WHO

WHO IS TELEMACHUS PRESS?

The Private Press Publisher is Back

In today’s world where cheap and easy has replaced the quality only achieved with hard work and attention to detail, Telemachus Press has distinguished itself in the eBook and Print On Demand markets. As an Internet-enabled, quality provider of all services needed by authors to produce and distribute their books, we are today’s equivalent of the Private Press Publisher. Our attention to delivering a perfect book in all formats – eBook, paperback and hardback – is well recognized. We create the final product for each format individually, examining each page for perfection. Our covers are individual works of art.

With full transparency to the author, we are a for hire author services company enabling print-on-demand (POD) and  eBook delivery.  We exclusively use LightingSource Inc. (owned by Ingram Books) for printing (in the United States) and distribution so that your book can be ordered through most major and small book retailers, both domestic and international. For eBooks we distribute to Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Apple and more.

Meet the team that wants to work with you:

Steve – Strategic Development (Florida). He brings to us not only his 30 years of experience as a corporate management consultant and sales executive.  He is the author of  the Thomas Briggs series of novels, the first being “Death of a Cure” and one of the industry’s strongest proponents of the self-publishing model.  Steve is a noted speaker at internationally attended business conferences speaking about issues surrounding publishing and other outsourcing models.

Steve -  Client Services (Florida). His experience as a business process manager and management consultant over the last 30 years greatly enhances the workflow here at Telemachus Press.  All books that come to Telemachus press start with Steve. Steve takes on our new challenges that arise every time a new eBook or POD format emerges and makes the solution a part of our rock-solid process.

Keith – Author Advisor (Georgia).  His 15 years of experience in business development, finance and operations sharpen our focus on consistently delivering best in class digital publishing for our partners.  He previously led strategy and process improvement for a company that won awards for customer service and marketplace ethics.  Bringing this same mindset to Telemachus Press helps ensure our authors are completely happy with their published work.

Terri -  Production Services (Florida). With over 20 years working in government administration, Terri has the perfect multi-tasking skills to keep us organized, productive and overviews all projects to ensure that we maintain our high quality standards.  Terri is our detail watcher and makes all of the pieces and parts of our production come together with the quality that we promise.

Karen – Managing Editor (Florida).  Karen has been a college professor for over 30 years. Both her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees are from Purdue University; her undergraduate degree is from New York University.  She is the author of three textbooks and many peer-reviewed journal articles.  In addition, she is a Registered Dietitian, which assists in editing scientific/medical works.  “I have been grading college papers for over 30 years.  It has honed my ability to look for those odds and ends that no one else will notice.”

Graciela – Spanish/English – English/Spanish Translator (Argentina).  Graciela has 20 years experience as a credited and educated professional with multiple degrees in teaching from Universities in England, California, Florida and Argentina. Graciela is currently leading the translation team making “Saving Rachel,” by John Locke, a #1 Top 100 Best Selling Paid Kindle eBook a reality for Spanish readers across the globe. Graciela is the Founder and Principal of the American British Institute that teaches  all levels of English for all standards of examinations.  Teaching all levels of Spanish to tourists and professionals who require a second language for travelling and working purposes.   Medical Translations.  Exam Preparation: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, PET, KET, FCE, CAE, CPE.  Graciela has translated the following books:  ”Death of a Cure,” by Steven H Jackson, and “Doesn’t Fall Off His Horse,” by Virginia Stroud.

Lorraine – Graphic Design Artist and Interior Book Designer (Utah). Lorraine contributes her 20 years of artistic skills to our projects using the Adobe CS5 Products including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and more.  She truly has an eye for design and thinks “outside the box.” Lorraine’s artistic flair makes her a favorite with all of our authors.

Dave – Editor and manuscript doctor (Utah).  Everyone at Telemachus Press loves to read, but Dave is our most voracious reader.  He is constantly called upon to assist our authors outside of our normal work-for-hire model.  He edits both adult and childrens books with style and sensitivity.  Many of our authors think of him as the last line of defense bringing order out of chaos!

Johnny – Graphic Design Artist (Utah). As a Senior Graphic Artist, Johnny has been a video game designer for over 13 years. His experience as a 3D modeler, animator, and video game designer adds to the creative skills of our book cover team.  Johnny is also our “Horror” genre specialist.

Tracy – Interior Book Designer and Formatter (Ohio). Tracy employs her 10 years of office computer application skills to work on the formatting of our books, both paperback and eBooks based on the Telemachus Press guidelines.  One of the benefits of her work is that she often gets to see the great work of our most noteworthy authors before anyone else!

Hawley – Interior Book Designer and Formatter (Texas) is a graduate student studying Exercise Science at the University of Houston. She loves being active – running, cycling, rock climbing, and playing sports. Working as Editor-in-Chief of her school paper taught her to delegate and pay close attention to detail.

Samantha – Graphic Design Artist (Ohio). Sam works as a corporate Graphic Artist with 10 years experience and assists us  with our projects using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver.  Sam’s skills as a graphic designer help us deliver stunning covers and thumbnails so important in the ebook world.  Winning the daily fight with color saturation and image placement makes her an indispensable part of the team!

Mackenzie - Intern (Florida) is a high school sophmore who is enrolled in advanced placement classes, maintains a 4.0 GPA and claims that journalism and history are her favorites. An active member of the school newspaper and Key Club, Mackenzie is extremley grateful for her internship opportunity  with Telemachus Press and sees it as a great opportunity in obtaining her future career goals.

Claudia – a.k.a. NovelHelp, Promise Keeper, Chief-Cook and Bottle-Washer (Florida and the Twitterverse). Ahhh, never mind…you’ve heard enough from me already.  If you haven’t and want to know more, you can find me blogging at http://NovelHelp.com.

Most important of all to us is the strong, long-term, satisfying relationships we establish with our authors.