iUniverse Extends Partnership with Leading Canadian Bookseller, Indigo Books & Music, to Offer Authors In-Store Placement and Book Signing Opportunities

PR Newswire — June 28, 2010

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 28 /PRNewswire/ — iUniverse, the leading book
marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, has
extended their partnership with leading Canadian bookseller, Indigo Books &
Music Inc., to provide authors in-store placement and book signing opportunities
at Indigo, Chapters or Coles bookstores across Canada. iUniverse and Indigo have
developed two exclusive publishing packages:

– Indigo Chapters Bookstore Premier Pro Publishing Package- Package
includes guaranteed stocking of the book in a Chapters bookstore for a
minimum of eight weeks. Services include professional iUniverse
paperback publishing; conversion of content to make it compatible with
Kobo – Indigo Chapters’ eReader; eligibility for iUniverse recognition
programs; booksellers’ returnability; 25 paperback copies of the
completed book; and much more.

– Indigo Chapters Bookstore Signing Publishing Package- In addition to all
of the products and services included in the Indigo Chapters Bookstore
Premier Pro Publishing Package, authors receive an in-store book-signing
event at an Indigo, Chapters or Coles bookstore. Also included are
book-signing promotional materials including posters, signage and
postcards.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Indigo Books & Music to offer our authors
these unique opportunities to reach out to readers through Canada’s leading book
retailer,” said Kevin Weiss, president and chief executive officer of Author
Solutions – iUniverse’s parent company. “This gives authors the chance to see
how their books resonate with readers, and with sales success, could lead to
additional retail opportunities.”

Indigo Books & Music Inc. is the largest book retailer in Canada with over 240
locations across Canada and operates the popular retail Web site
chapters.indigo.ca.

To learn more about these exclusive Indigo Chapters publishing packages, or to
begin publishing your book with iUniverse, log on to http://www.iuniverse.com or
call 1-800-AUTHORS today.

About iUniverse

iUniverse, an Author Solutions, Inc. author services provider, is the leading
book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company.
iUniverse has a strategic alliance with Chapters Indigo in Canada, and titles
accepted into the iUniverse Rising Star program are featured in a special
collection on BarnesandNoble.com. In Oct. 2009, iUniverse celebrated ten years
of serving authors. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, iUniverse also
operates offices in Indianapolis. For more information or to publish a book,
please visit http://www.iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS.

CONTACT:

Kevin A. Gray
iUniverse
317-246-9348
kevin.gray@iuniverse.com

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