Above the Treeline is the company behind Edelweiss, the book industry's platform to market, sell, discover, and order new titles. We’re passionate about helping our 175,000+ users work better and read more. Our web-based analytics and workflow tools dramatically improve the discovery and buying process for professional book people (publishers, booksellers, sales representatives, professional book buyers, reviewers, and librarians).

Above the Treeline is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company proudly serving thousands of book retail outlets, libraries, and publishing houses across the United States and Europe with millions of titles - including virtually all of the currently available US Trade frontlists (i.e. upcoming titles).

Our Products:

• Catalog Services: Edelweiss is a unique digital catalog platform that publishers use to efficiently manage their catalogs and review copies as well as their sales and marketing processes. https://www.edelweissplus.com/edelweiss
• Analytics: an add-on module for publishers & booksellers that provides real-time data about how titles are performing across independent bookstores https://www.edelweissplus.com/edelweiss-analytics
• Omnibus: The bookstore operating system built for the way bookstores actually work https://www.edelweissplus.com/omnibus
• Designer: Edelweiss Designer allows publishers to seamlessly create sales materials using metadata pulled directly from Edelweiss.https://www.edelweissplus.com/edelweiss-designer
• Review Copies: https://www.edelweissplus.com/review-copies

Above the Treeline is committed to advancing diversity in the technical field, promoting an inclusive and equitable culture, and providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, genetic information or marital status.

Our Values

Build with Heart: We create value for the book industry – we do this fearlessly, relentlessly, and with passion.

• Embraces new ideas and trusts the emergent process, shows a willingness to bring creative ideas, listens deeply, and weighs all pertinent factors.
• Understands that innovation cannot happen without failure, iteration, and vulnerability. This person learns from mistakes, takes responsibility, and continuously improves.
• Willingness to respectfully question and challenge to bring improvement and positive change - models curiosity, courage, ownership, and optimism.
• Demonstrates ownership - pride of work and passion for positively influencing workplace culture, company values, and mission.
• Is not complacent in their role - displays a hunger to contribute their best work – persistent, resilient, models taking ownership and moving the company forward.

Cultivate Trust: Trust is the foundation of our organization. Our customers and colleagues depend on us to be respectful, honest, and empathetic.

• Is consistently accountable for time, effort, and contribution to Treeline’s success - makes good use of organizational resources and uses time wisely.
• Does not assume the worst in others’ words, intentions, and behaviors. Goes directly to the source and verifies intent when there are conflicts with co-workers.
• Expresses curiosity about different viewpoints, asks questions to deepen awareness, and strives to understand others without judgment.
• Cultivates strong, collaborative working relationships. Examples include paying attention, actively listening, respecting, and fostering genuine care and connection; owning up to mistakes, apologizing, making amends; holding information confidential.

Earn Respect: We act with integrity and endeavor to earn the respect of our colleagues and clients.

• Supports co-workers by actively sharing job knowledge, paying attention to circumstances with empathy, taking responsibility for inclusivity, and anticipating needs. Consistently steps up and goes the extra mile, asking colleagues what they can do to help.
• Pays attention to detail, follows through, does their job well, and does what they say they will do. This person is consistently a responsible and reliable colleague.
• Resists complacency by prioritizing progress over comfort. Drives the company forward by taking ownership, proactively solving problems, and seeking improvements.
• Role models “being the change they wish to see”: has the courage and resourcefulness to spark change – to make our products, our people, and our company better. Continuous improvement is a shared responsibility. Action is an independent one.

Open Communication: Clear, honest, timely, and respectful communication builds trust and meaningful relationships.

• Understands that speaking your mind requires equal parts brain (what to say), thoughtfulness (when to say it), and caring (how it’s said). Speaks the truth respectfully - with a sincere desire to improve themselves, others, and the company.
• Communicates directly by modeling “clear is kind and unclear is unkind” – speaks to people rather than about them behind their backs.
• Displays the courage to stay engaged and be vulnerable, even when things are uncertain, unpredictable, and uncomfortable.
• Effectively communicates needs, concerns, and schedule.

Promotes Equity and Inclusion: This value reflects our expectation that everyone in the company will take responsibility for being inclusive and equitable.

• Shows a commitment to creating a place where everyone who works here is included, respected, and treated equitably. Role models this in their daily actions and work.
• Displays resilience, curiosity, humility, and self-reflection regarding equity and inclusion. Is willing to respectfully question what is not understood, willing to engage in discussion to gain further understanding.
• Cultivates a practice of making sure different perspectives are included by creating space for others to speak and/or improving our products and services through ensuring equity, access, and inclusion.