Byliner is a digital publishing company specializing in compelling works of original fiction and nonfiction written to be read in a single sitting. These stories range between 5,000 and 30,000 words, and are sold as Kindle Singles at Amazon, Quick Reads at Apple's iBookstore, and NOOK Snaps at BN.com. Written by some of the most accomplished writers working today, Byliner Originals tackle compelling stories from the worlds of culture, technology, politics, business, sports, science, crime, adventure, and more.
Byliner.com consists of curated archives of the best fiction and nonfiction writing, organized by writer. It allows readers to easily find, read, share and buy new and classic stories by their favorite authors.
Our Team
- John Tayman Founder & CEO
- Ted Barnett COO & Co-founder
- Mark Bryant Editorial Director & Co-founder
- William Melody CTO
- Mimi Dutta Creative Director
- Kevin Smokler Marketing Guru
Executive Editors
Editors-at-Large
Associate Editors
Our Investors & Advisors
- Josh Felser Founding Partner, Freestyle Capital
- Dave Samuel Founding Partner, Freestyle Capital
- Jeff Clavier Founding & Managing Partner, SoftTechVC
- Charles Hudson Venture Partner, SoftTech VC
- Russ Siegelman CEO, Santa Rita Ventures
- Karl Jacob CEO & Founder, Coveroo
- Andrew Anker Chairman, Ebates
- Nion McEvoy Chairman & CEO, Chronicle Books
- Josh Quittner Editorial Director, Flipboard
- Daniel Okrent Writer & Editor; former Public Editor, New York Times
- Robert S. Boynton Director, New York University's Literary Reportage program
- Thor Muller CTO & Co-founder, Get Satisfaction
