Able Press Consulting

David S. Bernstein, Principal

David is a long-time editorial and communications professional, specializing in small businesses, advocacy organizations, and politics. His editorial expertise spans a wide range of genres, including business, current affairs, history, politics, coaching, psychology, religion, and popular culture.

David has worked for large publishing companies and publications, including Wiley, McGraw-Hill, The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, and SmartMoney magazine. He also has the insight of an entrepreneur, having launched and managed four businesses. With the combination of these skills David brings the ability to understand the full needs of potential authors, and to structure editorial and publication plans that work for a wide range of individuals and organizations.

In addition to running Able Press, David is the Publishing Director of The New Pamphleteer, a venture that publishes pamphlets and in other innovative formats. Previously he was Executive Vice President of web-based publisher iConnect.com, and the founder and editor of Diversity & Division, a political journal. David holds an MBA from New York University.

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The Able Team...

    ... consists of simply the best  professionals working in the publishing industry. We work with talented and experienced editors, designers, copyeditors, and more as needed on a particular project. And because our stable of talent is large and flexible, we can bring in the people who are best suited to your particular project -- whether your genre is marketing, self-help, politics, or anything else under the sun -- we can assemble the right team to make your project a success.

What folks are saying  

"David is the kind of editor that authors dream about having:

He took the time to understand not only my subject, but also my long-term goals as an author and for my business. He has been a great partner in my success. 

Kim George, author, Coaching Into Greatness: 4 Steps to Success in Business and in Life

"David gave me a candid assessment and solid recommendations.  

Because he told me the truth all along the way I knew that when he told me, ‘You got it.’ on my marketing copy I really had.  Thanks!"

Michelle Randall, executive coach and author