Our publishing program creates limited editions of new and existing works by some of the most noted writers of speculative fiction. We take great care in every phase of the production process in order to craft books where the quality of the artifact matches that of the fiction itself—something we know both collectors and fans appreciate. While Vault Books is a new press, its principles have decade
s of publishing industry, business, financial, and marketing experience, which sets them apart from other specialty genre publishers. Peter Orullian was part of a two-man team that built Gleska Enterprises’ small-press publishing arm from the ground up. This included everything from editorial direction to marketing and publicity. He established and managed accounts with several web-based printing companies like Thompson Shore, as well as industry trade relationships with the BEA, AAR, Publishers Weekly, etc. He was also successful at selling into the retail channel, e.g. Barnes & Noble, which is nearly unheard of for a small press. In addition to traditional publishing approaches, Peter is also active on the forefront of current publishing trends—e.g. POD, digital—as both an instructor and participant. He’s consulted with authors and publishers on strategies for leveraging these technologies in service of their own business interests. For the past fourteen years, Peter has worked at Microsoft in the Entertainment and Devices division for Xbox. He’s spent all twelve years as a marketing professional for the Fortune 50 Company. While there, he’s led both product packaging and print strategies, as well as digital marketing strategies for major entertainment properties across games, film, and music. His work has earned innovation awards for creativity and business success in the field of marketing for properties like Halo. Peter has leveraged this expertise in service of his own fiction, which is currently being published by Tor books. He is represented by Nat Sobel of the Sobel Weber Literary Agency, who acknowledged that Peter’s own marketing and publicity plan for his most recent book was the best Nat had ever seen. By virtue of that plan and Peter’s own active involvement in the speculative fiction community over the past fifteen years, Peter has established first-name relationships with over fifty of the top genre review and news sites. Steve Diamond has extensive experience when it comes to evaluating, editing and selling books. He spent two years working for Borders/Waldenbooks, simultaneously managing the #1 ranked Waldenbooks in the country while also rebuilding a separate store in a separate city. He founded and runs Elitist Book Reviews, which has garnered several award nominations the past three years. Additionally, Steve currently serves and has served as an early reader and content editor for numerous small press authors as well as major authors known in the field of speculative fiction including; Brandon Sanderson, Tom Lloyd, Peter Orullian, Dan Wells, Steven Erikson and many others. Steve is also an award nominated author for his short fiction, and is currently published with Ragnarok Publications for his novel-length horror works. He has written for a number of small publications, was one of the first authors writing tie-in fiction for Privateer Press, and is also published by Baen. Additionally, he has collected stories for, edited and published a horror anthology as a means for garnering experience in the field. On the side, he is also a financial consultant for small publishers as they learn how to grow in this publishing economy. Add to this Steve Diamond’s depth at business financial management. He has a Bachelor’s from BYU’s Marriott School of Business—one of the top ranked business schools in the country. Steve also has fourteen years of accounting experience at all levels, and currently serves as Chief Finance Manager for Woodbury Technologies—a Department of Defense contractor which is one of Utah’s top ranked, Woman-Owned Small Businesses. In an age where small publishers are constantly facing financial hardship due to their inability to pay their authors and their lack of understanding on how to properly manage their revenues and costs, having this level of financial experience is essential. Beyond all the relevant experience, beyond even our passion for the field of speculative fiction, we’re selective about which books we choose to pursue. Of course, we’re interested in the financial success of each volume we publish. And we bring all our collective experience and passion to bear in service of that goal. However, we hold another business objective alongside our fiscal responsibilities, and that second objective is to produce books we genuinely care about. Our belief is that by investing our time, energy, and resources into books for which we have personal passion, we’ll produce more than a higher-priced collectible item. Our vision is that a Vault Book is a treasured volume. To achieve that goal, we invest ourselves. And we’re open to the collaboration and input of our authors, for whom these books will become lovely reflections of their labors.
