As more traditional media companies outside of book publishing seek to enter the growing e-book industry, they are forming partnerships with publishing companies born of the e-book era.
Open Road Media has announced a partnership with Seventeen Magazine to produce a series of e-books aimed at teens called “True Teen Stories.”
This is not the first time Open Road has partnered with a Hearst property to produce e-books. The announcement follows similar announcements regarding Esquire and Cosmopolitan magazines, both published by New York-based magazine company Hearst.
OPEN ROAD MEDIA AND SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE FORM PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP
Kicks off With “True Teen Stories” – An Ebook Series of True-Life
Stories From Real Teens
(New York, NY June 5th) Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher and multimedia content company, and Seventeen Magazine, America’s best-selling teen title, announce “True Teen Stories”, an ebook series of three volumes, with the first volume on sale on June 5th.This partnership expands Open Road’s relationship with other Hearst properties including Esquire and Cosmopolitan.
Tina Pohlman, Publisher of Open Road said: “Ebooks offer a tremendous opportunity for writing from all places to reach new audiences and we are excited to work with Seventeen to digitally publish their unique and real-life stories from teens across the country.”
Ann Shoket, Seventeen’s Editor-in-Chief said: “It’s an exciting opportunity for us to be able to reach teens on a new platform with stories we know they love!”
The ebook series includes:
Shocking True Teen Stories (on sale 6/5) Twelve brave teens share
gritty details of their experiences in some of the most amazing and unbelievable reader stories ever printed in the pages of Seventeen.
Inspiring True Teen Stories (on sale 8/7) Eleven girls reveal how they
faced life’s most difficult obstacles and came out stronger.
Terrifying Teen True Stories (on sale 10/2) Eleven teen girls share
how they handled life¹s most tragic and terrifying challenges head on — from being in a robbery to facing brain surgery.
About Open Road
Open Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company. Open Road creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing its ebooks through a new proprietary online platform, which uses premium video content and social media. Open Road has published ebooks from legendary authors including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Jack Higgins, Alice Walker, James Jones, and Virginia Hamilton, and has launched new e-stars like Mary Glickman.
About Seventeen Magazine
Seventeen Magazine is America’s best-selling teen title delivers the latest scoop on fashion, beauty, health and more, along with expert advice and first-person stories about the issues facing girls today.