BK Publishing
BK Publishing is a vibrant publishing house in the heart of Pretoria. We
are a creative team of passionate publishers, editors, linguists and
graphic designers who focus on creating quality, proudly South Africa
publications.
History
BK Publishing was founded in 2005 by Benoit Knox, during his second year at University. Since then
the publishing house has grown in leaps and bounds, producing hundreds of publications locally and
internationally. We have established ourselves as a small publishing house with a big voice in the
South African publishing industry. Since 2005, we have taken part in every yearly South African Book
Fair and have been attending the Frankfurt International Book Fair since 2014. We use these platforms
to develop new business and strengthen our networks as well as vocalise our vision for the South
African book industry. Benoit and other BK Publishing staff give regular lectures at the University of
Pretoria and other professional groups and actively support young entrants into the industry through
internships and experiential learnerships. BK Publishing has developed into two main business
divisions, Kidsmag.co.za and Preflight Books.
Kidsmag.co.za
Kidsmag.co.za is the banner under which BK Publishing develops, produces and sells a variety of inhouse books and magazines. Our flagship publications include:
• Supernova, the mag for curious kids is an educational magazine, targeted at children between the
ages of 9 and 14. The content of the magazine is fun, informative and entertaining to inspire a
culture of life-long learning. Content includes subjects such as ecology, history, sports, science,
world cultures, arts and social issues. The magazine loosely follows and enhances the school
curriculum, and is used by educators as a classroom resource.
• Highlights and High Five International are two magazines which BK Publishing imports from the
USA. These compliment our children’s book offering by allowing us to hook children into the
culture of reading at a young age. These magazines develop their reading skills to a level which is
appropriate for Supernova magazine in their pre-teen years.
• A full catalogue of our other titles is available from http://shop.bkpublishing.co.za
Preflight Books
With over 14 years of experience in the publishing industry and a collection of wonderful, original
publications to our name, BK Publishing is able to provide a full publishing service to the public and
international publishing houses through our imprint Preflight Books.
Preflight Books is perfectly positioned to provide established publishers, aspiring authors and selfpublishers the services they need to bring their manuscripts to life. We are a single contact point for a
range of professional services, including:
Publishing Strategy Planning
Publishing administration and
project management
Full Manuscript assessment
Manuscript development
Over-writing and intensive editing
Copy-writing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Book cover design
Corporate style-guides and templates
Typesetting
Graphic design
Illustration
Photography
Image correction
Printing management
Ebook creation
Marketing strategy planning
Creation of marketing materials and infrastructure
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