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(St Paul/Frankfurt, August 2024)—Elva Resa Publishing, a leading independent publisher of military family life resources, has selected Bookwire, a leading global provider of digital distribution for ebooks and audiobooks, to be its exclusive audiobook distributor, expanding global access to quality military-connected resources.
“We are excited to launch our global military family life audiobook program with Bookwire,” said Elva Resa’s publisher Karen Pavlicin. “They have a great team and exceptional platform to accelerate the success of our digital content goals.”
Bookwire provides comprehensive global distribution and digital marketing in consumer, trade, wholesale, library, specialty, subscription, and streaming outlets as well as a best-in-class, cloud-based software system to complement Elva Resa’s existing metadata distribution via BooksoniX.
The first Elva Resa Digital audiobook of the new program will release October 15, 2024. Military Culture Shift: The Impact of War, Money, and Generational Perspective on Morale, Retention, and Leadership (audiobook) is narrated by author Corie Weathers, a clinical consultant and expert on military culture. Weathers trains and consults with military and policy leaders from a variety of institutions and organizations, including all US military service branches and the US Department of Defense.
Released in hardcover in November 2023 and recognized by the 2024 Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole Biennial Award for Distinguished Book in Veterans Studies, Military Culture Shift has sparked new conversations within the Army War College, Air Command and Staff College, and National Defense University for future commanders as they prepare to take on leadership roles. The book’s message inspires leaders to reconstitute those weary from the Global War on Terror while motivating younger generations who bring new strengths and values to the force.
“Today’s leaders are consuming information faster than ever before, and they rely on the convenience of audible content to further their learning during commutes, physical training, and deployment,” says Weathers. “The expansion of this audiobook program now makes it possible for readers to be inspired by other voices in Elva Resa’s community of military-connected authors and advocates, shifting the military community toward positive change.”
The Elva Resa Digital audiobook program includes memoirs, personal growth, and a broad range of military family life topics. Beginning in 2025, the program will add children’s audio picture books.
About Bookwire
Bookwire was founded in Frankfurt in 2010 as a service provider for publisher distribution of eBooks and digital content. It has since become one of the leading international businesses in digital publishing technology. Bookwire currently employs 150 people in Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Brazil, Italy and the USA, who take care of more than 3,000 publishers in the fields of eBooks, audiobooks, podcasts and Print-on-Demand. The pioneering software “Bookwire OS – One Solution” delivers, analyzes, and markets around 1,300,000 eBooks and 300,000 audiobooks in all relevant distribution channels. In addition to the latest customer analytics and pricing technology, publishing clients of Bookwire also have access to individual support from account & marketing managers who look after the clients from end to end. Bookwire is led by the founders Jens Klingelhöfer (CEO) and John Ruhrmann (Co-CEO), as well as by Christian Lindemann (COO), and has branches in Barcelona, London, Milano, São Paulo, New York and Paris, in addition to the company headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and the “Digital Hub” in Dortmund.
About Elva Resa Publishing
Founded in 1997, Elva Resa Publishing is a leading traditional independent publisher of quality resources by, for, and about military families. Elva Resa is committed to serving the military community and elevating the voices of military family members and advocates, opening pathways for veterans, military spouses, and other military-connected contributors to share their stories and expertise. In 2006, Elva Resa created its Military Family Books marketplace and distribution program as a curation service for military buyers and family readiness directors, which attracted participation from a wide range of Big 5 publishers, established independent publishers, and author-publishers looking to more effectively reach and support the military community. Today, Military Family Books is the preferred supplier of military family life resources from a variety of sources, specializing in case and bulk sales to organizations in the government, education, and healthcare markets with a shared mission to support military families. Elva Resa Publishing and Military Family Books distribution are led by founder Karen Pavlicin, a former Marine Corps spouse, with headquarters, showrooms, and warehouses located in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA. Elva Resa Digital is the company’s digital content imprint. https://ElvaResa.com, https://MilitaryFamilyBooks.com
For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact:
Karen Pavlicin
Publisher, Elva Resa
pr [@] elvaresa.com
Jan Stausberg
Corporate PR Manager, Bookwire
jan.stausberg [@] bookwire.de
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