TWENTYSIX

TWENTYSIX was a German publishing brand dedicated to giving books a home and supporting authors along their path — whether they were publishing their very first work or aiming for a contract with a large trade publisher. According to the brand's own account, more than 1,300 authors published their works with TWENTYSIX. In its later phase, TWENTYSIX positioned itself as a home for genre literature, operating dedicated imprints such as TWENTYSIX LOVE, TWENTYSIX EPIC and TWENTYSIX CRIME to give stories from these popular genres a platform and improve their visibility for readers. The brand was tied to BoD (Books on Demand), a German print-on-demand and self-publishing service provider. BoD describes itself as a platform that helps authors realize the dream of their own book, offering manuscript upload, design options, various formats, bindings and cover options, while authors retain full control over their work and decide when and how it is published. BoD states that it works with more than 80,000 authors and 4,500 publishers, prints 40,000 books per day, and has more than 100 employees across nine countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain and Norway. In 2024, TWENTYSIX was dissolved. The brand explained that genre boundaries are increasingly blurring and that the individual story, rather than the genre, is now the focus. To support both new and already published stories as well as possible, BoD was made the new home for TWENTYSIX titles. On 17 April 2024, my26 accounts including published books were moved to myBoD, and authors who already had myBoD accounts found their TWENTYSIX books in those existing accounts. From 18 April 2024, readers were redirected accordingly. Through BoD, authors gained broader support around writing, designing and marketing, including services such as plot assessments, creation of effective cover copy, online advertising and bookstore presence. TWENTYSIX therefore represents a transitional chapter in German independent publishing: a genre-focused author brand that was absorbed into a larger print-on-demand and publishing-services platform. Its legacy continues through the migrated titles and author accounts now hosted on BoD.

TWENTYSIX was a German publishing brand that, by its own account, aimed from the outset to give books a home and to accompany and support authors on their journey — whether they were publishing their very first work or working toward a contract with a large trade publisher. More than 1,300 authors published their works with TWENTYSIX. In its later phase, TWENTYSIX positioned itself as a home for genre literature. It operated dedicated genre imprints — TWENTYSIX LOVE, TWENTYSIX EPIC and TWENTYSIX CRIME — to give stories from these popular genres a platform and to improve the visibility of the books for readers. The brand was associated with BoD (Books on Demand), a German print-on-demand and self-publishing service provider. BoD describes its mission as helping authors realize the dream of their own book, offering manuscript upload, design options, various formats, bindings and cover options, while authors retain full control over their work and determine when and how it is published. BoD states that it works with more than 80,000 authors and 4,500 publishers, prints 40,000 books per day, and has more than 100 employees across nine countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain and Norway. In 2024, TWENTYSIX was dissolved. The brand explained that genre boundaries are increasingly blurring and that the individual story, rather than the genre, is now the focus. To support these new and already published stories as well as possible, BoD was made the new home for TWENTYSIX titles. BoD offered authors broader support around writing, designing and marketing, including services such as plot assessments, creation of effective cover copy, online advertising and bookstore presence. The transition was executed in April 2024. On 17 April 2024, my26 accounts including published books were moved to myBoD, and authors who already had myBoD accounts found their TWENTYSIX books in those existing accounts. From 18 April 2024, readers were redirected accordingly. TWENTYSIX thus ended as a standalone brand, with its titles and author relationships continuing under BoD.

• my26 accounts including published books moved to myBoD; authors with existing myBoD accounts found their TWENTYSIX books there.

• Readers redirected as part of the dissolution of TWENTYSIX and transfer of titles to BoD.

A home for genre literature and author support, later absorbed into BoD's broader publishing-services platform.

• TWENTYSIX LOVE

  Genre imprint for love stories.

• TWENTYSIX EPIC

  Genre imprint for epic stories.

• TWENTYSIX CRIME

  Genre imprint for crime stories.

1. 1TWENTYSIX - bod.debod.de
2. 2BoD Unternehmensseite: Das sind wir! - bod.debod.de
3. 3TWENTYSIXwikidata.org