Editing Bess Press

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'''Bess Press''' is an American [[publisher]], based in [[Hawaii]], that issues various books on Hawaiian and [[Pacific]] history and culture.<ref>{{cite book |title=Moon O'ahu |last=Nilsen |first=Robert |year=2007 |publisher=Avalon Travel |isbn=978-1-56691-958-6 |page=368 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E82VwX20HW4C&pg=PA368&dq=%22Bess+Press%22+-inpublisher:bess&num=100|accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref>  It was founded in 1979<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.besspress.com/about/ |title=About |accessdate=December 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229053649/http://www.besspress.com/about/ |archive-date=December 29, 2014 }}</ref> by [[Benjamin Bess|Benjamin "Buddy" Bess]], who came to Hawaii in 1976 from [[New York (state)|New York]].

Bess bought the rights to two out-of-print textbooks on Hawaiian language, ''[[Hawaii: The Aloha State]]'' and ''[[Hawaii: Our Island State]]'' that local schools asked about when he was a sales representative for mainland publishers. He reprinted both volumes for $15,000, and pre-sold the copies, thus making a profit.

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==External links==
*[http://www.besspress.com Official site]

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[[Category:Book publishing companies based in Hawaii]]
[[Category:Publishing companies established in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Hawaii]]
[[Category:Hawaiian studies]]


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