Open Road Will Digitally Publish Bedford Square Books in North America, Including Good Times, Bad Times by Sir Harold Evans and Tales for the Telling by Edna O’Brien
Partnership Furthers Relationship Between Open Road and Ed Victor Literary Agency
(New York, NY June 29th 2011) Open Road Integrated Media Inc. (www.openroadmedia.com), a digital publisher and multimedia content company, and Bedford Square Books, the new book publishing venture started by the Ed Victor Literary Agency in London, announced today a new digital publishing partnership to bring Bedford Square Books titles to North America as ebooks and print on demand volumes. The announcement was made by Open Road Cofounder and CEO Jane Friedman and Ed Victor, founder and Chairman of Bedford Square Books LLP.
Bedford Square Books was recently launched in the U.K. to digitally publish a wide range of out-of-print backlist titles written by clients of the Ed Victor Literary Agency. Open Road will digitally publish, market, and distribute Bedford Square titles in North America, including Good Times, Bad Times by Sir Harold Evans and Tales for the Telling by Edna O’Brien.
The partnership furthers the successful relationship between Open Road and the Ed Victor Ltd agency. As part of its Author Brand Program, Open Road digitally publishes and markets 10 of Dame Iris Murdoch’s books, Josephine Hart’s Damage and Sin, and twenty-seven Jack Higgins titles, including The Eagle Has Landed and A Season in Hell, which recently appeared at #12 on Amazon.com’s bestseller list.
Friedman said: “Working with Bedford Square Books to digitally publish their titles elucidates Open Road’s commitment to bring backlist books back to the future. We are looking forward to continuing our unique relationship with Ed Victor.”
Victor said: “Open Road Media is the perfect partner for the Bedford Square Books list in North America.”
Open Road will produce marketing videos about select Bedford Square Books authors. These videos, along with other curated and originally produced marketing materials, will be distributed though Open Road’s online platform and syndicated to online content partners.
