Butler Books is a Louisville, Kentucky-based full service publisher of trade nonfiction and illustrated books. Since 1989, the company has published hundreds of titles spanning a wide variety of subjects, including History, Photography, Biography, Sports, Travel, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Health and Fitness, Children's, Medicine, Cooking, Women's Issues, Spirituality and more.
The company adopted Minerva Books, LLC as an imprint in the fall of 2004. Minerva operates as the commercial book publishing company for the University of Louisville and its faculty.
Co-founder Bill Butler, who died in July of 2009, began publishing books in 1980. A former advertising agency executive, Butler directed several Louisville book publishing entities throughout the decade before founding his own, Butler Books, in 1989.
Bill authored 11 books for Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, Viking Penguin, William Morrow, Summit, and Crown. He published over 300 titles under the Butler Books imprint, and designed, produced and marketed custom-packaged books for hundreds of clients around the world, including private individuals, corporations, associations, museums, trade groups, churches, fundraising organizations and major Manhattan publishers.
Carol Butler, also a co-founder of Butler Books, now serves as its President and CEO. She is an attorney and executive editor with over 15 years experience as a professional project and event director.
Carol previously served as a Special Assistant to the Mayor of Louisville and as a Special Assistant to the President and Director of Special Projects and Events at the University of Louisville. Prior to serving in those positions, she practiced law for several years, and served as General Counsel to the Majority Leadership of the Kentucky House of Representatives and to the Kentucky Industrial Development Finance Authority. In 1981 she became the first woman to serve as General Counsel to a Kentucky Governor, John Y. Brown, Jr.
William P. (Billy) Butler serves as Vice-President of Butler Books, and is in charge of the company's marketing, office management, order fulfillment and distribution.
We welcome correspondence via mail, email, telephone and fax.
Butler BooksP.O. Box 7311
Louisville, KY 40207
Office address:2640 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
telephone: (502) 897-9393
fax: (502) 897-9797
email:Carol K. Butler, President and CEO: ckbutler@aol.com
William P. Butler, Vice-President: wpbutler000@aol.com
You may address general inquiries to
ckbutler@aol.comShipping Information:
Butler Books guarantees your satisfaction with your merchandise purchase. You may return any item you purchase online for exchange or refund.
All orders ship via US Postal Service unless otherwise requested. Our standard shipping method, by Media Mail, typically arrives within 7 days, but may take up to 2 weeks.
Priority Mail and Express Mail shipping options are also available, however the rates will be higher. Priority Mail typically takes 2 days to arrive and Express Mail is typically overnight. Please allow one business day to process your order (e.g. An order placed Monday for Express shipping will be sent on Tuesday for arrival on Wednesday).
All rates listed are for the continental U.S. only. Orders shipping to Hawaii, Alaska and other countries will incur additional shipping charges. Please contact us for international shipping rates.