PRESS RELEASE: Back2Press Books Launched—New Imprint Seeks Unhappy Authors Whose Books Failed After Selling 100,000+ Copies
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Contact: Lynne W. Scanlon
Cell Phone: 917-685-9128
Land Line: 631-907-9001
Email: Publisher@back2press.com
Website: www.back2press.com
BACK2PRESS BOOKS LAUNCHED
FOR
“THE 100,000+ CLUB”
—Authors with Books that Sold 100,000 Copies Can Apply—
—No Bookstore Sales Planned—
Why are authors whose books sold over 100,000 copies often not happy? Because many have asked themselves: “If my book could sell 100,000 copies, why not a million?”
According to Lynne W. Scanlon, founder and publisher of the new imprint, Back2Press Books, the answer is that it could have … and it should have … and it still can.
“The problem is that publishing companies are content, even ecstatic, if a book sells more than 10,000 copies, let alone 100,000. Rarely do they continue to promote a proven bestseller at the expense of the newer books currently in the pipeline. After months or even years of helping to fill the publisher’s coffers, the 100,000+ bestseller eventually dies an unnatural death from negligent homicide,” says Scanlon.
Back2Press Books is inviting authors or their heirs to submit books to be considered for repackaging and republishing. The provisos:
- The book must have sold over 100,000 copies.
- The rights must be held by the author or be able to be reversed.
(Back2Press Books can help secure the reversal of rights, if necessary.)
Back2Press Books was launched in 2007 by the author of Overcoming Jet Lag, a nonfiction book previously published by Berkley Books that sold over 200,000 copies and received thousands of testimonials from international travelers, including executives in The White House.
