PR by the Book Competitors

Smith Publicity is an award winning book publicity and marketing firm that has forged a reputation as one of the most creative agencies worldwide. Since 1997, we’ve promoted thousands of projects in all genres from New York Times® best sellers to debut authors, publishers, organizations, and entrepreneurs. Our clients have appeared on nearly every major print, broadcast, digital and podcast media outlet in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and abroad. Smith Publicity was honored by being named in PR News’ “Agency Elite Top 100” list again in 2022. Since our inception over twenty-five years ago, we have cultivated unique skills to position authors and their work to the media. We have our own strategic advantages, and we have been at the public forefront—and ahead of—major book marketing and publishing industry changes. Our talented, veteran team of publicists are passionate about books and thrive on creating meaningful opportunities for our authors. Our team collaborates to brainstorm and share ideas for all our clients giving each author the combined strategy, experience and talent from dozens of industry professionals. Smith Publicity works with authors, publishers, speakers, and thought leaders—and their teams—to help share their ideas, increase visibility for their work, expand their fans and followers, and open doors to new opportunities. Smith Publicity offers a host of resources for authors and publishers, including our Power Book Publicity Newsletter and our All Things Book Marketing podcast. For more information, visit us www.SmithPublicity.com

Engage PR is a B2B technology PR agency specializing in earned media and strategic communications for AI and digital infrastructure companies. For more than 25 years, we've worked with companies across networking, connectivity, cloud infrastructure, data centers and related technologies. Our experience also includes AI infrastructure, liquid cooling, mission-critical systems and companies selling technology into data center and cloud markets. We understand the technology our clients sell and the markets in which they operate. That helps us get beyond product descriptions, ask better questions and find stories that interest reporters, analysts, newsletter writers, podcasters and other industry voices. Our work includes earned media, executive positioning, thought leadership, media relations and media training. We help companies explain complex technology, contribute to industry conversations and build credibility with the audiences that matter to their business. Our job is to make sure the right people know who our clients are, understand what they do and see why their work matters before a sales conversation begins.

Bookmasters, based in Ashland, Ohio, is one of the largest providers of integrated publisher services in the United States. For more than 40 years, Bookmasters has offered services to publishers and authors such as book manufacturing, print book warehousing and distribution, eBook conversion and distribution, editorial and design. After being family-owned and operated for more than 40 years, Bookmasters was purchased in July 2013 by Castle Harlan Inc., the New York-based private equity firm whose current portfolio of companies includes Baker & Taylor, the world’s largest distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries and retailers.