Byron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher.
11 Facts About Byron Preiss
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Byron Preiss founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of ibooks Inc Many of his projects were in the forms of graphic novels, comics, illustrated books, and children's books.
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Beyond traditional printed books, Preiss frequently embraced emerging technologies, and was recognized as a pioneer in digital publishing and as among the first to publish in such formats as CD-ROM books and ebooks.
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In 1971, while Byron Preiss was teaching at a Philadelphia elementary school, he conceived, and with Jim Steranko, produced an anti-drug comic book, The Block, designed for low-level reading skills.
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Byron Preiss founded Byron Preiss Visual Publications in 1974 to publish original works, including Weird Heroes.
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Byron Preiss published children's books by celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jane Goodall, Jay Leno, LeAnn Rimes and Jerry Seinfeld, and worked closely with such established illustrators as Ralph Reese, William Stout and Tom Sutton.
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Byron Preiss was co-author, with Michael Reaves, of the children's novel Dragonworld, with 80 illustrations by Joseph Zucker.
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In 1982, Byron Preiss published The Secret, a puzzle book that combined 12 short verses and 12 elaborate fantasy paintings by John Jude Palencar.
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The remaining nine boxes have yet to be found, and reportedly Byron Preiss was the only one who knew where they were when he died.
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Byron Preiss edited the recording of the audiobook The Words of Gandhi, released by Caedmon in 1984 and narrated by Ben Kingsley who won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording for the work.
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Byron Preiss was married to Sandi Mendelson, with whom he had daughters Karah and Blaire.