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| Parent company | Morgan James, LLC |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2003 (2003) in Virginia, United States |
| Founder | David L. Hancock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City,New York, United States |
| Distribution | Ingram Publisher Services |
| Key people | David L. Hancock |
| Publication types | Books,E-books |
| Fiction genres | Non-Fiction Fiction Faith Kids |
| Imprints | Morgan James Faith |
| Official website | morgan-james-publishing |
Morgan James Publishing is an American independent bookpublisher anddistributor,[1] specializing innon-fiction,fiction, faith and kids categories.[2]
The company was founded in 2003 inVirginia by David L. Hancock.[3] In their early years, Morgan James provided a hybrid of traditional publishing and asubsidy publisher model in which entrepreneurial business nonfiction authors pre-paid fees against the publisher's royalties to be published.[4][5] Hancock became business partners withGuerrilla Marketing authorJay Conrad Levinson and together they published a series of non-fiction books.[6]
In December 2008, the company was invited byNASDAQ to ring the opening bell and to recognize the bookDo Your Giving While You Are Living byEva Haller, which the company promotes.[7]
In September 2013, the company launched anE-book bundling program.[8]
In February 2015, the company signed a partnering agreement with Aerbook,[9] and the Aer.io Retail Network to offerexcerpts and sales of its titles usingsocial media.[10]
In August 2018, Morgan James Publishing announced a partnership with Publica.Publishers Weekly listed the firm as one of the fastest-growingindependent publishers of 2014, 2015 and 2018.[11][12][13]
Morgan James Publishing reports that it receives an average of 5,000manuscript proposals each year and accepts and publishes an average of 150.[14]
Two of the company's books have appeared onThe New York Times Best Seller list for "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous" topics:Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams by Jeff Walker)[15] andThe Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice byBrendon Burchard.[16]
