Diversion Books

Diversion Books
Status Active
Founded 2010
Founder Scott Waxman, Charles Stuart Platkin
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location New York City
Distribution Ingram Publisher Services
Fiction genres Commercial fiction, general interest non-fiction
Official website DiversionBooks.com

Diversion Publishing Corporation is a book publisher co-founded in 2010 by Scott Waxman and Charles Stuart Platkin that specializes in original books from authors, media content companies, and bloggers in the categories of commercial fiction and general interest non-fiction, as well as reissuing backlist titles.[1][2][3] It is based in New York City.

Notable books

Diversion Books published former Texas Tech University and current Washington State University head football coach Mike Leach's book, Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and in Life, after Leach's original publisher expressed reluctance.[4] The book became a New York Times Bestseller.[5][6] The company also published How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It by Dallas Mavericks owner, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban.[7] Cuban said that he chose Diversion Books and ePublishing since promoting a physical book was too financially risky.[8][9]

They also published fiction authors like Bradlee Frazer and Jenny Gardiner (a #1 Kindle bestseller).[2][10][11][12][13][14][15] Additional titles include It's Just A F***ing Date by Greg Behrendt, co-author of New York Times bestseller He's Just Not That Into You, Executive Actions by Gary Grossman, The Road Out of Hell: The True Story of The Wineville Murders by Anthony Flacco, and Fae by C.J. Abedi.

References

  1. ↑ Trachtenberg, Jeffery. In E-Books, a New Player. WallStreetJournal.com. November 21, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Publishers Marketplace Profile: Diversion Books PublishersMarketplace.com.
  3. ↑ Team Archived August 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.. DiversionBooks.com.
  4. ↑ Teicher, Craig Morgan. E-book Publishers (Mostly) Sticking To Splitting Profits. PublishersWeekly. September 27, 2010.
  5. ↑ Hardcover Advice & Misc.. NewYorkTimes.com. July 31, 2001.
  6. ↑ Deitsch, Richard. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit talks broadcasting, Ohio State Sports Illustrated. August 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ Schruers, Fred. Mark Cuban Crows About $2.99 Bestseller (Exclusive). TheWrap.com. November 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ Trachtenberg, Jeffery. In E-Books, a New Player. WallStreetJournal.com. November 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ Schruers, Fred. Mark Cuban crows about $2.99 bestseller. Reuters. November 30, 2011.
  10. ↑ Hardcover Advice & Misc.. NewYorkTimes.com. July 31, 2001.
  11. ↑ Jenny Gardiner. Amazon.
  12. ↑ Flamm, Matthew. No-name authors create their own luck. '"Crain's New York Business. March 14, 2010.
  13. ↑ Deitsch, Richard. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit talks broadcasting, Ohio State Sports Illustrated. August 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ Schruers, Fred. Mark Cuban Crows About $2.99 Bestseller (Exclusive). TheWrap.com. November 29, 2011.
  15. ↑ Schruers, Fred. Mark Cuban crows about $2.99 bestseller. Reuters. November 30, 2011.
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