We recently focused on E-riginals in translation and the profit-sharing model, two increasingly popular business models in the rapidly changing book market.
This article is dedicated to a third model, which takes on one of the cornerstones of current-day publishing by selling books directly to consumers instead of making them available via bookstores or online retailers (read: Amazon).
One of our clients, New-York publisher OR Books has applied this business model since its launch in 2009. Founded by veteran indie publishers John Oakes (Avalon, Nation Books, PEN America) and Colin Robinson (Scribner, Verso, The New Press), OR Books clearly profiles itself as a different publisher.
Read the full article at the 2 Seas Agency website.