iAuthor
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Content discovery Social networking eBooks Advertising |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Crowdsourced book themes with invite functionality[2][3][5]
- Proprietary book sampler ("LitSampler")[2][3][6]
- Client-facing analytics dashboard measuring book performance[3]
- Native advertising across sponsored zones ("7dayAds") and genre-specific promotional packages ("iAuthor Impact")[7][8][9][10]
Partnerships[edit]
iAuthor has a corporate partnership with Book Aid International,[11][12] donating to literacy-related causes organised by the charity.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "iAuthor launches out of beta to give self-publishing authors a louder voice, venturebeat.com". VentureBeat. 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Startup of the week: iAuthor, thebookseller.com". The Bookseller. 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "iAuthor Partnerships, iauthor.uk.com". iAuthor.