About

THE START
- We had been working for others for several years. It finally dawned on us that all our beliefs could only be realized if we controlled our own destiny. The combination of golf expertise and book publishing experience gave credibility to the idea of the startup. Books remained our passion. But it was more than the passion that gave birth to this company.

TEAMWORK
- From the beginning, we recognized that success would come from building relationships based upon honesty and integrity with accomplished authors, award-winning photographers, illustrators, and designers. It is a mutual respect and understanding in developing personal and lasting relationships with our clients and customers.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE- With nearly 20 years of golf and book industry experience, Harbor Links is committed to providing the highest quality and extraordinary commitment to the marketing, publicity and sales of its books. We are committed to a work of the highest quality.

PERSONAL TOUCH
- In keeping with its philosophy of strong personal relationships, Harbor Links will produce only 4-6 books per year in its first 24 months. Our books will focus on the wonderful traditions of golf, interesting personalities, architects and courses of historical significance. We will produce history books for clubs, associations, organizations, corporations that reflect the story they want to tell. Our regional titles will focus on the beautiful land of the Great Lakes as well as historical books that will highlight important people and events. Other regional books will focus singularly on individuals or places of interest.

SALES SUPPORT
We have developed a strong customer support base with our suppliers in the industry. Leading distributors will ensure that Harbor Links books will be available in all major markets. Our team will produce custom-designed marketing pieces to help promote the quality books we publish.

COMMITMENT TO EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
- At Harbor Links, we take great pride in our commitment to editorial excellence. Our editor works extensively with authors to provide editorial guidelines, monitor deadlines and consult with them during research, photo gathering and writing. Cataloguing and indexing are key components to our books organizational structure.

PASSIONATE PEOPLE, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
- From a simple start, Harbor Links is committed to being the authors, photographers and illustrators publisher. They are the reason we exist. The customer is the reason we publish.

Principal of the Company
Brett Marshall

Brett Marshall has extensive experience in the fields of journalism and golf. He has been a sports writer for newspapers in Kansas (1974-1984), has implemented two state golf association magazines and served as the editor for both. For 15 years, he was executive director of two state amateur golf associations ­ in Kansas and Michigan, making valuable contacts within the golf industry. In 1997, he served as President of the International Association of Golf Aministrators, a group comprised of leaders of state and regional golf associations.

For the past two and one-half years, he has been the Golf Editor and Executive Editor of Sleeping Bear Press and Clock Tower Press, overseeing the editorial process of more than a dozen books in that time frame. Several of the books published under his guidance have been nominated and/or won national book awards from various organizations.

Brett Marshall has been a competitive golfer for more than 20 years and has traveled and played extensively throughout the United States and some overseas. From an operational standpoint, Brett has overseen a company with a $1.6 million dollar budget and a staff of 10 employees.