Who We Serve · Hybrid Publishers
Expanding your capabilities where you need it.
We make it easier for hybrid and publisher-services firms to run lean.
Hybrid publishers and author-services firms have to deliver professional books across an unpredictable mix of projects without the fixed cost of an in-house press — and earn the trust of authors who’ve read every vanity-press horror story.
Bookmobile is a single, dependable production partner — offset brokering, short-run digital, galleys, and distribution — that scales with your actual intake. Our 60+ quality checkpoints and four decades with literary and scholarly publishers give you something concrete to point to when an author asks how you can be sure.
Trusted by hybrid publishers including
“Without fail, exceptional quality and outstanding service define everything Bookmobile does.”
— Patrick Davis, Unbound Edition Press
How we help
A production partner that scales with you
Capacity, formats, and distribution for every author on your list.
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Capacity that flexes
Print and production capacity that rises and falls with author intake, so you never pay for an idle press.
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One partner, every format
Paperbacks, hardcovers, full color, galleys, and eBooks from one vendor, with consistent quality across your whole list.
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Distribution included
Drop-ship and trade distribution through Itasca Books for every author on your list.
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Work we’ve done for hybrid publishers
From the blog
- Book Distribution Services Plus
BlogDropship, Online Sales, and Bookstore Sales Selling books is complicated and Bookmobile is doing our best to make it easier for authors and… - Book Fulfillment Services
BlogYou can count on Bookmobile to fulfill your orders correctly and on time! Bookmobile has provided book fulfillment services since 2005. Books are… - Updates at Itasca Books!
BlogPersonnel Changes at Itasca Books Hans Weyandt is the new Distribution Manager for Itasca Books, a division of Bookmobile, in Minneapolis, MN. Mark…
Bookmobile has repeatedly come up in conversation around the conference table as the printer that can provide a solution. Whether it’s quick turnaround for short runs, reliable paper stock, competitive pricing, or just ease of experience, Bookmobile is where I turn.
Danika Isdahl
Production Manager, Sarabande Books
Bringing on new authors?
Tell us about your intake and formats. We’ll set up pricing and workflows that scale with your list.
Recent happenings
What’s new at Bookmobile
From the blog
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