Baen Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen, that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy.
In the later nineties, Jim Baen embraced the newly emerging internet as a means of "spreading the word" about a book or author and created one of the first, if not the first, writer-to-fan discussion forums "Baen's Bar" capable of using a mix of technologies to support the overall promotion and interest in reading books for education and entertainment.
In recent years, beginning in mid 1999, Baen has emphasized electronic publishing and Internet-focused promotions for its publications. Its entire catalog is available in multiple formats for downloading and typically prices electronic versions of its books at or below that of paperback editions — and makes a profit doing it. According to essays on Baen's science fiction e-magazine Jim Baen's Universe, the strategy is if anything, getting stronger and more fruitful with the passage of time, contrary to initial criticisms.
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