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AME Productions is a company specializing in publishing, film and TV productions, and providing other media related project management and services.

Artisan Ideas is one of the imprints of Artisan North America, Inc. and is also the name of the company's online bookstore.

Artisan Ideas’ readers are professionals and hobbyists looking to improve their skills in specialized areas of craftsmanship.

For over 18 years Artisan Ideas has provided blacksmiths, jewelry makers, machinists, locksmiths, gunsmiths, and other craftspeople and collectors with the best instructional books and videos available. Many of our titles have won national book awards and have been translated into other languages.

Under our imprint Original Ideas we publish books on popular science.

Bethany House has been publishing high-quality books for more than 60 years. From humble beginnings as the publishing arm of a missions organization, we are now a division of Baker Publishing Group, the industry’s largest independent Christian book publisher.

Recognized as the leader in inspirational fiction, we publish many of the bestselling names in historical and contemporary romance, Amish fiction, romantic suspense, and many other genres.

Bethany House nonfiction includes award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors who are influential teachers, pastors, and ministry leaders. Our list encompasses a variety of subjects that help readers deepen their faith, including Christian living, devotions, family resources, and many more.

Bethany House books are available in print, ebook, and audio editions and are available everywhere books are sold. We are also committed to taking Christian writing to the wider world. To date, Bethany House titles have been translated into more than 60 languages.

BHC Press is an award-winning independent publisher of fiction and nonfiction, based in southeast Michigan and founded in 2016. 

We publish the best in independent books in the adult, teen, and children's market. We’re always looking for new, fresh and innovative work. We enjoy discovering talented, emerging writers and also working with more established authors interested in growing their platform.

Founded in 1993, CarTech, Inc has become one of the leading publishers of how-to automotive titles for the hardcore enthusiast. In 1995 CarTech purchased the S-A Design line of books from Larry Schreib and Larry Atherton, who had published their first book in 1975, titled The Chevrolet Racing Engine, by Bill Grumpy Jenkins. This single title gained wide recognition as “the bible” of high performance engine design and assembly.

CarTech has continued to expand on this tradition and now has nearly 150 titles available for the enthusiast, in a wide variety of formats – from print to digital to video. Today, our publishing efforts include our traditional performance “S-A Design” titles along with race histories, biographies of industry icons; in addition to a number of series that further assist readers with their projects:

Restoration Series for total restorations

Workbench Series for rebuilders,

Projects Series for in-depth coverage of major tasks

Pro Series for subjects requiring a more in-depth, technical review

CarTech is a company run by enthusiasts…for enthusiasts. No matter what the trends, from pro street to pro touring, from tire shredding big blocks to high revving electronically controlled turbo mills, CarTech will bring it to you.

We are Cinnabar Moth, a majority Black owned press. We publish novels and anthologies, treating each as its own work of art.

Home to a community of over 125 award-winning independent publishers, Consortium is a highly regarded, full-service distribution company. We strive to share new ideas — some that may not otherwise be discovered — with the world.

Consortium grew out of a regional book wholesaling cooperative in 1985 to become a full-service distributor. We quickly earned a reputation as an advocate for independent publishers. As our reputation and expertise grew, so did our publisher base.

Our current list of publishers illustrates our continued commitment to our literary roots. In addition, we continue to nurture key subject areas such as politics, popular culture, fiction, poetry, books in translation, comics, and distinctive children’s books, along with a wide variety of other categories. 

Although we’ve grown considerably and the issues facing independent presses have changed, our core mission remains the same: to provide the highest level of service to all of our clients and customers. Our goal is to foster a vibrant community of independent publishers by distributing a diverse selection of thought-provoking books to the widest possible audience.

Doo Dah Publishing is a children's book publisher specializing in works that combine educational elements and whimsical inspiration.​​

We at Entrada want to make your "entrance" in the self-publishing world as successful as possible. Use some or all of our services, including Independent Book Reviews, Professional Editing Services and Marketing Professionals.

What Are We?

An independent publishing house drawing on decades of experience in the industry.

Who Are We?

Specialists in speculative fiction production, focusing on digital productions and print books.

Our Goal:

To bring to light new and original work, from both first-time and established authors and artists. As well as provide publishing services and technical support.

Historical. Suspense. Mystery. Romance. And other stuff... Gilded Orange Books is the publishing home of author Patti Flinn, who writes fiction under her own name, and romance under the name Ava Bleu.

We are a small publishing venture with a growing list of books for children, young adults and fully grown adults.

The company message is “Unusual Fiction for Adventurous Readers” with books demanding a high level of literacy and a varied offering of genres including humour, thriller, mystery and fantasy. Most of our titles have received excellent, sometimes superb, reviews.

Hawkwood is run by an ancient, grumpy graduate of Sussex University with help from a range of talented artists and authors.

IFWG Publishing is a publishing house based on the Gold Coast, Australia, specialising in speculative fiction for middle grade, YA and adult readers, sold throughout the world. Its parent company, SQ Mag Pty Ltd, also runs a comics and graphic novel line called IPI Comics, which is global in reach but focuses heavily on the North American market.

Lerner Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independently owned children’s publishers. Since our founding in 1959, we've created the highest-quality nonfiction and fiction content for children and young adults in a variety of subjects and formats. We are based in Minneapolis and we bring together authors, illustrators, photographers, and educators to ensure that each book is age appropriate and meets curriculum standards. Our books are thoroughly researched and exceptionally written with amazing illustrations and captivating photography that hold readers’ attention.

Lerner offers titles under the following imprints:

• Carolrhoda Books®
• Carolrhoda Lab®
• Darby Creek™
• Graphic Universe™
• Kar-Ben Publishing®
• Lerner Publications
• Lerner Classroom™
• Lerner Digital™
• Millbrook Press™
• Twenty-First Century Books™
• Zest Book™

A complete list of our imprints and publishing partners can be found on our website.

Marina Publishing Group publishes books in various genres: mystery, memoir, humor and romantic suspense and books on the craft of writing.

Personville Press is a Texas-based ebook publisher of quality fiction at affordable prices. Founded in 2010 by Robert Nagle, it publishes a mixture of new fiction and out of print fiction. Personville is the name of a small Texas town (founded in 1854) which never had a population of more than 2000 people -- dwindling to less than 100 in recent years. "Personville" was also a name for a fictional town in Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel, Red Harvest.

Petra Books is a Canadian publisher with a model that aims to benefit the Author and Publisher equally, achieving goals which are of value — to the Author, quality of design, dissemination through personal networks, bookstores in the community and the Internet — and to the Publisher, expansion of the catalogue and exposure in the marketplace.

We provide design, editing and master production, promotion, print and sales management.

Pioneer Publishing, LLC is a small indie press based in Massachusetts. The press produces books that inform, educate and entertain. For foreign rights inquiries, please get in touch with us directly: pioneerpublishing2020@gmail.com.

We provide easy and affordable self publishing, marketing, and editorial services for writers.

Quiet Thunder Publishing opened in 2006 with a simple plan to help an emerging author begin publishing ebooks “on the Q.T.”

Currently a division of Baker Publishing Group, Revell began over 125 years ago when D. L. Moody and his brother-in-law Fleming H. Revell saw the need for practical books that would help bring the Christian faith to everyday life. From there, Fleming H. Revell Publishing developed consistently solid lists which have enjoyed the presence of many notable Christian writers over the years. This same vision for books that are both inspirational and practical continues to motivate the Revell publishing group today. Whether publishing fiction, Christian living, self-help, marriage, family, or youth books, each Revell publication reflects relevance, integrity, and excellence.

Rippple Books is a publisher of English language books based in Germany. We publish fiction from a select group of authors.

Slippery Fish Press is the publishing home of author Gail Lynn Hanson, and her debut novel, The Palisades.

Soul*Sparks Books is a venture of husband-and-wife team Steven McFadden and Elizabeth Wolf. The books in the series strive to deliver insight and inspiration on popular themes through essays by the authors, quotations and brief excerpts from writers, thinkers, artists, and spiritual savants.

We regard Soul*Sparks as a vivid and compelling name for this series, both fun and meaningful. “Spark” connotes life, warmth, brightness, enthusiasm, creativity, ignition, light, movement, vitality. These qualities have universal appeal.

Adults love the spark of attraction, romance, genius, creativity, spiritual fire. From time immemorial humans have prized gleaming, glittering things, like diamonds, gold, and sunlight shimmering upon a lake.

Soul*Sparks conveys the idea of something small, but active, exciting, and filled with potential. That’s the basic editorial and artistic vision that we hold for the Soul*Sparks series of gift book

Susan Schadt Press, an artisan publishing house, chronicles legacies through the signature combination of storytelling and photography.

Tuxtails Publishing, LLC was founded in July 2022 with the goal of creating a better, fairer way for authors to share their work with the world. Created by Jessica A. Scott, a bestselling author with over a decade of experience behind her, Tuxtails Publishing is meant to combine everything that is good about independent publishing with the prestige of a traditional publishing house.

For readers, this means higher-quality, well-polished books. For authors, it means more opportunities, less "self-publishing stigma," and the ability to maintain one's own unique voice as a writer.

Tuxtails Publishing publishes both fiction and non-fiction in an ever-expanding list of genres.

Everyone has a tale worth reading. What's yours?

Type Eighteen Books publishes inspiring and innovative writing—well-crafted, well-considered stories with the potential to change lives. By prioritizing literary excellence and searching out a wide range of voices, our goal is to share books that will entertain, resonate, and enrich our collective human experience.

UNDERLAND PRESS exists on the fringes of genre, both literary and weird. It was originally founded by Victoria Blake in 2006 as an independent publishing company based out of Portland, OR. Underland published nearly a dozen titles under Ms. Blake's exceptional guidance, and in 2013, the imprint was acquired by Mark Teppo, who has been responsible for its list since.

The imprint has won the American Library Association's Best Horror award, and its books have been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the International Horror Award.

Founded in 1961 by Robert Laxalt, the University of Nevada Press publishes high-quality, deserving works that advance scholarly research, contribute to the understanding and appreciation of regional history and culture, and reach a wide range of academic and general readers. Publication is done in a fiscally responsible manner that reflects the highest editorial, design, and production standards. The citizens of Nevada, readers, and authors are the Press’s most valuable asset.

Our publishing plan is defined in two ways: geographic focus as well as discipline and subject matter. If a book enhances our understanding of Nevada, the Great Basin, or American West—regardless of its field or approach—we’re interested. If it fits a topic we publish on—regardless of its geographic focus—we’re interested. We publish in a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines, including environmental studies, Basque studies, Native American studies, public health, mining, urban studies, and gambling and gaming studies.

Founded in 2003, the University of New Orleans Press is a nonprofit book publisher stemming from the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans and its surrounding region. We seek literature inspired by this tradition, as well as work that contributes to the intellectual and aesthetic life of academic and general audiences everywhere.

We are Useful Publishing. An independent boutique publishing house and as purveyors of the written word our name conveys our purpose and intent. Being a small boutique business means we are agile and flexible and quite literally think outside the square. We do things differently and are always prepared to explore opportunities. So if you are fresh independent thinker as an independent or indie author, a book reviewer or blogger or just a book lover, reach out we would love to hear from you.

Yali Books is an independent publisher of books based in Clifton Park, New York. Through our stories, we are opening a window to South Asia –India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives —and inviting the rest of the world to learn more about the incredible diversity of this region.

We aim to reflect and validate the experiences of people of color, particularly those of South Asian descent, through relatable and inspiring stories based on their lives. To this end, we actively seek out and mentor underrepresented voices in writing and illustration to craft authentic narratives.

Yali Books was founded by Kala Sambasivan and Ambika Sambasivan.