Morgan James Publishing

Morgan James Publishing
Parent company Morgan James, LLC
Status Active
Founded 2003 (2003) in Virginia, United States
Founder David L. Hancock
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location New York City, New York, United States
Key people David L. Hancock
Publication types Books (subsidy publishing)
E-books
Fiction genres Non-Fiction
Fiction
Faith
Kids
Imprints Morgan James Faith[1]
Official website morganjamespublishing.com

Morgan James Publishing is an American independent book publisher and distributor founded in 2003 in Virginia by David L. Hancock. Morgan James is a Vanity press model in which authors must pay fees or purchase books to be published.[2] The company focuses on four book categories: non-fiction, fiction, faith and kids. Publishers Weekly listed the publishing house as one of the fastest-growing independent publishers of 2014 and 2015.[3][4]

History

In December 2008, the company was invited by NASDAQ to ring the opening bell and to recognize the book Do Your Giving While You Are Living by Eva Haller, which the company promotes.[5]

In September 2013 the company launched an E-book bundling program.[6] Morgan James Publishing chose BitLit, an online platform as the partner the program.[7]

In February 2015, the company signed a partnering agreement with Aerbook, and the Aer.io Retail Network to offer excerpts and sales of its titles using social media.[8]

Publishing

Morgan James Publishing reports that it receives an average of 5,000 manuscript proposals each year and accepts and publishes an average of 150.[9]

A number of the company's books have charted on The New York Times Best Seller list, including The AdSense Code by Joel Comm (2006), Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams by Jeff Walker (#1 Best-Seller in Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous July 20, 2014)[10] The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice published on March 7, 2011 by Brendon Burchard (#1 Best-Seller in Paperback Advice/Misc, April 3–10, 2011)[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Speaker and Bible Teacher Sue Detweiler To Release Debut Book". Christian Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Authors, Be Warned". GalleyCat. AdWeek. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Milliot, Jim (28 February 2014). "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2014". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Milliot, Jim (6 March 2015). "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2015". Publishers Weekly.
  5. ↑ "Publishers Marketplace - David Hancock". Publishers Marketplace. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Morgan James to Launch E-book Bundling Program". Publishers Weekly. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "BitLit signs Morgan James Publishing as a Launch Partner". BitLit. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Reid, Calvin (12 February 2015). "Morgan James Publishing Teams with Aerbook". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Radio Highlight: Morgan James Publisher Rick Frishman". School for Startups. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Best Sellers - July 20, 2014". The New York Times. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Best Sellers - April 03, 2011". The New York Times. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

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