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OUR COMPANY

Founded in 1994 by award-winning entrepreneur, author, and publisher Milli Brown, Brown Books Publishing Group (BBPG) ushered in a New Era in Publishing®. Through its Relationship Publishing® model, BBPG empowers authors to retain rights and achieve greater profitability.

Today, BBPG is one of the nation’s most successful independent publishers, and in 2020, Publishers Weekly named it a Top-5 Fast-Growing Independent Publisher for the third consecutive year.

Built on an author-first approach, BBPG combines the quality of traditional publishing with the ownership benefits of self-publishing. Its collaborative process and strong author relationships consistently produce high-quality books—while giving authors a level of involvement traditional publishers can’t match.

With a full-service model, BBPG transforms ideas into market-ready content, offering integrated editorial, design, production, distribution, and retail services. Its Agency at Brown Books (ABB) provides scalable marketing, media, and PR support to help authors build their brands.

BBPG’s end-to-end approach has attracted prestigious authors, including New York Times bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize finalists. Its titles have earned numerous awards and regularly appear on major bestseller lists such as The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal.

Imprints

Our original BBPG imprint has a 25-year legacy of successful fiction and non-fiction titles; from history to self-help, business books to biographies, and leadership guides to lifestyle tomes—we develop award-winning work across all genres.

Our award-winning children's imprint, brings stories to life with beautifully illustrated picture books, board books, early readers, chapter books, and young adult books.

NY Times bestselling author Michael Sampson leads our imprint focused on cultivating the joy of reading in children, in keeping with the philosophy of Bill Martin Jr.

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At The Small Press, our mission is to serve authors who want to share their story without going into distribution. For businesses, families, and anyone wishing to inspire those around them.

Business Model

We pioneered Relationship Publishing® to give authors the retail access and advantages of traditional publishing, combined with the profitability and creative control of self-publishing, and our model was developed to deliver several critical advantages.

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BBPG authors receive 80 to 90% of the profits from their book sales.

In the traditional publishing model, authors receive an avg. of 7% to 9% of the revenue for each copy sold—and that’s only after the publisher has recouped their advance.

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Our authors always retain the rights to their work—and enjoy the perks of being part of the creative process.

Under a royalty contract with a traditional publisher, authors are required to give up the rights to their work, losing all or the majority of their creative control.

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We offer full-service distribution backed by a sales force, placing our books in global wholesale and retail channels.

BBPG delivers the same level of global distribution provided by traditional publishers, offering full market access that isn’t available to self-published authors.

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What Makes Our Model Different?

At BBPG, authors get the production and distribution quality of a major publisher—but they never have to give up the rights to their work to work with us. We are foundationally different from our competitors because our model was designed for an author-first approach that includes:

No other publisher of our size boasts a sales force as effective as BBPG's. Our highly experienced team works directly with the largest book buyers, giving our titles global exposure and ensuring our books are on shelves at major retailers including:

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Our authors retain all rights to their books, earning the majority of the revenue on every copy sold and from foreign, digital, audio, and TV/film rights transactions. BBPG authors have had original series and films picked up by networks and organizations including:

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With our staff of industry veterans, we deliver a seamless editorial, design, and distribution process that is unmatched among indie publishers. That means BBPG gets your book to market faster than a traditional publisher, while still maintaining the same production quality. Plus, our sales team will continue to present your book to buyers well beyond the typical three- to six- month push you'll get from a major publisher.

Our Services

Publishing

Whether you're an aspiring writer or a proven talent who has been published by a major house, few—if any—authors have the expertise and resources required to craft a manuscript in line with industry quality and compliance standards. BBPG's end-to-end editorial division ushers you through this complex process with seamless, turnkey solutions designed to elevate each author's dynamic project.

Licensing

BBI is built to deliver a turnkey experience for our authors. In addition to handling the negotiation and management of subsidiary book rights, we collaborate with organizations across the globe for country-specific sales integration, and have developed a broad network of partners who translate, export, and present our titles to retailers around the world.

Social Media Campaigns

Build a sustainable social presence that supports your book without turning you into a full-time content creator. We define which platforms matter, what content drives discovery, and how social reinforces your publicity and sales.

Public Relations

Get your book in front of trade media, reviewers, and industry gatekeepers before launch. We build a coordinated publicity plan that creates early awareness and momentum so your book enters the market with context, not silence.

Distribution

Our distribution services work in synergy with our fulfillment management, and since we handle all book inventory and order processing needs, our publishers and authors can focus on building their brand and business.

Marketing & Advertising

Paid advertising is used strategically at key moments to reach the right readers, not to chase volume. Campaigns are timed and structured to amplify your publicity rather than operate in isolation.

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Founder + CEO

Milli Brown

From New York Times bestsellers to Pulitzer Prize candidates, Milli Brown empowers authors as the founder and CEO of Brown Books Publishing Group (BBPG). Milli pioneered a New Era in Publishing® by building BBPG as a fiercely independent, full-service publishing house with an author-first ethos.

Since establishing her Texas-based company, Milli has prioritized one pivotal commitment—developing award-winning books for those who wish to retain the rights to their intellectual property.

Under her leadership, BBPG has continued to evolve with responsive publishing solutions for entrepreneurs, executives, thought leaders, and corporations. In addition to traditional editorial, design, and development services, BBPG has leveraged a 360-degree approach with distribution and promotional options that can be engaged by authors from diverse publishers around the globe.

After all, many authors joined Milli at BBPG to find a better way to publish after working with major houses like Simon & Schuster, Random House, and others.

Milli marked another industry first in 2015 with the launch of The Agency at Brown Books (ABB), introducing a turnkey publicity firm that serves authors from all publishing houses. In 2016, she enhanced BBPG's end-to-end retail distribution with a national sales force to represent the company's catalog to wholesalers and booksellers.

Most recently, Milli and her team expanded ABB's cross-promotional capabilities in 2018, adding an in-house video production studio and premiering an original author spotlight series, Page Turners.

BBPG and ABB authors also continue to make headlines with high-profile media appearances. During the past year, current titles have been featured by CNN, Bloomberg, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, USA Today, the Washington Post, and many more.

Meet the Team

Without our team of capable professionals, none of our work would be possible. These are the people who take your book to new heights. From editing, to cover design, to marketing and PR, and even beyond, our staff can guide you through the publishing process.

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    Brittany Griffiths

    SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

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    Danny Whitworth

    DESIGN + PRODUCTION MANAGER

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    Joanna Stone

    PR & MARKETING DIRECTOR

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    Laura Irizarry

    ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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    Jonathan Alcott

    DESIGN ASSISTANT

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    Krysta Hererra

    PR & MARKETING ASSOCIATE

  • Jill Holmes

    PR & MARKETING ASSOCIATE

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    Keira Kirk

    PR & MARKETING ASSISTANT

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    Kimberly Fink

    FULFILLMENT ASSOCIATE