| iAuthor Ltd. | |
| Company Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Publishing |
| Founder: | Adam Kolczynski |
| Website Type: | Content discovery Social networking eBooks Advertising |
| Location: | London, United Kingdom |
| Advertising: | Native advertising |
| Language: | English |
| 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]
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]
iAuthor has a corporate partnership with Book Aid International,[11] [12] donating to literacy-related causes organised by the charity.