Self-publishing vendor Author Solutions continues to partner with traditional houses. This week, it announced an arrangement with Berrett-Koehler Publishers. The joint venture, Open Book Editions, is aimed at aspiring authors “who can’t be sustainably published through [Berrett-Koehler’s] traditional publication program.” Authors pay to self-publish their books through ASI’s imprint iUniverse, and various packages and prices are available.
ASI will manage Open Book Editions and handle selling and delivering its publishing, marketing, and bookselling services. All Open Book titles will be available in print (hardcover or paperback) and ePub digital format. Berrett-Koehler will review all Open Book Editions titles “to ensure they are compatible with [its] mission.” The house also said “more successful titles will be considered for republication with Berrett-Koehler.”
