File-first publishing
Traditional digital publishing often ends when a file is delivered.
Built by a team of product innovation enthusiasts
The ReaderPub project originated within the product development environment of Julian Associates, where new software product initiatives have been designed, developed and brought to market.
ReaderPub Inc. is now focused on building a new model for web-native publishing, reading, discussion and institutional knowledge management.
Why ReaderPub exists
Digital publishing made distribution easier, but it did not solve what happens after publication. Books and knowledge publications are still often treated as files to deliver rather than assets that can remain active on the web.
ReaderPub was created to address that gap.
Reader relationships
Authors, publishers and institutions often lose visibility after access begins.
Discussion and discovery
Conversation, discovery and reader activity frequently move away from the publication itself.
Web-native future
ReaderPub helps publications remain readable, searchable, discussable and useful after release.
What we are building
Web-native publishing
Tools for creating publications that can live on the web instead of ending as static files.
Browser-based reading
A reading layer that lets books and publications open directly in the browser.
Connected discussions
Community and discussion boards for books, research and controlled-access materials.
Institutional publishing
Infrastructure for universities, libraries and organizations that publish and manage knowledge collections.
Security and access
A protection model focused on controlled access rather than routine file handoff.
Knowledge structure
Tools for connecting publications, notes, excerpts, references and long-term work.
Current focus
ReaderPub is focused on pilot projects with authors, publishers, universities, libraries and organizations that need better ways to publish, protect, read and discuss digital materials.
The goal is to work with partners who want to test web-native publishing, controlled access, community discussion and institutional knowledge workflows in real use cases.
Authors and publishers
Create web-native publications and maintain stronger reader relationships.
Universities and libraries
Publish educational materials, archives and collections with controlled access and discussion.
Organizations
Build private discussion spaces and live web assets around institutional knowledge.
Strategic partners
Explore publishing, reading, community and knowledge infrastructure for new markets.
Interested in working with ReaderPub?
ReaderPub is available for pilot projects, institutional conversations and strategic partnership discussions.