Getting a financial jolt of $5 million in funding from strategic and private investors, liveBooks, Inc., has made several announcements centered around the new funding. The company specializes in creating websites that allow creative professionals to promote and manage their businesses online.
With the funding, liveBooks has announced that they have lowered the cost of entry into the liveBooks suite and service so that any professional can now afford a liveBooks site; Introduced a subscription-based service to eliminate the need for front-loaded monetary commitments; Launched pre-designed site offerings with unrivaled choices in terms of number, design and utility; and broadened its market reach with new, creative professional industriessuch as graphic design and interior design
The company explained that the net result of these changes is that every creative professional now has access to an affordable solution designed to differentiate their online offer, without the need to get involved in the technology of running a website.
"We have been impressed with liveBooks’ approach to the photography industry and believe that a liveBooks site is a great solution for anyone selling a visual product to manifest their unique brand on the Internet,” said Laura Shore, senior vice president of communications at Mohawk Fine Papers. "Our strategic relationship with liveBooks is an important component of our effort to expand our sphere of influence beyond paper products and to incorporate a 360-degree focus on products and services related to the graphics industry."
The company is now also offering an array of pre-designed themes and layout options with subscriptions priced at$39 a month. liveBooks is also extending this pricing flexibility to its customized design customers who want completely unique sites that are both visually stunning and true manifestations of their brands. Single customized sites will require a one-time design fee plus a subscription charge.
