Samhain Publishing

Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (aka Samhain) is a small press / ePublisher headquartered in Macon, Georgia. Founded by Christina M. Brashear in November 2005, Samhain is the second largest ePublisher company specializing in romantic fiction and erotic romance novels [ [http://www.romancewiki.com/Samhain_Publishing] ] [ [http://www.romancewiki.com/Erotic_Romance] .]

Currently, the company releases, on average, 27 eBook titles per month and 14 print titles per month under the Samhain imprint. The company’s growth [ [http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/story/story.bsp?sid=109712&var=story&publication=Book%20Business&publicationDate=6/20/08&slug=4BBEXTRA_062008&category=None&section=Unknown&page=1&swd=samhain] ] has been attributed to Brashear’s strategic partnerships with several major companies in the publishing industry. In March 2007, the company entered into an agreement with Ingrams Publishing Services to expand Samhain's distribution channels nationally in major book retailers such as Barnes and Noble, Borders and Books-A-Million.

The company’s management followed this major agreement by partnering with Kensington Publishing in June 2007 to have Samhain titles added to the NY publisher’s erotica and romance lines. Publisher Weekly reported [ [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6453317.html?q=kensington+and+samhain reported] ] that under the agreement, Kensington will publish up to 12 Samhain books annually in trade paperback or mass market formats. The agreement gives Kensington exclusive print rights and the NY publisher will also handle various sub-rights sales to e-books for which Samhain has rights.

Since the beginning of 2008, the independent publisher has also had several titles on the bestsellers lists at Borders Group, Inc. and [http://www.ingrampublisherservices.com/ Ingram Publisher Services] , including four titles listed in the top ten concurrently Fact|date=August 2008.

Authors

Bestselling authors published with Samhain Publishing included New York Times/USA Today bestselling authors Lori Foster [ [http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/02/14/usa-today-besteller-list-week-ending-february-10-2008/] ] , [http://us.macmillan.com/author/loraleigh Lora Leigh] [ [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/books/bestseller/0601bestpapertradefiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin] ] , and national bestselling author Lucy Monroe [ [http://www.lucymonroe.com/AbouttheBooksTPVW.htm] ]

External links

* [http://www.samhainpublishing.com/ Official website]

References

* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Samhain_Publishing Romance Wiki - Samhain Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Erotic_Romance Romance Wiki Erotic Romance Authors]
* [http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/story/story.bsp?sid=109712&var=story&publication=Book%20Business&publicationDate=6/20/08&slug=4BBEXTRA_062008&category=None&section=Unknown&page=1&swd=samhain Book Business News Article]
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6453317.html?q=kensington+and+samhain Publishers Weekly June 2007 Article]
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6534625.html Publishers Weekly 2008 Small Press edition ]
* [http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/02/14/usa-today-besteller-list-week-ending-february-10-2008/ Lori Foster USA Today Bestseller List]
* [http://us.macmillan.com/author/loraleigh Lora Leigh, NYT Bestseller Publisher Page]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/books/bestseller/0601bestpapertradefiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Lora Leigh #5 NYT Bestseller List for June 1, 2008]
* [http://www.lucymonroe.com/AbouttheBooksTPVW.htm Lucy Monroe Bestseller Listing]