Unlocking the potential of
a digitally connected audience
Our core capability is producing scalable sales that deliver multi-year recurring revenue, and proprietary technology that has become a SAAS service for our partners. We Are Proud To Announce
Tuesday, 27th July
Today, we are excited to announce that independent publisher, Bloodhound Books, is officially part of the Open Road Integrated Media family. Bloodhound shares our vision of helping readers discover books. This acquisition will help us continue to bring the very best content to our voracious, engaged reader community.
The Problem
Only a very small percentage of the millions of books in publication are discoverable. Authors need to connect with readers. Consumers want books they’ll love.
The Solution
Content discoverability and scales using scalable marketing and proprietary tech tools.
Total Addressable Market
205M Adults in the US
About three-quarters (74%) of Americans have read a book in the past 12 months, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2012. (Pew Research Center)
$25.93B US Book Market
In 2019 total book revenue in the US was $25.93B; $16.23B were trade sales and $8.22B were purchased through online retail. There are over 17M books in the market and self-publishing alone contributed to 1.68M new books released in 2018.
We’ve partnered with…
What our publishing partners are saying
Our partnership with Open Road has dramatically increased the sales of a wide range of our backlist titles. The increased revenue for both Grove and the authors is great—but even more exciting is that this initiative is helping introduce these worthy books to new readers.
Morgan EntrekinCEO and Publisher of Grove Atlantic
Open Road’s technology has helped find new audiences for our backlist titles and the resulting sales increases and incremental revenue generation have been significant.
Michael JacobsPresident and CEO, Harry N. Abrams
We have been really pleased with our partnership with Open Road. They have achieved sustained sales increases on a curated list of our deep backlist titles (with no out-of-pocket costs for us), helped ensure that our metadata for these titles is up to snuff, and we and our authors are very grateful.
Ellen AdlerPublisher, The New Press
PW’s Publisher of the Year 2021
Working with the team at Open Road provides a second group of experts at your fingertips to help maximize the sales on your backlist titles. Whether the book is a bestseller or from a rising author, Open Road will use their marketing technology to ensure the title is put in front of a book-buying audience.
Steven ZachariusChairman and CEO, Kensington Publishing
Twelve years ago, when I started MysteriousPress.com, I had several choices for a distribution and marketing partner. Perhaps the smartest decision I’ve made in my long career in publishing was to choose Open Road.
Otto PenzlerFounder and Publisher, The Mysterious Press
The Open Road Ignition eBook program has significantly increased digital sales for Fordham’s backlist books, giving them increased exposure and reaching broad audiences. Their customer service and reporting are exemplary. I look forward to growing the program and making Fordham books available to new readers.
Fredric NachbaurDirector of Fordham University Press
Morgan James Publishing has seen significant success with our titles in the Open Road Ignition program. We’re very happy with the partnership and look forward to seeing continued success for our authors!
David HancockFounder, Morgan James Publishing
Open Road has been an excellent partner for us. By partnering on backlist titles, they have given us an efficient and effective way to promote and enhance our metadata.
Ashley RunyonDirector of The University Press of Kentucky
Since partnering with Open Road Media and their Ignition program, we’ve seen monthly revenue increases of 100% – 200% for participating titles over prior year sales. Their efforts have given a great boost to our backlist eBooks. Their staff has great ideas, follows through, and hits deadlines, which I greatly appreciate. It’s like having additional staff with the knowledge and commitment to creating new marketing platforms for us.
Lareen StrongDirector of Marketing, Gibbs Smith
