Health Communications, Inc. | Introduction
Introduction
3201 Southwest 15th Street
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
U.S.A.
Telephone: (954) 360-0909
Fax: (954) 360-0034
Toll free: (800) 441-5569
Web site: http://www.hci-online.com
Private Company
Incorporated: 1977
Employees: 116
Sales: $70 million (2005)
NAIC: 511130 Book Publishers; 511120 Periodical Publishers
Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) is a leading publisher of self-help and inspirational books. The company began by publishing books and pamphlets geared towards counselors and therapists involved in rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. The company reached a wider audience in the early 1980s with several best-sellers dealing with life issues and personal growth. The company is best known for its "Chicken Soup" series of books. The Chicken Soup books grew to be an international publishing phenomenon in the 1990s. The huge success of these books brought HCI away from the brink of bankruptcy and transformed the small company into the envy of the publishing industry. HCI runs a Spanish-language imprint, offering translations of many of its successful English-language titles; an imprint called HCI Teens; Simcha Press, which publishes books for people searching for "Jewish enrichment"; and the distribution of trade books published by the Hazeldon Foundation, one of the world's leading centers for addiction recovery. HCI also publishes Counselor, a peer-reviewed journal for professionals in the mental health and addiction fields, with a national subscriber base of more than 21,000. Another HCI subsidiary is U.S. Journal Training, Inc., which provides accredited continuing education for mental health professionals. U.S. Journal Training sponsors conferences and workshops and teaches students in distance-learning classes. HCI also operates a creative design business called Reading, Etc. This company specializes in creating reproduction wall art and statuary from primarily ancient civilizations using historically accurate designs. HCI also owns and operates its own printing and binding equipment, producing both hard- and soft-cover books.