MEREDITH – Journal of the Print World, a specialty publication devoted to contemporary and antique works of fine art on paper, will remain published by residents of New Hampshire under a deal negotiated by New Hampshire Business Sales, Inc. Owned and operated for many years by Sophia and Charles Lane of Meredith, the Journal has been purchased and will now remain in operation under the direction of Consilience Consulting, a software and book publishing company based in Gilmanton.  Rebecca and Robert Ronstadt, the new owners, intend to maintain the rich tradition of the specialty publication with an international subscriber and distribution list. The Journal serves the interests of art collectors, galleries and museums around the world.Becky brings a wealth of experience in art, including print making.  An accomplished artist, her prints have won awards from the Currier Museum and other organizations. She also has an extensive background in business, including book and software publishing.  Robert has had an impressive career as a college professor and administrator.  He has written many books and articles on the high cost of a college education, his latest book being 14 Rules for Becoming a Smart College Shopper, available at www.consilienceconsulting.com .  His publishing experience extends back to the sixties when, as a young Peace Corps Volunteer, he helped to create small town newspapers in several Peruvian towns. The operation has been relocated from Meredith to a new office in Gilmanton.The Journal, a quarterly, has a loyal readership that extends across the United States and overseas to Europe. It contains articles, illustrations and advertising about etchings, lithographs, engravings, woodcuts, serigraphs, dry points, aquatints, linocuts, mezzotints, watercolors and photography.The operation was based for many years at the gallery operated by Charles and Sophia Lane in Meredith known as The Old Print Barn. Charles Lane, the long time publisher, died last fall. His wife, Sophia, intends to focus her efforts going forward on the gallery.In addition to the Journal of the Print World, the transaction included a second niche publication Summer World and the publisher’s Web site, www.journaloftheprintworld.com .  Summer World caters to the interests of visitors to the Lakes Region and is published annually.In a letter to advertisers and subscribers, Sophia Lane praised the new owners as people with a passion and commitment for the product that she is pleased to see as the new owners.“It gives me great pleasure to introduce Becky and Robert Ronstadt, the new owners of the Journal of the Print World,” said Sophia Lane in her note.  “After 32 years of continuous operation, I feared that the Journal would be discontinued. Fortunately, Becky and Robert have stepped up and agreed to assume responsibility for the paper’s future operation and I think you will agree with me that they are a wonderful choice.” John Howe, director of Business Transition Strategies, a division of New Hampshire Business Sales, Inc., served as intermediary for the transaction, which was completed March 5.“It is great to see a New Hampshire-based business stay based in New Hampshire even though it could have – and might have – been published almost anywhere,” said Howe. “And most of all, it is great to find a new owner with passion for the business who can carry on and build upon the fine work done by the Lanes through the years.”