Eric Kampmann entered book publishing through an entry level sales position at the Viking Press in 1970. He became Assistant Sales Manager there and then in 1974 moved on to St. Martin’s Press as Director of Sales. In 1977 Eric moved to Simon & Schuster as National Sales Manager where he focused his energy on building a sales organization that could deal with the significant sales growth at S & S. In 1980, he was promoted to the position of Vice President, Director of Sales.
Eric has worked with independent publishers since 1981, first as the President of Kampmann & Company, then as one of the architects who engineered National Book Network’s growth in the early 1990’s. Eric is the President of Midpoint Trade Books, which is in its 13th year as a successful book distributor, and currently represents more than 250 independent publishers. He is also the President of Beaufort Books, Inc.
Eric is the author of The Book Publishers Handbook: The 7 Keys to Publishing Success and Trail Thoughts: A Daily Companion for Your Journey of Faith. Eric has taught book publishing courses at Harvard, Columbia, Hofstra and New York University. He has also served on panels at PMA University, SPAN, and other venues.