Beyond Words Publishing, founded in 1984 by Richard Cohn and Cynthia
Black to publish body, mind and spirit books, is becoming an imprint of
Simon & Schuster's Atria Books. Under the agreement, Atria will
have world rights to publish and distribute Beyond Words's frontlist
and backlist titles. Cohn, publisher and CFO of Beyond Words, will
report to Judith Curr, executive v-p and publisher of Atria. Black,
president and editor-in-chief, will continue to oversee editorial.
Beyond Words, with offices in Hillsboro, Ore., and the motto "inspire to integrity," will publish 10-15 books a year with Atria. The company has published more than 200 titles.
Beyond Words and Atria have already collaborated, publishing three titles in Dr. Masaru Emoto's Water series, Hidden Messages in Water, True Power of Water and Secret Life of Water, which combined have 500,000 copies in print.
Cohn said that the "blending" will "allow our authors' works to inspire a larger, global audience."
Beyond Words, with offices in Hillsboro, Ore., and the motto "inspire to integrity," will publish 10-15 books a year with Atria. The company has published more than 200 titles.
Beyond Words and Atria have already collaborated, publishing three titles in Dr. Masaru Emoto's Water series, Hidden Messages in Water, True Power of Water and Secret Life of Water, which combined have 500,000 copies in print.
Cohn said that the "blending" will "allow our authors' works to inspire a larger, global audience."