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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Key people | Jahm Najafi - Owner of Najafi Companies, Daniel Shum - Najafi Companies Partner, Bill Elliott - President [1] |
| Publication types | Books, eBooks |
| Imprints | AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford Publishing, Xlibris, Palibrio, Booktango |
| Owner(s) | Najafi Companies |
| Official website | authorsolutions |
Author Solutions is the parent company of the self publishing companies/imprints AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford Publishing, Xlibris, Palibrio, and Booktango.[2] Author Solutions also maintains partnerships with traditional book publishers Simon & Schuster (Archway Publishing),[3] Thomas Nelson (WestBow Press),[4] Hay House (Balboa Press),[5] and Guideposts (Inspiring Voices);[6] as well as with Writer's Digest (Abbott Press).[7]
Author Solutions is headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, and has been owned by Najafi Companies since 2015.
Founded in 2007, Author Solutions reports publishing 190,000 titles written by 150,000 authors.[8] In 2012, Pearson acquired Author Solutions from Bertram Capital Management for $116 million.[9] It also offers a suite of "book-to-screen" services intended to provide authors with Hollywood access.
- ^ http://www.authorsolutions.com/Our-Story/Leadership-Team/m.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Our Services". authorsolutions.com.
- ^ Kaufman, Leslie (November 27, 2012). "Simon & Schuster Steps Into Self-Publishing". The New York Times.
- ^ Trachtenberg, Jeffrey (October 13, 2009). "Nelson Adds Self-Publishing Line". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Nelson, Marcia (May 14, 2010). "Author Solutions Creates Imprint with Hay House". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Guideposts Announces Launch of Inspiring Voices, a New Publishing Service". PRWeb. 18 April 2011.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (January 31, 2011). "Writer's Digest, Author Solutions Launch Abbott Press". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Bosman, Julie (July 19, 2012). "Penguin Acquires Self-Publishing Company". The New York Times.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (July 19, 2012). "Pearson Acquires Self-Publishing Vendor Author Solutions For $116 Million". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
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