About

Brain Trust Books is a small publishing house based in Portland, Maine. With the average publishing advance at $5,000 and the average first print run at 3,000 books, the founders of Brain Trust Books didn't see a huge advantage to going with a typical publisher. Add in the fact that most publishers don't put a big marketing push behind a first-time author (and consequently about half of those 3,000 books can end up getting pulped) it was an easy choice, and, thus Brain Trust Books was born. The company focuses on unique and engaging titles that have a shot at going big.