The company was founded in 1995, by Bruce and Marsha Batchelor, John Norris and Steve Fisher. Bruce Batchelor served as CEO until 2006. Trafford Publishing focuses on print-on-demand ("POD") publishing,[citation needed] which means they print shorter runs or even one copy at a time, in response to orders from the author or from retail customers
At its peak size, Trafford had about 150 employees working at offices in Canada, USA, UK and Ireland. Trafford's self-publishing service was sold to Author Solutions Inc. in 2009.
Trafford requires payment from the author to cover set-up costs, and the author has to do most of his or her own marketing. Unlike most other POD publishing services, Trafford owned its own large printing plant, located in Victoria. Book printing was also done through Lightning Source Inc. (LSI), a subsidiary of Ingram Books distributors, in Tennessee and Milton Keynes as well as at BookSurge LLC's plant in South Carolina.[2]
Some titles have been converted to e-books and are distributed via Powells.com and Lightning Source Inc. (LSI).
According to their publishing guide, a number of packages are available. They range from a basic publishing service to order printed copies (for family histories, etc.), an intermediate package for basic online ordering capability, to a package with internet distribution. Trafford also has packages for publishing color children's books.
The company has distribution options in Europe.
In 2009 Trafford was purchased by Author Solutions, which operates AuthorHouse and iUniverse and is owned by the San Mateo, Calif., private-equity firm Bertram Capital Management LLC.[2][3] Previously, in January 2009, the Bloomington, Ind., publisher acquired another competitor, Xlibris.
References
^Andrew Duffy (April 7, 2009). . Times Colonist. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
^ abJeffrey A. Trachtenberg (April 9, 2009). "Self-Publisher Buys Rival As Sector Consolidates". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
trafford, publishing, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, remov. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Trafford Publishing news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Trafford Publishing is a company for self publishing using print on demand technology formerly based in Victoria British Columbia Canada and now based in Bloomington Indiana USA 1 Trafford PublishingParent companyAuthor SolutionsFounded1995 1995 Victoria British Columbia FounderBruce Batchelor Marsha Batchelor John Norris and Steve FisherCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationBloomington IndianaPublication typesBooksOfficial websitewww wbr trafford wbr comHistory EditThe company was founded in 1995 by Bruce and Marsha Batchelor John Norris and Steve Fisher Bruce Batchelor served as CEO until 2006 Trafford Publishing focuses on print on demand POD publishing citation needed which means they print shorter runs or even one copy at a time in response to orders from the author or from retail customersAt its peak size Trafford had about 150 employees working at offices in Canada USA UK and Ireland Trafford s self publishing service was sold to Author Solutions Inc in 2009 Trafford requires payment from the author to cover set up costs and the author has to do most of his or her own marketing Unlike most other POD publishing services Trafford owned its own large printing plant located in Victoria Book printing was also done through Lightning Source Inc LSI a subsidiary of Ingram Books distributors in Tennessee and Milton Keynes as well as at BookSurge LLC s plant in South Carolina 2 Some titles have been converted to e books and are distributed via Powells com and Lightning Source Inc LSI According to their publishing guide a number of packages are available They range from a basic publishing service to order printed copies for family histories etc an intermediate package for basic online ordering capability to a package with internet distribution Trafford also has packages for publishing color children s books The company has distribution options in Europe In 2009 Trafford was purchased by Author Solutions which operates AuthorHouse and iUniverse and is owned by the San Mateo Calif private equity firm Bertram Capital Management LLC 2 3 Previously in January 2009 the Bloomington Ind publisher acquired another competitor Xlibris References Edit Andrew Duffy April 7 2009 US firm buys out Trafford Times Colonist Archived from the original on April 8 2010 Retrieved November 22 2009 a b Jeffrey A Trachtenberg April 9 2009 Self Publisher Buys Rival As Sector Consolidates The Wall Street Journal Retrieved November 22 2009 Home Bertram Capital External links EditTrafford Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trafford Publishing amp oldid 1138167504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
