Author Solutions Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1997

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 508

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - PPP

  • Financing Rounds
  • 10

  • Investments
  • 3

Author Solutions General Information

Description

Provider of book publishing and marketing services intended to serve the information sector. The company's service provides paperback printing services and hardcover books using the print on demand technology, services which includes pre-publishing services, publishing services, promotional services and book-selling services, enabling clients to efficiently develop new literary talent and provide authors with platforms to bring their books to readers everywhere.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
1stBooks
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1663 Liberty Drive
  • Bloomington, IN 47403
  • United States
+1 (877)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Publishing
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 1663 Liberty Drive
  • Bloomington, IN 47403
  • United States
+1 (877)

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Author Solutions Valuation & Funding

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Post-Val Status Debt

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Author Solutions Comparisons

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Provider of book publishing and marketing services intended to serve the information sector. The company's service provi
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Bloomington, IN
508 As of 2021

Salt Lake City, UT
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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Author Solutions Competitors (11)

One of Author Solutions’s 11 competitors is Hudson Printing, a Corporation company based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Hudson Printing Corporation Salt Lake City, UT
Blurb Private Equity-Backed San Francisco, CA
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Private Equity-Backed Ashland, OH
Minuteman Press International Corporation Farmingdale, NY
Pothi.com (Mudranik Technologies Pvt Corporation Bangalore, India
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Author Solutions Patents

Author Solutions Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20130246149-A1 Authentication and delivery of an electronic book Inactive 13-Mar-2012
US-20120030135-A1 Literary work of authorship having an embedded recommendation Inactive 30-Jul-2010
US-20090222368-A1 Author website in a commerce environment Inactive 29-Feb-2008
US-20090112652-A1 Project publishing system and method Inactive 31-Oct-2007
US-20090070128-A1 Community-based community project content creation system and method Inactive 11-Sep-2007 G06Q30/02
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Author Solutions Investors

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Author Solutions Investments (3)

Author Solutions’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Trafford Publishing. The deal was made on 02-Apr-2009.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Trafford Publishing 02-Apr-2009 Buyout/LBO Publishing
Xlibris 08-Jan-2009 Buyout/LBO Printing Services (B2B)
iUniverse 04-Oct-2007 Buyout/LBO Publishing
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Author Solutions Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Trafford Holdings Bloomington, IN 2010
Xlibris Bloomington, IN 1997

Author Solutions FAQs

  • When was Author Solutions founded?

    Author Solutions was founded in 1997.

  • Where is Author Solutions headquartered?

    Author Solutions is headquartered in Bloomington, IN.

  • What is the size of Author Solutions?

    Author Solutions has 508 total employees.

  • What industry is Author Solutions in?

    Author Solutions’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Author Solutions a private or public company?

    Author Solutions is a Private company.

  • What is Author Solutions’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Author Solutions is .

  • How much funding has Author Solutions raised over time?

    Author Solutions has raised $48.5M.

  • Who are Author Solutions’s investors?

    The Najafi Companies has invested in Author Solutions.

  • Who are Author Solutions’s competitors?

    Hudson Printing, Blurb, Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, Minuteman Press International, and Pothi.com (Mudranik Technologies Pvt are some of the 11 competitors of Author Solutions.

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