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Self-Publisher Author Solutions Buys Another Rival

Apr 7, 2009 9:25 AM

Online self-publisher Author Solutions continued its buying spree today by acquiring rival Trafford Publishing, according to the Wall Street Journal. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Author Solutions buys a Canadian-based publisher that has published more than 15,000 authors from more than 120 countries. The move—- Trafford is a…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, author solutions, trafford publishing

Self-Publishers Merge, As Author Solutions Buys Rival Xlibris

Jan 9, 2009 12:22 AM

Leading print-on-demand publisher Author Solutions has bought rival Xlibris, the WSJ reports. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Bloomington, Ind.-based Author Solutions runs self-publishing units AuthorHouse and iUniverse. Combined, the three have released 19,000 titles last year. Philadelphia-based Xlibris has issued 20,000 titles since forming about a decade ago. It’s…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, author solutions, xlibris

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