About Hot Key Books
Hot Key Books is a division of Bonnier Publishing, publishing books for 9 – 19 year olds. We started publishing in 2012.
We publish stand out, quality fiction that people like to talk about.
Many of us come from a background of traditional publishing, looking to do things a little differently, focusing on top-notch author care and actually talking to readers who love books just as much as we do.
Who Are Hot Key?
Accessible
Author-focused
Innovative
Having fun
Book lovers
A Good Publisher Gives You
Money
Expertise
An audience
Support
A happy feeling
Editorial
Acquires
Pitches internally
Edits, works closely with authors
Promotes internally
Bottom line:
Starts the process
Design
Concepts the cover
Commissions the cover
Company/imprint branding
Typography, inside & out
Bottom line:
Makes it look good
Production
Negotiates pricing
Deals with special effects
Manages scheduling and logistics
Bottom line:
Makes it real
Marketing/PR
Involved in acquiring
Builds list of pre-readers (bloggers/media)
Commissions promotional materials
Books events, especially festivals
Bottom line:
Spreads the word
Sales
Works with retailers
Gets books into store
All around the world
Manages stock
Bottom line:
Puts it where readers can get it
Finance
Pulls together all the costs
Makes recommendations
Bottom line:
Keeps us all in line
Digital
Not a separate department
Infused into everything
Blurs the lines between all the departments
Bottom line:
The saviour of (some) publishers
Submissions
Thinking about submitting? Great! First, make sure your manuscript is amazing. Then, send it in full to us at enquiries@hotkeybooks.com. Please include a full synopsis too! We don’t mind what format files are sent to us in (although we prefer Word and PDF) but please note that we only accept electronic submissions. We will always try to get back to you within three months.
Questions?
@HotKeyBooks
enquiries@hotkeybooks.com
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