First eBook in Distribution
She didn't just watch the digital publishing revolution. She started it.
It Began at Age Seven
Kim's publishing story starts in the family newspaper business, where a seven-year-old girl was already running a hot lead Linotype — setting type, pulling newspapers from the folder-slitter, and stamping subscriber addresses before most kids knew what a printing press was. Publishing wasn't something she fell into. It was something she grew up inside.
The hot lead Linotype — where it all began
1988 — Remote Printing Before Anyone Thought It Was Possible
In 1988, Kim founded Tele-Type, a service that enabled remote typesetting and graphic design control of printers across the country. Kinko's adopted the technology for their business clients. This was years before the internet made remote work commonplace — Kim built the infrastructure that made it real.
1998 — The First eBook Ever Distributed
From zero investment and a basement operation, Kim founded an on-demand publishing company that within one year attracted a $1 million acquisition offer. Along the way, she created the Guinness World Record-certified first ebook ever distributed — laying the foundation for what is now a multi-billion dollar global industry.
Industry Recognition at the Highest Levels
Microsoft selected her for an exclusive showcase at Book Expo America. The VP of Xerox USA personally recruited her during the Salt Lake City Olympics. She became the only print-on-demand publisher permitted on Barnes & Noble shelves and the first company authorized to produce color books for Ingram's print-on-demand division.
The mBoox™ Platform
mBoox™ is what nearly three decades of publishing innovation looks like when it grows up. Clients who commission an mBoox™ are working directly with the person who pioneered the format the entire industry is built on — not a service provider who learned it last year, but the architect who built it from scratch.
