ABOUT
Imprimatur Publishing Consultants guides organizations through all facets of the publishing process, from strategic planning through performance analysis. We have over 25 years managing award-winning publishers in professional, business, trade, and textbook publishing, across books, journals, magazines, versioned and digital deliverables, working with start-ups to billion-dollar imprints on both short-term and long-term agreements. IMPRIMATUR is steeped in the operational language of P&Ls, ROI, ROMI, subrights, and performance metrics, and specializes in publishing program start-ups and turnarounds .
Our core focus continues to be improving quality, production, and performance.
Robert D. Clouse
Founder and Principal
One of four publishers featured in Book Business magazine's cover story, "The Innovators: Publishers Reshaping the Industry," Mr. Clouse has worked with publishing companies large and small, including ASCD, Brookes Publishing, Cengage, Corwin Press, NCTE, HarperCollins, Little,Brown, SAGE Publications, Scott,Foresman, Solution Tree, and Thomson. He has launched three publishing start-ups, and is the founder and CEO of Stonefly Press, a trade imprint in the outdoors industry. As an advocate for an integrated, aligned products and services portfolio, his expertise extends to sales, marketing, distribution, and professional services. His print and digital publications have received over 100 industry awards, including more than a dozen book-of-the-year awards.
David Beacom
Partner
For more than 15 years, Mr. Beacom served the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as Chief Content Officer (formerly Publisher) and Associate Executive Director. There, he played the lead role in establishing a standout book-publishing program, including the launch of a new line of children’s trade books. Prior to NSTA, he spent two decades with the National Geographic Society, including lead creative and editorial voice in education. In addition, he managed the NGS strategic relationship with the McGraw-Hill companies. Moving from editorial to management during his NGS tenure, David effected a bottom-line turnaround for an educational group that had suffered heavy losses for several years running. A former elected President of the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), he served on the AAP’s Learning Group Executive Council, including one year as co-chair, following AEP’s merger with the School Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP).