Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc. is a

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–based

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company. The company publishes both traditional printed

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as well as

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History

Dorrance Publishing was founded by Gordon Dorrance in 1920. The Catalogue of Copyright Entries for that year lists "Dorrance & company, inc." publishing works ''The Pocket Chesterfield'' and ''Broken Shackles''. Dorrance set up the company after a work he was editing did not complete publication with

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. 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. They have been accredited by the

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(BBB) since 1995. 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.

Services

Dorrance Publishing offers book production,

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, and

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services. After publication, authors’ books are made available through the Dorrance Publishing bookstore, and may be sold through other large-scale book retailers, including

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, and Barnes & Noble.

In popular culture

Gordon Dorrance, the founder of Dorrance Publishing, was portrayed by actor

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in an episode of ''

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'' entitled "Lucy Writes A Novel."

Publications

A total of twelve Dorrance Publishing titles have become bestsellers on Amazon Kindle. In 1947, Dorrance published ''Away From the Here and Now'' by

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, who is credited with being the first woman science fiction writer to use her given name in their publications.

Self-publishing contract and Better Business Bureau reviews

Dorrance Publishing does not attempt to hide its charges and makes no claims of selecting clients based on potential for commercial success. As of May 2022, Dorrance Publishing has an A− rating with the Better Business Bureau.

References

External links

* * {{official, http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/
Dorrance Publishing bookstore
Book publishing companies based in Pennsylvania Companies based in Pittsburgh