WHO WE ARE

Echo Point Books & Media was founded in Vermont in 2002, in the basement of a log cabin on a dirt road off a dirt road. Originally an outgrowth of the environmental quarterly Green Living Journal, the business began with one part-time employee and a focus on selling damaged books through partnerships with top quality publishers. After nearly a decade of successful bookselling, in 2011 Echo Point republished its first out of print book. Now, in addition to selling books online, we are also a full-service publisher. Echo Point handles editing, design, and marketing, using our savvy with online book marketplaces to bring attention to the titles we publish.

Today we’re proud to employ over 30 people and operate out of a 45,000 square foot warehouse in a former printing factory in Brattleboro, Vermont. In addition to being one of the largest online booksellers in the country, Echo Point publishes over 800 of our own print titles, runs an in-house alternative book-binding operation, and publishes audiobooks.

At Echo Point Books & Media, we aim to help original content creators and publishers maximize their work's reach, as well as their income. With over 2 million books sold (and counting), we pride ourselves on our inside knowledge of publishing and selling books and our passion for helping our partners reach their full potential. 

 

Echo Point is firmly committed to working exclusively with human narrators. Read our statement on AI Narration here.

  • Addie Mahdavi

    HEAD OF PUBLISHING

    Addie's penchant for audiobooks originates from a deep-seated love of reading, experience in the world of theater, and a childhood with many road trips. A Middlebury College graduate with a degree in American Studies, she grew up on a farm near Brattleboro, which she visits often on trips from her current home in Brooklyn, New York. Addie’s varied range of interests—cheese, transformative justice and ping pong, to name a few—mirrors Echo Point’s eclectic catalog.

  • Fred Lee

    PRODUCTION

    Fred has been a book production professional for over twenty-five years. Before coming to Echo Point, he was the production manager at the Vermont-based Countryman Press for over twenty years. He is an addicted writer and top-of-the-set-ladder thespian-enthusiast. A native from South Burlington, Vermont, he has lived in many parts of his wonderfully self-reliant home state and is very happy to have settled in the vibrant community of Brattleboro. 

  • George Proctor

    CTO

    George is a lifelong technology enthusiast who left the corporate software development world to join Echo Point Books after playing in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign with the company’s business development manager. Echo Point was looking for new technology to support continued growth, and he was looking for less meetings! George holds a BS in Computer Science & Digital Art from Northeastern University and is a proud 9th generation Vermonter.

  • John O’Brien

    CEO

    John is a runner, book lover, and amateur chef (emphasis on amateur!). He is also an experienced business leader, and a passionate advocate for Echo Point's mission as an independent bookseller. John holds an AB in Economics & Philosophy from Georgetown University and an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

  • Mark Murdie

    COO

    Mark meets the challenges of work and life with conscious efficiency, which is highly valued at Echo Point Books & Media. When not managing staff and operations of our book sales, he loves to be outside, working with his hands, and spending time with family. Mark studied Mass Communications at Franklin Pierce College and later earned a Permaculture Design Certificate from Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, CA.

  • Max Seel

    CFO

    Max is an entrepreneur and financial operator, with a background in consumer venture capital, restaurants, and scientific research. Trading biology cells for spreadsheet cells, at Echo Point he has final editorial say-so on all the numbers in our story. Max holds a BA in English/Classics from Union College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.