Morgan James Publishing

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Morgan James Publishing
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Parent company Morgan James, LLC
StatusActive
Founded2003 (2003) in Virginia, United States
FounderDavid L. Hancock
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location New York City, New York, United States
Distribution Ingram Publisher Services
Key peopleDavid L. Hancock
Publication types Books, E-books
Fiction genres Non-Fiction
Fiction
Faith
Kids
Imprints Morgan James Faith
Official website morgan-james-publishing.com

Morgan James Publishing is an American independent book publisher and distributor, [1] specializing in non-fiction, fiction, faith and kids categories. [2]

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History

The company was founded in 2003 in Virginia by David L. Hancock. [3] In their early years, Morgan James provided a hybrid of traditional publishing and a subsidy publisher model in which entrepreneurial business nonfiction authors pre-paid fees against the publisher's royalties to be published. [4] [5] Hancock became business partners with Guerrilla Marketing author Jay Conrad Levinson and together they published a series of non-fiction books. [6]

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. [7]

In September 2013, the company launched an E-book bundling program. [8]

In February 2015, the company signed a partnering agreement with Aerbook, [9] and the Aer.io Retail Network to offer excerpts and sales of its titles using social media. [10]

In August 2018, Morgan James Publishing announced a partnership with Publica. Publishers Weekly, the international news magazine of book publishing and bookselling, listed the publishing house as one of the fastest-growing independent publishers of 2014, 2015 and 2018. [11] [12] [13]

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. [14]

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),[ citation needed ]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) [15] 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). [16]

Notable authors

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  2. ↑ "Speaker and Bible Teacher Sue Detweiler To Release Debut Book". Christian Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "About The Company". Morgan James Publishing. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ↑ Andriani, Lynn (2 March 2009). "Against All Odds, Small Presses Prosper". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. ↑ Milliot, Jim (4 March 2016). "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2016". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  6. ↑ Frishman, Rick; Spizman, Robyn (2015-01-06). Author 101: The Insider's Guide to Publishing From Proposal to Bestseller. Morgan James Publishing. ISBN   9781630473754.
  7. ↑ "About The Company". Morgan James Publishing. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Morgan James to Launch E-book Bundling Program". Publishers Weekly. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Morgan James Publishing Teams with Aerbook". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  10. ↑ Reid, Calvin (12 February 2015). "Morgan James Publishing Teams with Aerbook". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Milliot, Jim (28 February 2014). "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2014". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Milliot, Jim (6 March 2015). "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2015". Publishers Weekly.
  13. ↑ "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. ↑ Yakup Ceyhun Özkardes (3 December 2018). "Jumpstart your publishing dreams". Medium. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Best Sellers – July 20, 2014". The New York Times . 20 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Best Sellers – April 03, 2011". The New York Times. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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