Forming Byblio Press

Byblio Press is a non-profit corporation created in 2024 by Dr. Peter Bylsma, an experienced author in the public sector, after he worked with several independent companies to publish books he wrote as a private citizen. He found these companies did not provide high-quality services, communicate with him in a timely manner, provide the royalties he expected, nor keep the promises they made. Dr. Bylsma developed the idea for Byblio Press to create books for audiences around the world and keep operating costs to a minimum. The mission and operations of Byblio Press were closely examined by the IRS, which then granted the company tax-exempt status.

Forming the Team

Dr. Bylsma works with a small staff of contracted experts and organizations that excel in the fields of writing, editing, graphic design, publishing, web programming, language translation and marketing. Driven by a shared purpose, values, and mission, the Byblio Press team works quickly and efficiently to help authors get their books to the market as quickly as possible while maximizing their profits.

Behind the Finances

As a non-profit company, Byblio Press can afford to keep fees for publishing low: all proceeds pay the professionals and systems doing the work of publishing each book, and all royalties generated from all versions of each book (print, e-book, and audio) are returned to the authors. As a tax-exempt organization, all donations are either put right back into the organization or used to pay some of the expenses normally charged to authors. We continue to inspire, inform, and transform our world, one book at a time.

Behind the Name

The term “Byblio” was derived from the ancient Phoenician port city Byblos, the center of book publishing in the ancient world because of its production of papyrus. The city’s name in Greek means “book” and is how the Bible got its name. Byblos is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and is located in Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Beirut.