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Author Solutions

Author Solutions is a supported self-publishing company whose imprints help authors publish books worldwide.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Author Solutions is a leader in supported self-publishing. Through strategic alliances with leading trade publishers, it provides authors with platforms to bring their books to readers. Its supported self-publishing imprints span five continents and nine countries, and include relationships with industry leaders such as Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Christian, as well as distributors and retailers such as Ingram and Indigo Chapters. With the Author Learning Center, iUniverse and more than 10 other supported self-publishing imprints around the globe, its imprints have helped more than 250,000 authors realize their dreams of publishing and have brought more than 350,000 new titles to market on six continents. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, its global reach includes imprints developed specifically for authors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India and Africa.

History

Author Solutions states that in 1998 the emergence of desktop publishing, digital printing and the Internet created an unprecedented opportunity for authors: self-publishing, and that Author Solutions was at the forefront of this pivotal change in the publishing industry and continues to be a global leader in self-publishing. Its imprints have helped more than 225,000 authors realize their dreams of publishing and have brought more than 310,000 new titles to market. The company describes itself as a leader in supported self-publishing, and through strategic alliances with leading trade publishers makes it possible to efficiently develop new literary talent and provide authors with platforms to bring their books to readers everywhere. Its supported self-publishing imprints span five continents and nine countries, and include relationships with industry leaders such as Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Christian, as well as distributors and retailers such as Ingram and Indigo Chapters. With the Author Learning Center, iUniverse and more than 10 other supported self-publishing imprints around the globe, its imprints have helped more than 250,000 authors realize their dreams of publishing and have brought more than 350,000 new titles to market on six continents. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, its global reach includes imprints developed specifically for authors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India and Africa.

Products and positioning

A leader in supported self-publishing, providing services that make publishing easy, affordable and available to anyone.

  • AuthorHouse

    AuthorHouse's exclusive AuthorCentric supported self-publishing process allows authors to maintain creative control of their books, from editing and proofreading to cover design and page layout.

  • iUniverse

    iUniverse publishes upward of 5,000 new titles annually; several books have gone on to be acquired by traditional publishers, and some have even been optioned for film.

  • Author Learning Center

    Listed among Author Solutions' supported self-publishing imprints.

  • WestBow Press

    Referenced by author William Sirls as the imprint through which he became a Thomas Nelson author.

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