Book+Main, Inc.

Where Big Data meets Romance. Literary matchmaker for authors and readers.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Lifestyle
  • Location Chicago, IL, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2017
  • Employees 6
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website bookandmain.com

Company Summary

Book+Main is an online platform that connects readers and authors in the romance genre—the #1 grossing genre. A sales and marketing tool for authors and a book discovery tool for readers, we bring the two together in a community that inspires authentic, on-going connection. Since launch in November '17, we have 53K+ users, including 3.6K+ authors in 150+ countries. 50%± of the Top 100 Contemporary romance authors on Amazon are on Book+Main.

Team

  • Tracey’s 25-year marketing career includes fashion, cosmetics, live entertainment & real estate. Prior to co-founding Book+Main, Tracey held the position of VP of marketing at a nat'l CRE firm for 18 years. Clients included GE, Sunoco, BP, 7-Eleven, and more

    Tracey owned a romance blog/reader group with 22k+ readers, authors and industry professionals. In 2016, she published her first novella, which reached number one in her category on Amazon.

  • 10+ years in sales and marketing, four of which have centered around the publishing industry. Having owned and operated a successful PR and marketing company dedicated to authors since April of 2014, Melissa has built a strong network of publishers, authors, bloggers, and other industry professionals. Under her guidance, many authors have hit lists such as USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and countless Amazon bestseller lists.

  • Fractional CTO

    15 years of diverse experience allows Bo to lead teams to develop processes, software, and infrastructures that are efficient, elegant, and secure.

  • Kyle Backer
    COO | Co-founder

    With 15+ years of experience optimizing business operations, Kyle effectively increases efficiency through software design and technology management. In previous roles, he has been responsible for all technology concerns, establishing efficient workflows across multiple disciplines and departments. He has designed and developed applications for dozens of businesses in a variety of industries. He directs operations and product management for B+M.

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