Seedpod is a micro-publisher cooperative publishing a small number of carefully prepared books of fiction and memoir each year as well as a series of flash fiction on Twitter. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Bloomsbury Group as well as the dawn of the era of digital reading, Seedpod’s goal is to nurture writers, to help grow compelling writing, and to share good stories with the world.
With the many modes of communication available today, we do not have to limit literature to bookstores. There are many ways to freely share stories in order to create an interactive community of readers and writers. We propose a new way of creating and sharing literature — a form of publishing that treats literature as a gift.
SEEDPOD AUTHORS
Becoming part of the Seedpod community of authors is, we like to think, a very special thing. Seedpod authors are active participants in the lives of their literary works as the books go off into the world and into readers’ eager hands. Our authors:
- Collaborate fully on the production and distribution of their books.
- Collaborate fully on book publicity and promotion.
- Are in touch with their readers via Goodreads and Twitter for conversation and Q&A.
- Are available to fiction bloggers for interviews, Q&A, etc. (Inquiries via Twitter DM please).
- Read live in Los Angeles (check Twitter for appearance dates).
- Are available to book clubs in Los Angeles (Inquiries via Twitter DM please).
- Gain access to our authors-only, Los Angeles-based writing group.
In return, Seedpod Publishing offers:
- The support of a publishing group that believes enthusiastically and wholeheartedly in our authors and their work.
- Support for the fundamentals of digital publishing such as commercial registry and multi-platform production.
- Access to stores such as Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo.
- Support for local events and happenings in celebration of you and your work.
- Access to a growing group of international readers who prefer Seedpod titles for their libraries.
- Reviews from your adoring public and a selected few pros.
- Collaboration on all aspects of book production, publicity, promotion, distribution, and literary love.
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SMASHWORDS
Seedpod titles are made available through SMASHWORDS, the current leaders in multi-platform, wide-reach digital book distribution. For us, this premier partnership is the beginning of realizing our dream of making fiction and memoir readily available in any form readers choose — a plus for our authors and their readers.
DRM-FREE BOOKS
All Seedpod books are offered under standard copyright but without naughty Digital Rights Management (DRM) features that restrict your reading pleasure. Buy a Seedpod ebook and read it on your laptop, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Sony Reader, Amazon Kindle, and on a growing list of portable devices OR print out a chapter at a time to take into the tub, if that’s how you roll. And when you’ve finished, pass your ebook file to a friend and sing its praises, because a good story is worth sharing.
We are authors Diane J. Wright and Kathryn Pope. Reading has shaped our lives and now it’s time to pass it on.
THE SEEDPOD MANIFESTO
- We will publish literature in multiple digital formats for reading on cell phones, laptops, desktops, eReaders such as the Amazon Kindle, iPad, Kobo Reader, Sony Reader, and other digital devices.
- We will treat each story as a jumping off point, rather than an end in itself. We invite readers to share their reflections on each story and its possible interpretations through links to their own prose, verse, artwork, cocktail recipes, or anything else that was inspired by our books, including slideshows and video responses.
- Seedpod exists for readers, not consumers. Because of this, we work to have free versions of books, wherever possible, for readers to access and share with others.
- We believe that writers can and should be supported financially by the community. Because of this, the free versions of our books are made possible by donations as well as by advertising from organizations that are doing socially just work. Our aim is to nurture the work of writers and keep literature accessible for all.
Stay with us as we grow for your reading pleasure!
