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Belt Publishing enters a new chapter after acquisition by Arcadia

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Belt Publishing, an independent press founded in Cleveland in 2013 that publishes
ambitious books from diverse authors about a wide range of subjects, has a new owner.

Belt on Thursday, Feb. 8, announced on social media that it has been acquired by Arcadia
Publishing, which specializes in books about local history and local interest. Terms weren't
disclosed.

Anne Trubek, who founded Belt in 2013, will join Arcadia and remain Belt's publisher,
according to the announcement. Belt will continue to publish under its own name.

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Trubek wasn't immediately available to comment Thursday morning.

In a statement, she said, "I could not be more excited to be joining forces with Arcadia,
which has long been the model for local-interest publishing, and served as the inspiration
for Belt. We will be able to continue with our editorial program and expand into new areas."

Arcadia CEO Brittain Phillips said in a statement that Belt provides the company with "two
terrific opportunities in one acquisition. It strengthens our local and regional catalog in the
Midwest, where Belt has been publishing remarkable books for a decade. And as we look
to the future, Belt helps to expand the way we think about local-interest publishing, with
new voices and fresh ways to define sense of place."

The company didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Belt says one of its roles is to tell "overlooked stories," and it does that with books across
several genres. The company says it has expanded its focus "to include smart narrative
and serious nonfiction on any topic, as well as commercial fiction with a regional foothold."
Its ongoing series include neighborhood guidebooks and city anthologies, as well as one
called 50 Maps of American cities.
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The deal announcement included a comment from prominent local bookseller Suzanne
DeGaetano of Mac's Backs Books on Coventry in Cleveland Heights. She said in a
statement, "I am very glad that Belt's unique books have found a good home at Arcadia.
Their in-depth focus on regional issues is a much-needed perspective in the marketplace."

Former Cleveland bookseller Richard Hunt, now with Roebling Books & Coffee, which
stores in Covington, Newport and Dayton, Kentucky, added, "Even after drifting to southern
Ohio, Belt Books have always held a special place in my heart and on our bookstores'
shelves. Since I started as a Cleveland bookseller a long time ago ... we know the deep
interest that readers have for stories that take place in the great Midwest. Certainly, the
Cincinnati Neighborhood Guidebook has been a bestseller for us ever since its publication.
It's good news all around that Anne and her crew will continue to publish these local
treasures."

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