Polipoint Press
| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Sausalito, California |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website |
p3books |
PoliPointPress (or P3Books) was a San Francisco Bay Area publishing company, originally founded to print the writings of University of Phoenix founder John Sperling.[1] In 2004 it published its first book, Sperling's own The Great Divide, a book of essays and full-color illustrations arguing that the Democratic Party, in order to retake the United States presidency, must abandon efforts in the allegedly culturally backwards "red states."[2] The company was brought into being to "bring new ideas and perspectives into the body politic, to ignite dialogue,” according to publisher Scott Jordan, a former publicist for the Saudi Arabian government.[3][4]
The company later expanded its range of titles to include progressive books by Joe Conason, among others.[5] Its offices were in Sausalito, California.[6]
The company closed in 2011, selling off rights to its books to Paradigm Publishers and Berrett-Koehler Publishers.[7]
References
- ↑ "What's Behind Puzzling Ads? A Billionaire and his Book," The Boston Globe, August 23, 2004
- ↑ Thomas Frank, "Retro vs. Metro" (book review), New York Times, November 28, 2004, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/28/books/review/28FRANKL.html
- ↑ "Progressive Presses March Forward; With change and reform in the air, a bevy of activist presses weigh in with political titles," Publishers Weekly, September 15, 2008
- ↑ Scott Jordan, LinkedIn profile, http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jordan-scott/18/781/781, downloaded August 27, 2010
- ↑ Joe Conason, The Raw Deal (PoliPointPress, 2005)
- ↑ p3books.com
- ↑ Publisher's Weekly: PoliPoint Press Closed. July 12, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2015.