Greenleaf Book Group is the only hybrid publisher that is also a distributor.
We produce your book in various formats, so you're never far from the reader.
We have established relationships with brick-and-mortar book stores, including airport bookstores, and will work to find the best retail outlets for your audience.
We understand how important it is for you to reach your reader wherever they are. That's why we produce audio books for readers who want to listen to your book on the go.
This means that Greenleaf directly manages, pitches, and sells to wholesale and retail accounts. As a result of our decades-long relationships with major wholesalers, bookstore chains, airport bookstores, independent booksellers, and other domestic and international outlets, we have the access and influence needed to champion your book sales. And our authors don’t have to wait months for data on how their book is selling—because the orders come directly to us, our authors receive weekly sales updates.
Greenleaf is dedicated to helping independent authors access a wide audience of readers. As a master distributor since 1997, we have established strong relationships with major wholesalers, bookstore chains, airport bookstores, independent booksellers, and other retail outlets — both domestic and international. Our sales team will champion your book to help you find the best retail outlets to sell your book.
We are known for representing the best in small and independent publishing. In addition to distributing the titles we publish, Greenleaf also selects a limited number of independently produced books for distribution each year. This selectivity allows us to design customized distribution plans and focus significant energy on the titles we take on, maximizing their sales potential.
We can help you decide on a competitive price point, manage shipping and warehousing of books and get your work in front of the right audience. Our book distribution services are designed to establish a partnership that supports your growth and helps you achieve your unique goals.
Our distribution pathways include
- traditional book retailers and wholesalers,
- airport bookstores,
- specialty retailers,
- libraries, and
- e-books and audiobooks.
Our Imprints
When we accept a title for publication or distribution, we assign it to one of our imprints. Though production work is the same for all imprints, our imprint recommendation determines our distribution and marketing strategies, which are based on genre, author platform, and demand-generation plan.
Greenleaf Book Group Press
We accept under 10% of the submissions we receive for Greenleaf Book Group Press. Our initial print runs are large, and our distribution strategy is aggressive. To support this sales strategy, GBG Press authors typically bring mature platforms, expansive demand-generation plans, and books published within genres that have strong retail sales records.
River Grove Books
River Grove Books is a digital-first imprint devoted to projects with strong niche market potential or very aggressive speed-to-market requirements. River Grove titles are primarily sold online rather than in brick-and-mortar bookstores.
An Inc. Original
Greenleaf Book Group partnered with Inc. Business Media to form An Inc. Original, the book-publishing arm of Inc. Business Media specializing in content related to entrepreneurship.
Fast Company Press
Greenleaf Book Group has partnered with Fast Company Magazine to form Fast Company Press, the book publishing arm of Fast Company Magazine specializing in content related to innovation.
Wonderwell Press
Wonderwell, a boutique hybrid publisher known for its award-winning nonfiction books, has joined forces with Greenleaf Book Group to create the imprint Wonderwell Press. This imprint combines Wonderwell’s expertise in publishing creative nonfiction books that help, heal, and inspire with Greenleaf's robust distribution network, innovative business model, and 25+ years of experience.
Family Business Press
Greenleaf Book Group has partnered with Family Business Magazine, which has provided family business leaders and owners with the knowledge and tools to be successful in their roles for over 35 years. Together they've formed Family Business Press, the book publishing arm for books about building and sustaining successful multigenerational companies.
To learn more about book distribution, visit our Learning Center.
To have your existing title considered for Greenleaf’s distribution program, please submit your information here.
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