Redhammer’s Peter Cox Partners With Publetariat Vault

Aug. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- The Publetariat Vault  , the groundbreaking new service that connects successful self-published books with publishers and content producers, announced today it will be partnering with Redhammer Management, the literary agency headed by Peter Cox.

Publetariat Vault founder April Hamilton says, “The Vault provides a listing service only. Authors who list their books don’t enter into an agency relationship with the Vault, and the Vault has no involvement or stake in contract negotiations arising from Vault listings. Still, authors in that situation definitely need a qualified representative at their side to protect their interests, and that’s where Redhammer comes in. Upon the author’s request, Peter Cox has agreed to represent Vault authors in contract negotiations on a one-off basis. Peter’s agency is well-established, international, and represents some top, bestselling authors, including Michelle Paver, author of the hugely successful Chronicles of Ancient Darkness young adult series."

"Peter also founded the Litopia  online writers’ community, and he is well-known for all the guidance and feedback he and his clients offer aspiring authors on the Litopia site; he’s truly a friend to authors, and that was important to me.”

For his part, Peter says, “The Publetariat Vault is an inspired and much-needed idea.  Until now, there was no easy way – in fact, no way at all – for the publishing business to discover tomorrow’s rising stars in the burgeoning  self-publishing sector. But now there is - The Publetariat Vault makes it easy for publishers to spot the hottest manuscripts that have real traction in the market.  It’s brilliant!”

The Vault is currently open for self-published authors to create listings, and expects to open for publisher and producer searches in late August.

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About the Publetariat Vault: The Publetariat Vault is a unique new crowdsourcing application that provides publishers and producers with an online, searchable database of self-published books. What makes the Vault truly groundbreaking is the fact that it includes not only standard catalog data, but actual sales figures, reader/blogger/editorial reviews, and a one-stop repository of links to author platform pieces, publicity, buzz, and anything else acquisitions professionals would want to know about each book and author. All of this makes it easy for acquisitions pros to locate self-published books which fit their content needs, and then identify which of those books are trending positively in terms of sales and reviews.