Author Solutions Acquires Publishing Assets of Trafford Publishing

Latest Acquisition Brings ASI's world's largest catalog of titles to 120,000 from more than 85,000 authors.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (April 6, 2009) ­ Author Solutions (ASI), the world leader in indie book publishing ­ the fastest-growing segment of book publishing, announced Tuesday the acquisition of the publishing assets of Trafford Publishing of Victoria, British Columbia. Since its founding, Trafford has helped more than 15,000 authors from more than 120 countries publish and bring to market nearly 20,000 new titles.

"As more and more authors turn to indie book publishing, we are seeing strong double-digit growth in North America as well as the UK, and we believe the time is right to accelerate our international expansion. The Trafford brand gives us a platform to help more writers become published authors around the globe," said Kevin Weiss, ASI president and chief executive officer.

Established in 1995, Trafford was the world¹s first company to offer an on-demand publishing service and an early adopter of the Internet bookstore model. Weiss added, ³Trafford¹s strong Canadian and UK presence and roster of more than 15,000 authors make it a valuable addition to our family of author services brands.

In 2008, the ASI author services brands brought to market more than 21,000 new titles, including one out of every 20 new titles put into distribution in the U.S. Overall, ASI¹s catalog now includes more than 120,000 titles from more than 85,000 authors.

For more information about Author Solutions, log on to www.authorsolutions.com, or call 877-655-1722.

###