# Double Dragon Publishing

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**Double Dragon Publishing** was a Canadian-based publisher specializing in [e-book](/source/E-book) format publication. Founded by Deron Douglas in 2000, the company claimed the largest collection of titles in the [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction) and [fantasy](/source/Fantasy) categories in print, with annual sales of over 45,000 units prior to its closure in 2020.[1][2]

## History

The firm was founded as a single-imprint [small press](/source/Small_press) publisher in 2000 by Deron Douglas. The publishing house has since grown into a stable publisher with eight separate imprints, focusing on different genres, but generally within the science-fiction, fantasy, [horror](/source/Horror_fiction), and [paranormal romance](/source/Paranormal_romance) subgenres.

While specializing in eBook publication, the firm also released paperback books, graphic novels, and pocket books.

Authors included Jedaiah Ramnarine, [Gail Z. Martin](/source/Gail_Z._Martin), [J.M. Frey](/source/J.M._Frey), Danny Birt, [Geoff Nelder](/source/Geoff_Nelder), [Simon Drake](/source/Simon_Drake_(writer)), [Dan DeBono](/source/Dan_DeBono), Tony Teora, [E. Rose Sabin](/source/E._Rose_Sabin), [David Conway](/source/David_Conway_(author)), [Steve Lazarowitz](/source/Steve_Lazarowitz), Michael A. Ventrella, Ben Manning, Thomm Quackenbush, Margret A. Treiber, Gillian Duce and the late [Nick Pollotta](/source/Nick_Pollotta).

Deron Douglas sold the Double Dragon Publishing brand in 2020 and retired from the publishing industry to create fine art full-time under the name [D. Ahsén:nase Douglas](https://derondouglas.ca/).

## Electronic publishing

DDP publishes books in Rocket-eBook, Hiebook, [Adobe PDF](/source/Adobe_PDF), MS Reader, [Mobipocket](/source/Mobipocket), [iSilo](/source/ISilo), [Franklin eBookMan](/source/Franklin_eBookMan), and Palm Doc formats. While some selected texts are issued in [audiobook](/source/Audiobook) format, the majority are electronic only. Their focus on electronic format sales led [Piers Anthony](/source/Piers_Anthony) to note in 2004 that "DD is one of the best, perhaps THE best, of the electronic publishers".[3]

## Awards

- Winner, MyShelf Publishing Award, 2002
- Winner, Best Performance by a Publisher, KnowBetter.com, 2002
- Runner-Up, Wooden Rocket Award for best e-book publisher, computercrowsnest.com, 2003
- Nominated for four Eppie Awards, 2003
- Nominated for six Eppie Awards, 2004

## References

1. ["Writer Beware's Post - Double Dragon Publishing is closing down"](https://www.facebook.com/WriterBeware/posts/double-dragon-publishing-is-closing-down-the-name-has-been-acquired-by-online-di/10158661655537458/). Facebook. July 13, 2020.

1. ["Double Dragon Publishing"](https://www.fivemoons.org/?page_id=49). WP Parker. July 7, 2020.

1. ["Double Dragon Publishing"](http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/). DDP website. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200706041644/http://double-dragon-ebooks.com:80/) July 6, 2020 at the Wayback Machine.

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