Editorial, Media and E-Publishing Services by Genuine Journalists
New River Press started in 1990 when Paul F. Eno, an award-winning metro-daily newspaper editor in Rhode Island, decided to work from home for awhile in order to personally care for his young sons. His idea: Apply the best standards of American community journalism to the usually boring, fluff-stuffed newsletters and magazines that fill our mailboxes.
Well, not only did the idea take off, it stuck! Paul's sons grew up and joined him in the business, as have other professional journalists from time to time. Association leaders and public relations professionals alike have praised New River Press's award-winning newsletters and magazines as the most substantive they have ever seen. New River Press got into book publishing, and now radio, television, e-books and even advertising sales.
Our projects: The Rhode Island Builder Report
New
River Press's longest-running project is The Rhode Island
Builder Report, the official monthly magazine of the Rhode
Island Builders Association since 1951. New River Press took over
writing, editing and production of the magazine in 1990, when it was
12-16 pages long and printed in black and white. Since then, the
publication has won multiple awards and is going strong -- in full
color with 24-28 pages. Each month since 1990, New River Press has
covered the events, done the interviews, taken most of the photos,
written/edited the stories, and designed, laid out and pre-pressed
the magazine.
Our other newsletter/magazine projects include MAC News & Views, produced since 1999 for the Virginia-based Middle Atlantic Council of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America.
Our projects: New River Press Books and Barking Cat Books
New
River Press became an independent commercial book publisher in 1998
with the release of Wheels Up: Adventures of a Private Pilot
by James D. Nisbet. A number of non-fiction books followed by
several different authors. In 2007, we decided to branch out into
fiction and specialized non-fiction under the imprint Barking Cat
Books. Thus, in 2008, there appeared Heaven's Wave: A Novel of
the Doomsday Prophecy of 2012 by DeEarlon, and Growing Up
Italian by Dr. Ed Iannuccilli.
New River Press/Barking Cat Books was considered such a success among "small presses" that founder Paul F. Eno was invited to address the Independent Publishers Association Convention in New York City in 2008. With sweeping changes taking place in standard publishing, however, the "writing was on the wall," and it was decided in 2009 to get out of standard print publishing in favor of digital electronic publishing (e-publishing).
Our projects: Television & Radio
Using
Paul's 40 years of experience in, of all things, paranormal studies, New
River Press branched into radio in 2008. The goal: offer an
international show for intelligent people interested in the
paranormal but tired of the shallow, silly treatment of the subject
by other shows. "Behind the Paranormal with Paul & Ben Eno" debuted
on Phoenix-based Achieve Radio on June 1, 2008. The show created a
sensation because of its unique father-son dynamic, high-profile
guests and unusually deep treatment of all paranormal subjects.
The following February, the show expanded to the Providence/Boston area as Paul & Ben were invited to make WOON 1240 AM in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, their broadcast home. A few months later, CBS Radio noticed the show and contacted Paul & Ben. A separate edition of "Behind the Paranormal" debuted on CBS's "New Sky Radio" in Boston, Detroit and Seattle (and on the Internet) in November 2009. In 2010, the show expanded to the Pittsburgh market, and further expansion is planned.
Between live broadcasts, Internet listeners and podcasts, "Behind the Paranormal" has an estimated 3 million listeners. Outside the United States, Paul & Ben have large audiences in the U.K., Canada, Australia and Mexico.
Based on the success of the radio show, Paul & Ben teamed up with director/producer Braden Barty on the new feature-length documentary "Multiverse," to be released in early 2012. They also are working with director/producer Rob Cohen to develop a 3-D network television series about their paranormal adventures.
Our projects: Classes and Instruction
New
River Press has offered presentations and classes all over the
country on such subjects as "Producing Great Newsletters" and
"Getting Good Press" to basic written communication for business
people.
Recently we have partnered with the Providence (R.I.) Learning Connection to offer a fall 2011 class in "Getting Published in an Almost Impossible Market."
We are available for any-sized group, from private consultation and tutoring to large audiences.
Our projects: Advertising Sales
Filling
a need for its longstanding client, the Rhode Island Builders
Association, New River Press handles advertising sales and ongoing
advertiser accounts for The Rhode Island Builder Report
and RIBA's annual Membership Directory and Buyer's Guide.
The resulting ad lineage supports both publications, which are important member services for this influential trade association.
