Jim Baen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jim Baen

American publisher and editor

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jun-2006

Profession: writer, editor, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Patrick Baen (| be?n |; 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.