Kenn Amdahl hatched Clearwater Publishing Company in 1990 to publish his book There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings after 89 publishing companies and agents rejected it. That book has been selling steadily ever since, with total sales approaching 100,000 copies. It is often credited with inspiring all the books for Dummies and Idiots, although we like to think it was the first bestseller BY a dummy or idiot, unless you count political memoirs. Clearwater is in Broomfield, Colorado (“Where Boulder goes to bowl!”). If you’re looking for a DIFFERENT Clearwater, try looking here.

We remain a small but plucky company. Although Kenn still works in his basement, we also own a warehouse in Broomfield, Colorado and are proud of our forklift (nicknamed “Jumpy” after football legend Jumpy Gathers). Think of Clearwater as that tiny family-owned restaurant hidden far from a shopping mall that you only tell your best friends about. Or that quaint winery you discovered on vacation, the one housed in an old church on a dead-end street, run by three retired sisters. You know what we mean.

We don’t do celebrity books or anything with “Ten Simple Steps…” in the title. Our books are not for everyone. We love books, we love to read, we love to laugh. We only publish well-written and engaging books on subjects we think are important. Most of our books explain dull subjects in a clear, entertaining way. They are aimed at people who love to read and who learn best by reading. Many people read our books just for the fun of it, without any burning desire to learn electronics or algebra. But most buy our books out of desperation, when they’re failing a class and need someone to explain things to them in a way they can understand.

Our titles are recommended by Encyclopedia Britannica, The Whole Earth Review, National Science Teachers Association, The Math Teacher, and dozens of others. We ship most orders within 24 hours.

Clearwater Publishing Company Inc.
PO Box 778
Broomfield, CO 80038

303 436 1982

fax 917-386-2769