockport Publishers once again expanded its horizons by acquiring Creative Publishing international. CPi specializes in visually stunning books for a hands-on world. They are a worldwide leader of how-to-books on topics including home improvement, home decorating, sewing and crafting, and outdoors. For more than 20 years, CPi has developed illustrated, step-by-step books branded with nationally recognized names like Black & Decker and Singer. This strategic purchase helped strengthen and consolidate the entire group’s sales and marketing functions. It also enabled the group to strike out as its own distributor.

Quiver is a boutique imprint that first offered books and kits in the fall of 2006 for couples who want to take their sex lives to the next level. Quiver celebrates erotic pleasure and intimacy through beautiful, sophisticated photography and titillating, yet practical, text.
 
In 2007, The Quarto Group Inc. acquired MBI Publishing Company. Ken Fund, president and CEO of Quarto's Massachusetts-based Quayside Publishing Group is overseeing MBI’s operations. They publish under the Motorbooks, Voyageur Press, and Zenith Press imprints; and new for 2009, MVP Books. Motorbooks is the world's leading publisher of books and calendars for the transportation enthusiast. Voyageur Press publishes books and calendars on subjects ranging from music to crafts, American heritage, country lifestyle, horses, railroads, and more. Zenith Press publishes both illustrated and narrative books on subject matters including military history, aviation and space, current events and world politics. MVP Books publishes distinctive, high-quality books for the sports and fitness enthusiast, including illustrated works, narrative nonfiction, and how-to guides.
 
In addition to the publication of their own titles, MBI distributes titles for specialist publishers from around the world. This distribution business, now branded Quayside Distribution Services, represents more than two dozen client publishers.

Book Sales, Inc. has been in the business of publishing and supplying books to wholesalers, mail order companies, and retail stores for over 50 years.  Our imprints include Chartwell Books, Wellfleet Press, Castle Books, Knickerbocker Press, Alva Press, and Blue & Grey - all publishing high quality illustrated books or reprints. Categories include novels, cookbooks, history, juvenile, fine art, art instruction, how-to craft books, natural history, gardening, civil war, militaria and more.

The Quayside Publishing Group is led by Ken Fund , President and CEO and is a subsidiary of the London-based Quarto Group, Inc.