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Tachyon Publications is an award-winning publisher of smart science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, and literary fiction. Founded in 1995, Tachyon has published over 135 titles, including a bestselling series of Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon award-winning original novellas ( We Are All Completely Fine, The Emperor's Soul, Shambling Towards Hiroshima ); canonic anthologies ( Steampunk, The Secret History of Science Fiction ); and innovative short story collections ( Her Smoke Rose Up Forever, Falling in Love with Hominids). Tachyon's recent frontlist titles include original works by Peter S. Beagle, Bruce Sterling, and Lavie Tidhar.  The company is based in San Francisco's historic Potrero Hill neighborhood. 

For over 40 years, Portland, Oregon's ISBS has been providing its client publishers with toptier support in a wide range of services from fulfillment through to full-service marketing. We supply publisher content to a wide range of customers, including wholesalers, library vendors, college, public and specialized libraries, booksellers, online booksellers and individuals.  Our systems are robust and sophisticated, allowing us to expeditiously service the needs of the most demanding customers.


Ann Patchett at Powell's Books
Laura Stanfill, publisher of Forest Avenue Press and a PubWest board member, visits with Ann Patchett during her Commonwealth book tour, which included a stop at Powell's Books on Tuesday night that attracted more than 360 attendees. Ann's copy editor for Commonwealth, Anne Connell, is a friend of Laura's from Women in Portland Publishing, which led to this image, despite Ann's rules about only allowing candid photos at her events due to crowd volume.


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Firebrand Community Conference 2016
Join industry colleagues and the Firebrand team for a publishing conference like no other.  This conference will deliver practical strategies, delve into industry trends, and give you clear takeaways on how to maximize Firebrand and NetGalley solutions and services.

When:  Wednesday & Thursday, Sept 28 & 29 - Portsmouth, NH
Optional In-depth Boot Camps: Tuesday, September 27, no additional cost
Early Bird  Pricing:  Only $250 per person through August 31st - group discounts available!


Book Industry Environmental Council 
Fall 2016 Meeting
The Book Industry Environmental Council is a small but dedicated group consisting of publishers, printers, paper merchants and mills that are passionate about examining the environmental impacts of the publishing industry, and educating ourselves and our industry colleagues about these issues. PubWest members are invited to our first ever west-coast meeting for an afternoon of speakers, followed by a meet & greet with light refreshments at Chronicle Books.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Chronicle Books (680 Second Street, San Francisco, CA)

RSVP to beth_steiner@chroniclebooks.com by September 22nd.


Portland Happy Hour
Come network and socialize with PubWest members and associates on Monday, October 10th, at our Portland Happy Hour.  We'll be meeting at 6:00 pm for a visit to Annie Bloom's Books, followed by a 6:30 pm happy hour at O'Connor's Annex (The Vault) next door. Hope to see you there!

Monday, October 10th, 2016
Portland, Oregon
6:00 pm at Annie Bloom's Books:  7834 SW Capitol Highway
6:30 pm at O'Connor's Annex (The Vault): 7850 SW Capitol Highway

RSVP to Laura Stanfill at  books@forestavenuepress.com.


Salt Lake City Happy Hour
Come network and socialize with Salt Lake area PubWest members and associates on Thursday, November 10th. We'll meet at Gourmandise Bakery at 6:00 pm for desserts and cafĂ© food. At 6:45, interested parties will be heading up to the University of Utah's  Marriott Library to see their Shakespeare in Utah exhibit.

Thursday, November 10, 2016
Salt Lake City, Utah
6:00 pm at  Gourmandise Bakery: 250 S 300 E
6:45 pm at the  J. Willard Marriott Library:  295 S 1500 E

RSVP to Bryce Mortimer  at  bryce@cedarfort.com.

Upcoming Events

Sales & Marketing Roundtable

Friday, October 28th, 2016
11:00 am (Pacific) / 12:00 pm (Mountain)
Hosted by Dave Trendler of  VeloPress

Publisher Member sales and marketing staff only.  Please join us for a casual and friendly sales and marketing phone call. We'd love to hear your thoughts on these and other topics:
  • Up, Down, Flat, or Hopeful: How are your 2016 sales? 
  • Are readers shopping? What's working and what's gone cold?
  • What's new in building preorders?
  • #DistributedLife: From presales to inventory, what's new among distributors?
  • Creative merchandising ideas for the holidays.
  • Social Media Showdown: Has there been an exodus from Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and Snapchat? Do we care?
RSVP and send suggested topics to  Kent Watson at  kent@pubwest.org  
Edelweiss+ Webinar

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
11:00 am (Pacific) / 12:00 pm (Mountain)
Hosted by John Rubin and Joe Foster of  Above the Treeline

The new Edelweiss is here! Join us for a tour of some of the new features and updates, and see how to make sure your catalogs and titles look as good possible on the new platform. Edelweiss is the online digital catalog platform that most bookstore buyers, at both the chains and the independents, are using to order each season. This webinar will showcase the tools publishers have at their disposal in  Edelweiss+.

To register for this webinar, please click here.
Publisher Roundtable

Friday, November 11th, 2016
10:00 am (Pacific) / 11:00 am (Mountain)
Hosted by  PubWest Vice President Bill Fessler of American Traveler Press

These valuable roundtable calls offer publisher heads of house the opportunity to discuss business conditions, trends, and a wide variety of topics in a casual and collaborative setting. The Publisher Roundtable calls are open to heads of house only.

RSVP and send suggested topics to  Kent Watson at  kent@pubwest.org
Design and Production Roundtable

Friday, November 18th, 2016
12:00 pm (Pacific) / 1:00 pm (Mountain)
Hosted by Jeanne Devlin of The RoadRunner Press

These valuable roundtable calls offer publisher design and production staff and freelance design professionals the opportunity to discuss book production and design topics. This call is open to all PubWest members (Publisher, Associate, and Individual) and is free of charge.

RSVP and send suggested topics to  Kent Watson at  kent@pubwest.org  
Editorial Roundtable

Friday, December 2, 2016
11:00 am (Pacific) / 12:00 pm (Mountain)
Hosted by Dr. Per Henningsgaard of Ooligan Press

These informative roundtable calls offer publisher editorial staff and freelance editors the opportunity to discuss a wide variety of editorial topics. This call is open to all PubWest members (Publisher, Associate, and Individual) and is free of charge.

RSVP and send suggested topics to  Kent Watson at  kent@pubwest.org  

For more information about PubWest Events, please click here .


Searching for Search Advertisers
Do you successfully promote your publishing house, authors, or titles on Google AdWords? If you do and you're willing to share a little knowledge with fellow PubWest publishers, would you kindly jot a quick note to Kent Watson to let him know? 
 
ABA's 12th Annual Winter Institute

The American Booksellers Association will be holding the 2017 Winter Institute (Wi12) from Friday, January 27 - Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  

A new Sponsorship level entitled Publisher Consultation has been created for small and medium-sized publishers.  To learn more about this new sponsorship, please email Mark Nichols at mark@bookweb.org.


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