Textbook Media™ was launched in 2004 by a group of textbook execs. The mission: harness current technologies to deliver digital and print textbooks at affordable prices. Using a proprietary eBook platform and fulfillment hub, it was one of the first platforms to offer a wide range of direct-to-student options as well as bookstore fulfillment. Client publishers who have used the TM platform include Academic Media Solutions, Sage Publishing, Alpha & Omega Press, and Textbook Media Press. Combined, the TM platform has successfully fulfilled over one hundred publications to over one million students.
Meet the Team
Tom Doran
Chief Executive Officer
Tom has been in educational publishing since 1981. He's worked for or with most of the major publishers and has been involved with 3 ed-tech start-ups, all of which were acquired by one of the major publishers. He's been CEO of 3 different companies, and one of his start-ups was the first to develop an e-textbook (back in the mid-nineties!). Tom started Textbook Media in 2004 and is proud of the fact that TM has successfully delivered affordable digital and print products to over one million students.
Kevin Doran
Chief Technology Officer
Kevin has worked as a software engineer and technology manager for over 15 years. He grew up in a household filled with textbooks and was infected at an early age with a need to travel. He studied Computer Sciences & History at UW-Madison and lead engineering teams in various countries, including Nigera, Lesotho, Costa Rica and Germany. In recent years he's consulted educational & legal technology companies on applied AI products, tech hiring, and e-commerce systems.
Karen Evans
Fulfillment Manager
Karen's been in the book industry since 1982, starting out in the retail bookstore environment, then gravitating to the academic community as Bookstore Manager at various colleges and universities in the Midwest. Karen enjoyed the campus environment, providing textbooks and other educational resources to students and faculty in a variety of formats. Karen took a break from academic books for a bit to work at a public library in circulation and reference, gaining experience in yet another side of the book industry. Entering the publishing side of the textbook industry in 2019 with Textbook Media Press as Fulfillment Manager was a dream come true and a natural career progression for Karen.
Get in Touch
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