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Jim
Baen started his career in publishing in
the complaints department of Ace Books.
He moved on to Galaxy magazine in 1973,
where his editorial acumen turned the magazine
into one of the leading short story venues
of the day. He returned to Ace under publisher
Tom Doherty to run the science fiction line.
When Doherty left to found Tor Books, Jim
went with him and established its science
fiction line, purchasing its first 170 titles.
In 1984 a deal with Simon and Schuster /
Pocket Books gave Jim a chance to found
his own independent company. S&S has
distributed Baen Books ever since. Recently,
Baen Books has enjoyed a string of New York
Times bestsellers by such authors as David
Weber, John Ringo and Eric Flint. Jim also
personally worked with Jerry Pournelle,
David Drake, Larry Niven, Charles Sheffield,
Lois McMaster Bujold and many other authors
who shaped the field of modern science fiction.
In recent years Jim continued to develop
a whole new generation of science fiction
writers. 
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