Make-Do Publishing is excited to announce that from September 1 2012, its titles will be available in U.S. and Canadian stores through a new distribution partnership with US-based book distributors Continental Sales Inc. Continental Sales Inc. is a book sales and marketing organization well positioned to deliver effective access to the U.S. trade book market. Headquartered in Chicago the company has book professionals located throughout the country and through its partner network also serves the Canadian market.
Make-Do Publishing is a publisher of high quality fiction from Asia in addition to the Ancient World imprint of travel books and general non-fiction Their star authors include ‘enfant terrible’ Murong Xuecun, the author of Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu. The first Make-Do titles to be scheduled for publication in the US market in 2012 include fiction by cult Chinese author Anni Baobei and dissident Chen Xiwo, as well as the acclaimed memoir An Eastern Saga by Marvin Farkas, and Ancient China: Villages, the product of a unique two-year collaboration with China Rail.
Make-Do founder Harvey Thomlinson said, “We here at Make-Do Publishing are excited to begin working with Continental Sales and look forward to a successful partnership. After rapid expansion of our distribution in Asia over the past two years, and our UK launch in April, we are confident that our partnership with Continental Sales will mean an increase in the accessibility of our titles to U.S. readers.”
Ron Prazuch, Vice President of Continental Sales, commented, “We’re very excited to be bringing this fresh new line of contemporary fiction from China to the United States. Introducing the fine authors of the ‘Modern Chinese Masters’ series to a broader audience in the west will be a delight. We’re also very happy to be adding some interesting new travel guides to our mix. The ‘Ancient World’ guides will enhance our strength in the travel category by filling in some gaps and expanding our global reach into the ancient towns and villages of China and beyond.”
For more information about Make-Do Publishing please email harvey@makedostudios.com or visit www.makedopublishing.com
For more information about Continental Sales Inc. please visit www.continentalsalesinc.com