OR Partners is the service wing of OR Books, providing assistance to like-minded publishers who wish to benefit from our innovative approach to the business of books: creating well-produced and elegant print-on-demand and/or e-books, selling direct to the customer and promoting our titles extensively, both on the Internet and through conventional channels. There are no returns, and little if any warehousing of inventory.

OR Partners stands ready to assist your firm in a variety of ways, including: production (copy editing, typesetting, proofing, cover design, printing and binding, e-book conversion and distribution via all major platforms including Kindle, iPad, Nook and Sony Book Reader); publicity and marketing (preparation and dispatch of galleys, obtaining endorsements, creating press releases, mailing review copies, following up reviewers, organizing author events and tours, preparation of flyers, use of databases, advertising, building websites, managing social media); sales and distribution (shipping to individual customers, liaising with bookstores, college courses and libraries, processing and collecting payments); and licensing rights (foreign, trade paperback, book club, serialization, dramatic and film). Participating publishers choose which functions they would like OR to handle on their behalf.

OR Partners operates a fee-based system for the services it provides, so that participating publishers receive 100% of the proceeds from their sales, be they through bookstores, e-retailers, or direct from their own sites. There is no commission on sales.

If you're interested in learning more about OR Partners, please write to either John Oakes or Colin Robinson at orpartners@orbooks.com.