iAuthor
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Content discovery Social networking eBooks Advertising |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Founder | Adam Kolczynski |
| Industry | Publishing |
| URL | iAuthor.uk.com |
| Advertising | Native advertising |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Current status | Active |
iAuthor is a London-based tech start-up and an online book community that was launched in July 2013.[1] It is described in The Bookseller as a "Pinterest for books."[2] iAuthor connects authors and publishers to readers using crowdsourced themes[2] and book samples.[2][3]
History
iAuthor was founded by Adam Kolczynski on 18 January 2012.[4] After operating in beta mode for a few months, it officially launched on 26 July 2013, opening the platform to all authors and publishers.[1]
As of March 2016, iAuthor had users from 144 countries.[2]
Features
Partnerships
iAuthor has a corporate partnership with Book Aid International,[11][12] donating to literacy-related causes organised by the charity.
References
- 1 2 "iAuthor launches out of beta to give self-publishing authors a louder voice, venturebeat.com". VentureBeat. 26 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Startup of the week: iAuthor, thebookseller.com". The Bookseller. 7 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Share Book Samples Online With iAuthor, adweek.com". GalleyCat. 27 Feb 2015.
- ↑ "Companies House Filing History: iAuthor, companieshouse.gov.uk". Companies House.
- ↑ "Company Profile: iAuthor, theliteraryplatform.com". The Literary Platform.
- ↑ "iAuthor launches book sampling tool, bookmachine.org". BookMachine.
- ↑ "Advertising on iAuthor, iauthor.uk.com". iAuthor. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "iAuthor startup snapshot, bookmachine.org". BookMachine.
- ↑ "Self Publishing Formula, www.selfpublishingformula.com". SPF Podcast.
- ↑ "Drawing subscribers to your book-related newsletter, thebookseller.com". The Bookseller. 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "Supporters and corporate partners of Book Aid International, bookaid.org". Book Aid International. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ↑ "iAuthor Partnerships, iauthor.uk.com". iAuthor. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-10.