AuthorHouse
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| Parent company | Author Solutions |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | fiction, non-fiction, children's books |
| Official website | www |
AuthorHouse, formerly known as 1stBooks, is a self-publishing company based in the United States. AuthorHouse uses print on demand business model and technology.[1]
History
Originally called 1stBooks, the company was founded in Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in January 1997. Its first e-book appeared in June of that year. In January 1999, it started using print on demand technology to produce paper books. AuthorHouse's website states the company has published 60,000 books by 40,000 authors.[2] The company opened an office in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom in May 2004. In December 2005, AuthorHouse was 'nominated' by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for the Small Business of the Year Award.[3]
The California based investment group Bertram Capital purchased AuthorHouse in 2007 from Gazelle TechVentures, which had owned AuthorHouse since 2002. Later that year, Bertram established Author Solutions and acquired one of AuthorHouse's competitors[4] - iUniverse - before relocating iUniverse's operations to Indiana in early 2008.[5]
Brandewyne lawsuit
In August 2006, a U.S. Court ordered AuthorHouse to pay $240,000 in punitive damage as well as $230,000 in actual damage to romance author Rebecca Brandewyne and her parents for publishing a book by her ex-husband that was 'harmful' and libelous of them. AuthorHouse was also ordered to pay $20,000 each to Brandewyne's parents for the damage. Although the court acknowledged that AuthorHouse employed a business model that placed a degree of responsibility for the content of works upon the authors, in this case they found that AuthorHouse had failed to act when it was informed that the book might include libelous content.[6]
References
- ^ Glazer, Sarah (April 24, 2005). "How to Be Your Own Publisher". The New York Times Book Review.
- ^ Self Publishing – AuthorHouse Book Publishing Company
- ^ "Indiana Chamber Names Small Business of The Year". Inside INdiana Business. July 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ Milliot, Jim (September 9, 2007). "AuthorHouse acquires iUniverse". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Rich, Motoko (January 27, 2009). "Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab". New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
In 2008, Author Solutions, which is based in Bloomington, Ind., and operates iUniverse as well as other print-on-demand imprints including AuthorHouse and Wordclay, published 13,000 titles, up 12 percent from the previous year.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kirch, Claire (August 8, 2006). "AuthorHouse Ordered to Pay Up". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2009. [dead link]
External links
- AuthorHouse - official site
- AuthorHouse United Kingdom
- Author Solutions
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