About Bacon Press Books

 

The Backstory

No one ever said publishing was fair. But with the growth of independent publishing, the playing field leveled a little. Authors no longer have to wait for someone else to decide their books are ready to publish, see their titles go out of print, or leave it up to someone else to decide if their books should go digital.

That's why we started Bacon Press Books - to help writers release their already published hardcover books as paperbacks and eBooks. That’s still our goal: to guide authors through the process by teaching them how to do it, doing it with them or doing it for them. 

As of July 2024, we’re accepting original work in fiction, nonfiction, and memoir.

The Main Story

We published our first title in January 2013. It was Judith Podell's Blues for Beginners: Stories and Obsessions. 

We’re about to publish our 16th title, with more to come. We've been very fortunate to have found talented editors, book and cover designers, digital converters, and we even know a few public relations professionals and publicists. 

As part of our re-launch, we’ve added an Editorial Director and a Web Consultant. We’re looking to accept more titles, both original and reissues.

We've learned a lot during the past eleven years, and our business model keeps evolving. We hate turning away good authors, but we also know our limits. 
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If you'd like to know more about working with Bacon Press Books, please read our new FAQ first. If you still have questions, contact us at editor@baconpressbooks.com

About our Name
Many years ago, we were browsing our favorite antique stores in Whitehall, Michigan, looking for old kitchen gadgets. We came across something that looked almost like an old-fashioned iron except it had a picture of a pig on it and the words "Bacon Press."

It turns out it was used to keep the bacon flat during cooking.
It's also a great name for a publishing company.

But this whole venture is not about us, it's about the authors and the books we publish.