iUniverse is the leading provider of digital content technology and service. We provide the technology for authors, publishers, businesses, and anyone else who wants to get the most from their content. The company is the champion of customized content and the infrastructure for creating new value form the content universe. The company has a wide range of partnerships including Barnes & Noble, Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books Worldwide), Adobe Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Publishers Group West and Microsoft . With more than 350 employees worldwide, iUniverse has operations in Silicon Valley, CA; Lincoln, NE; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; and Shanghai, China.

Services

For Businesses: iUniverse provides businesses with the technology infrastructures to create sell and market content over the Internet. The company’s customized capabilities include providing users and consumers’ access to content in multiple formats including eBooks, XML files, Adobe Acrobat Reader, audio books and bound books. iUniverse’s customized content can be distributed through many channels, including WAP-enabled devices such as handheld computing devices and cellular phones.

For Writers: With its use of advanced technologies, iUniverse is changing the face of publishing. iUniverse eliminates the need for lengthy press et-ups, long print runs, and long waiting periods. At iUniverse, writers submit a manuscript, design a cover and have it printed as a paperback. The book is ready for sale and distribution in about three months. Authors now have the power to decide what should be published and what should remain in print.

iUniverse provides writers with an extensive suite of resources and support, such as online writing courses, an author’s tool kit, and access to an online community of authors including America Online. It gives writers the ability to publish, market and distribute their books to a global audience through the iUniverse Web site, Barnes & Noble.com, amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and more than 5,000 independent booksellers.

Strategic Alliances

Microsoft
Barnes & Noble
Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books)
America Online
Ingram Book Group
The Small Publishers
Association of North America
Yack.com
MediaBay (audio books)
Harlem Writer’s Guild
America Online
Barnes & Noble.com
Adobe Systems
Lightning Source
Writer’s Digest
Screaming Media.com
Association of Journalists and Authors
Pricewaterhouse Cooper
Baker & Taylor
Harvard University Press
Columbia University Press

For more information, please visit our website at www.iuniverse.com