Publishers and Authors


Are you about to publish another great book? Do you want to green it up by planting trees in developing countries to balance out the printed copies? Eco-Libris has a special offer for you!

Our program for publishers and authors lets you print the Eco-Libris "One tree was planted for this book" logo on your book's cover, while we work to have the trees planted and your books balanced out.

With Eco-Libris, it’s easy to go green. We offer authors and publishers special rates that make it easily affordable as well. Before you know it, your next title will be balanced out!

To join the program or to learn more, drop us an email at bd@ecolibris.net.

Click here to learn about authors and publishers that have already partnered with us.

What can we do for you?

• Give you the opportunity to balance out your titles by planting trees and printing our logo on the cover of the printed copies.

• Offer you a special price to enable you to go green easily and affordably.

• Assist you with the marketing efforts of the balanced out titles – we will present your title on our website and in other online channels (blog, MySpace, facebook) helping to get the word out.

Benefits to Publishers and Authors:

• Take a leading position on sustainability in the book publishing industry.

• Address readers’ concerns about the environment.

• More marketing opportunities.

• A way to attract positive media attention.

Latest partnerships include:

simon and schuster Simon & Schuster Childern's Publishing
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, one of the leading children’s book publishers in the world, is comprised of the following imprints: Aladdin, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Libros para niños, Little Simon®, Little Simon Inspirations™, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Simon Scribbles, and Simon Spotlight®. While maintaining an extensive award-winning backlist, the division continues to publish acclaimed and bestselling books for children of all ages.

In a celebration of their new line of eco-friendly children’s books, Little Green Books, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has partnered with Eco-Libris in an educational contest - I CAN SAVE THE EARTH!, which provides children an opportunity to share their personal green stories and ideas.

More information on the collaboration can be found here: http://www.ecolibris.net/littlegreenbooks.asp

raincoast Raincoast Books
Raincoast Books is a leading Canadian book company based in Vancouver, BC. It is best known in green circles as the Canadian publisher of the green editions of the latest Harry Potter books. Raincoast books has several distinct but complimentary divisions: Raincoast Distribution which provides full-service Canadian representation to a wide range of publishers from the US, the UK and Canada, a wholesale division (BookExpress) and Publishers Group Canada.

Raincoast Books is celebrating Earth Day this year for the second time with Eco-Libris in a special promotion, as part of an ongoing effort to work towards being a greener company. Raincoast will be offering many of its environemtal titles in Canadian booksores, and for each of these books Eco-Libris will be planting a tree. Eco-Libris sticker will be given with every purchase.

More information on the collaboration can be found here: http://raincoast.com/green/

flux

Flux
Flux is a Norwegian publisher that publishes non-fiction with focus on wholeness and dialogue and the quarterly Flux Magazine with a different basic theme for each issue. Flux seeks to shed light on fundemental questions through dialogue, fruitful interchange between logic and intuition and crossfertilisation of subjects and fields.

In collaboration with Eco-Libris, Flux will plant trees for various publications, including 'Dyp glede - Med Arne Næss inn i dypøkologien' (Deep Joy: Arne Næss on deep ecology), 'Den integrale visjonen' (the Norwegian translation of Ken Wilber’s Integral Vision) and 'Rudolf Steiner - Liv og tanker' (a biography of Rudolf Steiner)

More information on Flux can be found on their website:
http://www.flux.no


barefoot books Barefoot Books
Barefoot Books is independent publisher of children's books, with offices in the United States and in the UK. Barefoot Books are available in bookstores and through Barefoot Stallholders, individuals who sell the books through home parties and community and school events.

In celebration of Earth Day 2009, Barefoot Books are working together with Eco-Libris this April to plant a tree for every copy sold of their new book 'Earth Tales'.

Eco-Libris is also collaborating with Barefoot Stallholders to provide their customers with the opportunity to plant a tree for every Barefoot book they buy.

More information can be found here:
http://www.barefoot-books.com/us/site/pages/eco-libris.php


process Avrim and Vicki Topel, authors of " Green Beginnings: The Story of How We Built Our Green & Sustainable Home"
Avrim and Vicki Topel of Kennett Square, PA, have built a green home that dispels all myths and proves that green can be gorgeous too. And they''ve written a book about their experience learning about, planning and building one of the first U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver homes in the nation to help others learn about green homes.

The authors are partnering with Eco-Libris to plant a tree for every sold copy of the book. Also, our sticker saying "One tree planted for this book" will be provided with every purchase of the book.

More information on the book can be found on their website: http://www.greenbeginningsconsulting.com


process Process
This general trade publishing house is the collaboration of West Coast publishers Adam Parfrey of Feral House, and Jodi Wille of Dilettante Press.

Process will now plant a tree with Eco-Libris for every book that is ordered directly through its website. Each book will come with a sticker from Eco-Libris to remind the buyer of the tree planted for that book.

More information on Process can be found on its website: http://www.processmediainc.com/


Tania Hershman - The White Road and Other Stories Tania Hershman, Author of "The White Road and other Stories"
Tania Hershman is a former science journalist and her award-winning short stories combine her two loves: fiction and science. Many of Tania’s stories, which have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in print and online, are inspired by articles from popular science magazines.

This is her first book, a collection of short stories, and is published in the UK by Salt Publishing.

 

The author plants a tree for every copy printed with Eco-Libris.

More information can be found on her website:
http://www.thewhiteroadandotherstories.com/about.html


Mille Poetes Mille Poetes Editions
This Montreal based, French language publisher have been created for authors, poets and readers. Its main focus is poetry and the facilitation of the publication process for the artists.

Mille Poets Editions dedicate 2% of their monthly sales to planting trees to combat deforestation, desertification and poverty.

More information can be found on their website:

http://www.mille-poetes.com


Madeline Kaplan, Author of "Planet Earth Gets Well"
The book addresses environmental concerns in a child-friendly format, based on the author’s awareness that future generations must be prepared to preserve their planet and its resources.

Madeline Kaplan holds a B.A. in English literature and an M.B.A. from Baruch College. She has published various business articles, but her three grandchildren inspired the writing of Planet Earth Gets Well, her first children’s book.


The author plants a tree with Eco-Libris for every book sold, with the exception of those books sold online.

More information on Parrot Press can be found on her website:
http://www.planetearthgetswell.com


Aaspirations Publishing
A Canadian publisher that is going green all the way: their books are printed within 24 hours when an order is generated and are shipped directly from the printer, all books are printed with a certain percentage of recycled paper and no papers are sourced from endangered old growth forests. And there's much more!

 

A tree will be planted for every copy of the new titles published henceforth, which will also carry our logo ‘One tree planted for every book’.

More information can be found on Aaspirations Publishing's website: http://www.aaspirationspublishing.com


David Bruins, Author of "The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear"
An illustrated children's story about three friends who discover an important truth about equality, diversity and how to appreciate one another's unique traits. The book is printed using vegetable-based ink, on 30% recycled paper, by a FSC certified printer.


David Bruins spends most of his days as a computer programmer. However, he'd much rather spend his time riding his bicycle, playing guitar, or coming up with stories and telling them to anyone who will listen. The book is beautifuly designed by Hilary Leung.

For every copy printed of "The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear", a tree will be planted with Eco-Libris. You can also find our logo on the cover of the book!

More information on the book can be found on its website: http://www.ninja-cowboy-bear.com

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