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aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span>Bolt Publishing<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"navlinks label\"><li><a href=\"#titles\">Titles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#imprint\">The imprint<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#selection\">Selection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#inquire\">Inquire<\/a><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"btn btn-brass\" href=\"#inquire\">Inquire<\/a><\/div><\/header>\n<main id=\"top\">\n<section class=\"hero\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero-copy\"><p class=\"label eyebrow\">An independent imprint for authors of consequence<\/p><h1 class=\"display-l\">Books built to last.<\/h1><p class=\"body-l measure muted\">Bolt Publishing is a selective imprint for authors whose work deserves the full weight of a publishing house: the craft, the standards, and the mark on the spine, without giving up ownership of the book.<\/p><div class=\"hero-actions\"><a class=\"btn btn-brass\" href=\"#inquire\">Inquire about publishing with Bolt<\/a><a class=\"textlink\" href=\"#titles\">See our titles<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"book-stage\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"book\"><span class=\"caption\">A Bolt edition<\/span><div class=\"booktitle\">The Work Behind the Work<\/div><div class=\"bookfoot\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"imprint\">Bolt<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"mark plate\" id=\"mark\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div><svg class=\"seal-large\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The Bolt colophon: a bolt struck through a double ring\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div><p class=\"label eyebrow\">The mark<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Look for the bolt.<\/h2><p class=\"body-l measure muted\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">Every book Bolt publishes carries the Bolt mark on its spine and its copyright page. It&#8217;s a signal to readers, to booksellers, and to the press that this book met a standard before it met the world. The imprint puts its name next to the author&#8217;s because it is prepared to stand behind the book.<\/p><div class=\"mark-quote\"><p class=\"pull-quote measure\">A house puts its name on a book for one reason: it believes the book will still matter in 10 years.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"placements\"><div class=\"placement\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"caption\">Spine: at the foot, above the imprint name<\/span><\/div><div class=\"placement\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"caption\">Title page: centered below the author<\/span><\/div><div class=\"placement\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"caption\">Copyright page: beside the ISBN and edition<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"imprint\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"label eyebrow\">The imprint<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Three things, done properly.<\/h2><div class=\"cols\"><div class=\"col\"><h3 class=\"h2 rulehead\">Positioning<\/h3><p>Before a page is designed, Bolt works out what the book is for. Title, subtitle, structure, the reader it&#8217;s written for, and the place it holds in the author&#8217;s larger body of work. A well-positioned book sells itself for a decade. A poorly positioned one needs a campaign every quarter.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col\"><h3 class=\"h2 rulehead\">Publishing<\/h3><p>Developmental and line editing, interior typesetting, cover design, ISBN and imprint registration, print and digital distribution through every major channel. Built to the production standards of the big houses, and reviewed by an editor before it ships.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col\"><h3 class=\"h2 rulehead\">The mark<\/h3><p>The Bolt colophon on the spine, the title page, and the copyright page. Inclusion in the Bolt catalog. The author retains full rights, full royalties, and final say on every decision. The imprint lends its name, not its ownership.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"closing\"><p class=\"pull-quote\">You wrote the book. Bolt makes sure the world takes it as seriously as you do.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"selection\" id=\"selection\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"label eyebrow\">Selection<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">A small number of titles each year. On purpose.<\/h2><p class=\"body-l muted\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">A mark only means something if it&#8217;s not on everything. Bolt takes on a limited list so every book gets an editor&#8217;s full attention and a place in a catalog the imprint would put its own name on.<\/p><p class=\"body-l\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">Bolt looks for 3 things.<\/p><div class=\"criteria\"><div class=\"criterion\"><strong>Expertise that&#8217;s been earned.<\/strong><p class=\"muted\">You&#8217;ve spent years in the work the book is about, and people already pay for your judgment.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"criterion\"><strong>A reader who needs it.<\/strong><p class=\"muted\">There is a specific person this book will change, and you can describe them.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"criterion\"><strong>A body of work, not a one-off.<\/strong><p class=\"muted\">The book is a foundation for what you&#8217;ll build next: your practice, your firm, your platform, your next book.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p style=\"margin-top:32px\">If that&#8217;s you, Bolt would like to read your proposal. If it isn&#8217;t yet, selfpublishing.com is the right place to begin, and the editors will say so.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:24px\"><a class=\"textlink\" href=\"#inquire\">Send a proposal<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"titles\" id=\"titles\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"label eyebrow\">From Bolt<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">The list.<\/h2><p class=\"body-l muted measure\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">Forthcoming and recent titles published under the Bolt mark. The editions below are placeholders until the first list is announced.<\/p><div class=\"shelf\"><article class=\"title-card\"><div class=\"cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ccap\">Nonfiction<\/span><div class=\"ctitle\">The Work Behind the Work<\/div><div class=\"cfoot\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"imprint\">Bolt<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"title-meta\"><span class=\"forthcoming\">Forthcoming<\/span><p class=\"h2\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">The Work Behind the Work<\/p><p class=\"ui muted\">Author name \u00b7 2027<\/p><p class=\"muted\">Placeholder: one line on what the book does for its reader.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"title-card\"><div class=\"cover brasscover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ccap\">Nonfiction<\/span><div class=\"ctitle\">A Practice, Not a Job<\/div><div class=\"cfoot\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"imprint\">Bolt<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"title-meta\"><span class=\"forthcoming\">Forthcoming<\/span><p class=\"h2\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">A Practice, Not a Job<\/p><p class=\"ui muted\">Author name \u00b7 2027<\/p><p class=\"muted\">Placeholder: one line on what the book does for its reader.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"title-card\"><div class=\"cover clarcover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"ccap\">Nonfiction<\/span><div class=\"ctitle\">What the Numbers Won&#8217;t Tell You<\/div><div class=\"cfoot\"><svg class=\"seal\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"imprint\">Bolt<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"title-meta\"><span class=\"forthcoming\">Forthcoming<\/span><p class=\"h2\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">What the Numbers Won&#8217;t Tell You<\/p><p class=\"ui muted\">Author name \u00b7 2027<\/p><p class=\"muted\">Placeholder: one line on what the book does for its reader.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><p class=\"ui muted\" style=\"margin-top:48px\">Full catalog available to booksellers and press on request.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"why\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"label eyebrow\">Why an imprint<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Three ways to publish a serious book.<\/h2><div class=\"table-scroll\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Consideration<\/span><\/th><th scope=\"col\">Traditional house<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"bolt\"><span><svg class=\"seal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#bolt-mark\"\/><\/svg>Bolt<\/span><\/th><th scope=\"col\">On your own<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Who owns the rights<\/td><td>The publisher<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">You<\/td><td>You<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Royalty on a $28 hardcover<\/td><td>About $2\u20134<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">Yours, in full<\/td><td>Yours, in full<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time to shelf<\/td><td>18\u201324 months<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">6\u20139 months<\/td><td>Whenever you finish<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Editorial standard<\/td><td>Theirs<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">Bolt&#8217;s, and yours<\/td><td>Whatever you can hire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A mark on the spine<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Says no to books<\/td><td>Constantly<\/td><td class=\"bolt\">Yes<\/td><td>Never<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"pull-quote cmp-note\">The house&#8217;s standards. The independent&#8217;s ownership. That&#8217;s the whole idea.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"inquire plate\" id=\"inquire\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div><p class=\"label eyebrow\">Inquire<\/p><h2 class=\"display-m\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Tell us about the book.<\/h2><p class=\"body-l muted\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">Every inquiry is read by an editor, who responds within 3 business days. If Bolt is the right home for your book, the next step is a conversation. If it isn&#8217;t, you&#8217;ll hear that plainly, along with somewhere useful to go instead.<\/p><\/div><form id=\"inquiry-form\" action=\"mailto:admin@selfpublishing.com?subject=Bolt%20Publishing%20inquiry\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"text\/plain\"><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-name\">Name<\/label><input id=\"f-name\" name=\"name\" type=\"text\" autocomplete=\"name\" required><\/div><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-email\">Email<\/label><input id=\"f-email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"email\" required><\/div><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-title\">Working title<\/label><input id=\"f-title\" name=\"title\" type=\"text\" required><\/div><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-reader\">In 2\u20133 sentences, what does this book do for its reader?<\/label><textarea id=\"f-reader\" name=\"reader\" required><\/textarea><\/div><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-stage\">Where is the book today?<\/label><select id=\"f-stage\" name=\"stage\" required><option value=\"\">Choose one<\/option><option>Idea and outline<\/option><option>Partial draft<\/option><option>Complete draft<\/option><option>Previously published, seeking a new edition<\/option><\/select><\/div><div class=\"field\"><label for=\"f-link\">Link to your work or bio <span class=\"optional\">(optional)<\/span><\/label><input id=\"f-link\" name=\"link\" type=\"url\" placeholder=\"https:\/\/\"><\/div><button class=\"btn btn-brass\" type=\"submit\">Submit inquiry<\/button><p class=\"caption fine\">No obligation. 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