Publishing LLC Information

Encourage Publishing, LLC is a small press hybrid publisher dedicated to helping individuals, companies and non-profits bring their stories and information to the public in print, audio or digital form, through the spoken or written word, or through music. We believe in the power of WORDS and MUSIC to change mind, body, and soul, and hope to ENCOURAGE our world through projects that inform, inspire, or both. In addition to a host of partners that help us accomplish our mission, we have three entities within Encourage Publishing that define our work: Encourage Books, Encourage Music, and Turner Creatives Our core competencies lie in the areas of inspirational works, music motivation and education, higher education, children's literature, business and informative writing, and blogging. Our deliverables cross every form of media: print, digital, audio, mixed media, also video through our partner companies. What is a small-press hybrid publisher? By definition, "small press" means we publish less than 50 titles per year. "Hybrid" is a little more complicated. There are basically three types of publishers. "Traditional" publishers own your work, make all decisions about title, cover, interior design and content, and pay you a very small percentage of net profits. They generally distribute widely but do not take unsolicited manuscripts or first-time authors. Your best path to traditional publishing is a literary agent. "Self" publishers range widely in scope (and business integrity). They focus on short-term relationships with the author, who pays for all costs with a markup built in. If you just want to get your book done for your own small application, this may be your best choice, but read the fine print, particularly regarding second run orders. Hybrid publishers also have a variety of business models, but generally, offer some services at free or reduced cost and partner with the author on all publishing decisions. Authors have more control, make more money if the book has a market, and have more marketing ...