Adams Press has always been a family-owned and operated company. Jim, Ann, and Tom Kepler followed the lead of founder Joe Goodman and his niece Beverly Freid in maintaining direct, personal contact with each of our authors.
Our team
Jim Kepler
Principal
Jim Kepler is a veteran writer and editor, coauthor of a half dozen books, college writing instructor, and former literary agent and representative for major book publishers. He understands book publishing from concept to cash register.
Tom Kepler
Designer, Art Director
Tom Kepler has taken home awards for typesetting and publications design. A former art director for a book packaging house with over thirty titles under his belt and ad agency layout artist responsible for consumer, pharmaceutical, and realty accounts, he also designs ebooks and websites and keeps up with social media and digital branding.
Ann Kepler
Principal, Editor, Project Manager
Ann Kepler brought three degrees (Phi Beta Kappa) and years of award-winning writing and editing experience to her work as project manager. She wrote ten books on a variety of topics and edited dozens more.
Read more about Ann here.
You can feel confident entrusting your work to a team of professionals who not only love books but understand precisely how they’re made, what makes them sell, and what it takes to turn your book into a source of pride and a wonderful feeling of accomplishment.