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Lead Sponsor
Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial publisher driven by our mission to change lives through books. The fifth-largest publisher in the U.S. by print units sold, we bring extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways, leading to hundreds of national and international bestsellers. Our insight-driven approach has earned us recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company, a Best Workplace for Innovators, a Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and Publishers Weekly’s nod as “the most successful self-made publisher operating in the 21st century.” Learn more at sourcebooks.com.
Premiere Sponsor
De Marque
For 35 years, De Marque has been driven by a simple belief: that the right technology can bring publishers and readers closer together, wherever they are in the world. Headquartered in Québec City, with teams in Montreal, Barcelona, and Paris, we are a global digital content ecosystem, delivering more than 3 million ebooks and audiobooks from 3,000+ publishers across North America, Europe, and Africa.
We build solutions for everyone in the reading journey, publishers, libraries, and readers alike, making digital content more accessible, more discoverable, and more meaningful across markets. We power Palace Marketplace, a trusted digital content platform for libraries, and provide e-lending services to public libraries across Canada, Spain, and Portugal. We also support academic library networks in France, Belgium, and multiple northern African countries.
Everything we do is rooted in strong partnerships, a genuine spirit of innovation, and a deep love for what books and ideas can do in the world. We build intuitive, future-ready tools that enhance discoverability, foster diversity, and keep ideas moving across borders.
All this because we believe that technology should serve culture, not the other way around.
Gold Sponsors
Audible
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company on a mission to transform how we interact with technology. Founded in 2022, the company has built a full-stack audio platform spanning text to speech, speech to text, music, sound effects, and voice agents, used by millions of creators, enterprises, and developers across 70+ languages.
In publishing, ElevenLabs operates across the full production and distribution stack. ElevenProductions delivers human quality-reviewed audiobook production at scale. ElevenReader, the company’s consumer audiobook app, partners with publishers to distribute audiobooks and eBooks with lifelike AI narration. The company’s Voice Marketplace has paid out over $11 million to voice actors to date.
Roughly 90% of books have never been produced in audio. ElevenLabs is building the infrastructure to close that gap.
Leverage with Media PR
Leverage with Media PR is redefining what book publicity looks like in today’s media landscape. Founded by Lauren Cobello, a three-time author and 15-year national TV personality, the agency was built to solve a critical gap in traditional PR: turning authors into recognizable, revenue-generating personal brands.
Specializing in strategic PR, broadcast television, and podcast visibility, Leverage with Media PR goes beyond one-off media placements to create sustained, high-impact visibility that drives book sales, speaking opportunities, and long-term brand equity. The agency works with non-fiction authors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to position them as category authorities across top-tier media and top 1–2% podcasts.
At the core of its innovation is a first-of-its-kind dedicated podcast division, built exclusively to secure high-value podcast placements that convert. By combining traditional media with modern visibility channels, the agency delivers a holistic, results-driven approach to book PR.
Leverage with Media PR represents a new era of publicity, where visibility is strategic, authors become brands, and media is leveraged to create lasting influence.
Lulu
Lulu is a global publishing technology company serving businesses, publishers, and creators. Through its API-driven platform, Lulu enables customers to sell books internationally using scalable on-demand production, automated fulfillment, and direct-to-consumer sales. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Research Triangle, North Carolina, Lulu supports millions of titles worldwide through its distributed print infrastructure.
NetGalley
NetGalley is the industry standard for digital galley distribution and book marketing. Nearly 1 million book advocates and trade professionals rely on NetGalley’s secure, sustainable platform to discover new titles, share reviews, and champion literacy worldwide. With a global presence spanning the US, UK, Germany, France, and Japan, NetGalley is the bridge between authors, publishers, and the world’s most influential readers.
Booktrovert, created and powered by NetGalley, amplifies these efforts by driving consumer discovery through a sleek, reader-centric experience. By blending publishing expertise with interactive engagement—including eBook giveaways and bookish games—Booktrovert brings stories to life for a dedicated consumer audience.
As part of the Firebrand Group (owned by Media Do International), the NetGalley team provides publishers with the strategic consultation, training, and targeted promotions needed to succeed in an evolving marketplace.
OverDrive
OverDrive is a mission-based company that supports libraries and schools. Named a Certified B Corp in 2017, OverDrive serves more than 80,000 libraries and schools in 115 countries with the industry’s largest digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, video and other content. Award-winning apps and services include the Libby library reading app, the Sora student reading app, the Kanopy video streaming app, and TeachingBooks. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA.
Silver Sponsors
BanterBox
BanterBox creates books you can talk to. Our platform helps authors engage readers by drawing them into the story — whether by allowing readers to become a novel’s character, or by tailoring the self-help book’s advice to the reader’s specific situation. BanterBox turns your books, frameworks, and workshops into AI-powered interactive experiences. Readers ask questions, roleplay, and more. With integrated audio, video, and across up to six languages, your work reaches further and monetizes better. With BanterBox, your words come to life.
Blue Nose Publishing
Blue Nose Publishing is where story becomes performance. We partner with authors to create immersive, cinematic audio experiences that move beyond narration into something more intentional and human. Every project is cast, directed, and produced with the same precision and care as stage and screen, because listeners deserve more than a reading of the page. They deserve to feel the story.
Our work is grounded in collaboration, pairing powerful storytelling with world-class voice talent and meticulous production to bring each narrative fully to life. Whether launching new titles or reimagining existing catalogs, we focus on emotional depth, performance integrity, and lasting audience connection.
For authors and industry partners, Blue Nose offers a flexible, high-touch model that elevates the creative and commercial potential of audio.
Stories you can take anywhere. Performances that take you everywhere. Discover what it means to feel the story at bluenoseaudio.com.
BookBub & Chirp
BookBub lets authors and publishers connect with millions of power readers to find new fans and sell more books. Upon joining, readers receive unbeatable deals selected by our expert editorial team, handpicked recommendations from people they trust, and real-time updates from their favorite authors. Our marketing tools can help increase a book’s revenue, boost a book up a bestseller list, hook readers into a series, build new release buzz, grow an author’s following, and more!
Chirp is an innovative audiobook retailer offering limited-time discounts on popular titles across a wide range of genres, with no subscriptions or commitments required. Members receive daily curated deals, exclusive content, and access to a growing catalog of over 200,000 audiobooks. For authors and publishers, Chirp provides a powerful platform to boost sales, increase visibility, and reach new listeners through targeted promotions. Since its launch, Chirp users have generated tens of millions in audiobook purchases and logged billions of listening hours via its mobile app and website, supporting continued growth in the expanding global audiobook market.
Bowker
Bowker provides products and services that make books easier to discover, evaluate, and experience—connecting publishers, authors, and booksellers with readers. Wherever you are in your writing or publishing journey, Bowker has the help you need. From essential identifiers like ISBNs and barcodes to editing and copyright protection services to marketing and publicity aids, Bowker offers a wide range of practical tools and resources authors need to publish, distribute, and promote their titles. As the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories, Bowker also provides information and advice on the uses of the ISBN system to publishers, self-publishers, authors, and the book trade.
Klopotek
Klopotek is the publishing industry’s leading provider of software and consulting services for print and digital publishers worldwide. Trusted by more than 4,100 publishers across 140+ locations in 7 languages, Klopotek solutions power the full publishing value chain—from title management and contracts to rights, royalties, and order-to-cash processes.
Our Order to Cash solutions process $6.1 billion in publishing revenue and 3 million subscriptions annually, while our Contracts, Rights & Royalties platform manages 1.2 million author contracts and $0.6 billion in royalty payments each year.
Built on deep industry expertise and best practices, Klopotek software streamlines critical workflows for publishers of all sizes. Our modern cloud-centric platform, Klopotek STREAM, delivers browser-based access across desktop and mobile—making powerful publishing operations intuitive and scalable.
With offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Parsippany, New Jersey, and a global team of 175+ publishing and technology specialists, Klopotek is where publishing expertise meets enterprise-grade innovation.
The London Book Fair
The London Book Fair (LBF) is one of the world’s leading publishing events, bringing together industry professionals from across the global book and content supply chain. In 2027, LBF will be held at Excel London, marking an exciting new chapter for the fair. A hub for rights negotiation, content sales, and business development, LBF connects publishers, agents, authors, and tech innovators. The event showcases the latest trends shaping publishing, from digital transformation to international market growth, alongside a dynamic programme of seminars, networking opportunities, and cultural highlights. It also plays a crucial role in fostering cross-border collaborations, enabling emerging voices to gain visibility, and supporting innovation across both traditional and digital publishing ecosystems.
MCRL
The MCRL Group helps publishers reduce costs, eliminate surprises, and take the stress out of overseas printing. With more than 20 years of experience, we partner with small and mid-sized publishers to deliver high-quality books, board books, games, packaging, and complex kits, on time and to North American standards.
If you’ve struggled with missed deadlines, unclear pricing, or communication gaps, we’re different. You’ll work with a dedicated project manager and logistics expert in your time zone who keeps your project on track, while our experienced overseas production team ensures exceptional quality and competitive unit costs.
Every MCRL quote includes a bound physical proof and DDP to your final destination, so you can budget and manage distribution opportunities with confidence. No hidden fees, no last-minute surprises.
Switching printers doesn’t have to be risky. We make it seamless, transparent, and reliable from day one. Request a no-obligation comparison quote at mcrlgroup.com.
MetaComet®
For over 25 years, MetaComet® Systems has been the publishing industry’s leader in rights and royalty solutions, providing secure, reliable automation to hundreds of book publishers.
Royalty Tracker® automates the royalty calculation and payment process for efficient, error-free results, at any level of contract volume and complexity. MetaComet® Rights surfaces overlooked licensing revenue opportunities while providing a complete rights management system, customizable to the unique needs of any publisher or literary agency. MetaComet® Systems holds the highest level of third-party verified security certification (SOC 2 Type 2).
We offer a proven, fixed-cost implementation process, with no hidden expenses or surprises. Our software integrates seamlessly with other title management, accounting, and ERP systems. Most importantly, our customer support team is made up of highly responsive rights and royalty specialists, dedicated to helping our customers maximize their revenue, eliminate errors, and save time and stress throughout the rights and royalty management processes.
ProWritingAid
At ProWritingAid, we’ve always believed that the hero of every story is the writer. For over a decade, we have walked beside storytellers, building tools that help them find their own unique voice rather than trying to replace it. We’ve always been about amplifying creativity, not automating it.
As we’ve grown, we’ve found a natural home within the world of publishing. We know how much the industry values the human expertise that go into every acquisition and edit. That’s why our approach to manuscript analysis isn’t about changing the work — it’s about providing deeper insights into narrative themes, plot structure, and character development to help editors work more efficiently.
We work as an operational partner in the submission process. By offering a high-level view of a manuscript’s foundations, we help teams navigate their slush piles and development queues with more clarity. We’re here to support the human decision-making that brings great books to life, ensuring that every story deserving of an audience gets the attention it needs to shine.
Publiship
At Publiship, we specialise exclusively in book logistics, working closely with publishers to deliver tailored freight solutions across global supply chains.
With over 20 years supporting publishers from our office in New Jersey, we combine deep industry knowledge with a hands-on, service-led approach. We have invested further in North America recently, with the appointment of a Head of US Commercial, further strengthening our ability to support publishers.
Books are our only commodity. From consolidation into major US distribution centers to optimized routing and full supply chain visibility, our focus is on making complex logistics simpler, more efficient, and more reliable.
At the U.S. Book Show, we’ll be showcasing how we help publishers streamline shipments, reduce inefficiencies, and gain greater control through our tracking and visibility platform.
If you’re looking for a logistics partner that understands publishing and delivers with consistency, we’d love to meet you.
Shimmr AI
Shimmr is an Autonomous Advertising platform that drives book discoverability and sales through continuously self-optimizing campaigns. By analyzing each title’s unique ‘BookDNA,’ Shimmr automatically generates and deploys targeted advertising that matches books with the readers most likely to engage and buy. The platform enables publishers to activate their full catalogues—not just lead titles—by delivering fully hands-free, scalable campaigns that bring overlooked and under-monetized books to market efficiently.
Women's Media Group
Women’s Media Group, established in 1974, is a nonprofit organization based in New York composed of women who have gained prominence in various media fields. Our over 500 members, coming from book, magazine, and newspaper publishing, as well as film, television, online, and digital media, gather to meet, collaborate, share information, support each other, and mentor young women interested in media careers. We aim to promote the status of all women through the influence of communication and media.
Supporting Sponsors
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring?
Cevin Bryerman
CEO, Publishers Weekly
Cbryerman@publishersweekly.com
Joe Murray
Publisher, Publishers Weekly
Jmurray@publishersweekly.com