Jim Baen
(1943-2006)
American science fiction publisher and editor
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James Patrick Baen (| beɪn |; October 22, 1943 – June 28, 2006) was a U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983, he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, military science fiction, and space opera genres. Baen also founded the video game publisher, Baen Software. In late 1999, he started an electronic publishing business called Webscriptions (since renamed to Baen Ebooks), which is considered to be the first profitable e-book vendor.
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22 October 1943 Pennsylvania
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28 June 2006 (aged 62) Raleigh, North Carolina
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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