New York, NY May 10, 2012—LID Publishing, Inc. announced as part
of their growth plans in the US, Karl Weber has taken on the position as
Editorial Board Chairperson. In his new role, he will oversee the
quality and content of the company¹s publications. Mr. Weber will
advise on titles for LID¹s publication plans, help with the strategy
and development of the company in the US, and work with other board
members to achieve the successful progress of the company within the
business sector.
LID was founded in Spain in 1993 and is a leading business book
publisher in Spain. Following on the success of LID in the UK, with 18
published titles since its launch in September 2010 and managed by
Martin Liu, LID reaches the US with a program both in English and
Spanish. Raquel Avila has also joined the company as its General
Manager this year. Ms. Avila is responsible for spearheading publishing
projects in the business category for authors and companies in the US
market. Additionally, she will manage LID Speakers Bureau in the US.
About Karl Weber
Karl Weber, president of Karl Weber Literary, is a writer, editor, and
book developer with over twenty-five years' experience in the book
publishing industry. He is an expert in general-interest non-fiction
publishing, specializing in topics from business and personal finance to
politics, current affairs, history, autobiography, self-help, and
personal development. Before founding his company, Weber served as
managing director of the Times Business imprint at Random House
(1994-1997), where he helped to launch one of the industry's most
successful business book programs. Among the books he produced for Times
Business are Hope Is Not a Method, a widely-praised management guide by
former U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Gordon Sullivan and Colonel
Michael Harper (later a Broadway Books paperback), and How To Start and
Run an Investment Club by Tom O'Hara and Ken Janke of the National
Association of Investment Clubs (over 200,000 copies in print).





