Bindery Books Featured in Los Angeles Times

Baukunst portfolio company Bindery Books is in Los Angeles Times headlines today with a dedicated feature on its industry-changing publishing model. As one book industry veteran quoted in the article says, Bindery is "an indicator of where the industry needs to go to stay fresh and relevant."

The Times shares the story of Young Adult author Courtney Summers, whose book was enthusiastically picked up by a Bindery tastemaker, and is seeing renewed success many years after its initial publication. It's a testament to Bindery's bookfluencer-led model, where tastemakers run publishing imprints that cater to the interests of highly engaged communities.

Bindery co-founder Matt Kaye says in the Times interview: "Part of what we're trying to do is have that immediacy. You're not many, many steps removed from the reader. . . You're actually in conversation with them every day." By integrating reader sentiment into the publishing process, Bindery builds engaged community around books and takes the burden of promotion off under-resourced authors.

Bindery is growing quickly and seeing great traction, recently landing books on several bestseller lists and end of year best-of lists. This new article shows how Bindery's 21st century publishing model creates a great experience for authors and readers alike.