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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Founder | John Gordon Dorrance (1890-1957) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania |
| Publication types | Books,ebooks,audiobooks |
| Fiction genres | Fiction,non-fiction,poetry,how-to,business,children’s literature,coffee table books |
| Imprints | I-Proclaim Books Red Lead Press RoseDog Books Whitmore Publishing Company[1] |
| No. of employees | 73 |
| Official website | www.dorrancepublishing.com |
Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc. is aPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, United States–basedbook publishing company. The company publishes both traditional printedbooks as well asebooks.
Dorrance Publishing was founded by Gordon Dorrance in 1920. The Catalogue of Copyright Entries for that year lists "Dorrance & company, inc." publishing worksThe Pocket Chesterfield andBroken Shackles.[2] Dorrance set up the company after a work he was editing did not complete publication withScribners.[3]
The company was established in Philadelphia and periodically changed address within Philadelphia and environs. By 1989 it was located in Monroeville, outside Pittsburgh. By 1991, the company's address was in Pittsburgh.[4]
They have been accredited by theBetter Business Bureau (BBB) since 1995.[1] The BBB lists them as having started in June 1989, and also operating under the alternate publishing imprint names I-Proclaim Books, Red Lead Press, RoseDog Books, and Whitmore Publishing Company.[1]
Gordon Dorrance, the founder of Dorrance Publishing, was portrayed by actorPierre Watkin in an episode ofI Love Lucy entitled "Lucy Writes A Novel."[5]
A total of thirteen Dorrance Publishing titles have become bestsellers on Amazon Kindle.[6]
In 1930, Dorrance publishedProhibition Punches: A Book of Beverages by Roxana B. Doran, member of theWomen's Christian Temperance Union.[7]
In 1947, Dorrance publishedAway From the Here and Now byClare Winger Harris, who is credited with being the first woman science fiction writer to use her given name in their publications.[8]
Dorrance Publishing does not attempt to hide its charges and makes no claims of selecting clients based on potential for commercial success.[9][10]
As of May 2022, Dorrance Publishing has an A− rating with the Better Business Bureau with 70 complaints filed against them.[11]
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