Melcher Media is a book packager and publisher in New York City, New York, founded in 1994 by
Charles Melcher. The company’s focuses include theater-, movie-, and TV-related books; environmental titles;
pop-up books; and DuraBooks.
The company has produced more than 175 titles, including 30 ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' best sellers, such as
''An Inconvenient Truth'' by Al Gore (
Rodale), ''The Wisdom of Sundays'' by Oprah Winfrey (
Flatiron
Flatiron or flat iron may refer to various things, often in the shape of a wedge:
Objects
*Clothes iron
* Hair iron
Places
* Flatiron Building, New York City, at the intersection of 5th & Broadway
**Flatiron District, New York City, named afte ...
), ''The Mamba Mentality'' by Kobe Bryant (MCD/
FSG), and ''Martha Stewart's Organizing'' (Houghton Mifflin), as well as the official companions to ''Hamilton'' (Grand Central), ''Stranger Things'' (Del Rey), and ''Wicked'' (Hachette).
Melcher Media is known for highly visual, innovative, and physically distinctive books, such as a pink faux-alligator binding of ''Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell,'' a gold-embossed double-gatefold cover for ''Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh,'' and J.J. Abrams's ''S.,'' which contained more than 22 inserted artifacts.
Future of StoryTelling
Melcher Media founded and produced The
Future of StoryTelling (FoST) summit, an exclusive gathering of highly influential people that are shaping the way that technology is revolutionizing human communications. Organized around a series of intimate, high-level discussions with inspiring speakers, as well as immersive experiences, this participatory summit will expose top-tier individuals and corporations to the new ideas and technologies that are driving the storytelling renaissance in the digital age.
DuraBooks
In 2004, Melcher Media received for a waterproof book-binding technology, known as DuraBooks. Using synthetic paper, DuraBooks are durable yet also recyclable. The most prominent DuraBook titles include Michael Braungart and William McDonough’s
''Cradle to Cradle'' (North Point) and ''Aqua Erotica: 18 Stories for a Steamy Bath'' (Three Rivers).
Cradle to Cradle Design uses DuraBook technology as an example of an
"upcyclable" product.
[Donadio, Rachel, “Saving the Planet, One Book at a Time,” The New York Times Book Review, July 9, 2006.]
Awards
*2008: New York Book Show, First Place, Cookbook, ''Deceptively Delicious''
* 2008: New York Book Show, Second Place, Photography, ''Illumination''
* 2008: New York Book Show, Second Place, General Books, ''
The Sopranos
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* 2008: New York Book Show, Third Place, Gift Book, ''Shakespeare’s Genealogies''
* 2006: AIGA Fifty Books/Fifty Covers, ''Avenue Q''
* 2005: AIGA Fifty Books/Fifty Covers, ''Wicked''
* 2005: American Photo, 10 Best Photography Books of the Year, ''Individuals''
External links
Melcher Media website
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Book publishing companies based in New York City
Publishing companies established in 1994
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1994 establishments in New York City