Galaxy Press
Encyclopedia
Galaxy Press is a trade name set up to publish and promote the fiction works
of L. Ron Hubbard
, and the anthologies of the L. Ron Hubbard
Writers of the Future
contest.
The company was separated from Bridge Publications
in the early 2000s, and is a business name of Author Services Inc.
which is, in turn, completely owned by the Church of Spiritual Technology
. Bridge now focuses solely on Hubbard's Scientology
and nonfiction works.
They published The Kingslayer as an audio-book in 2003 as well as L. Ron Hubbard Master Story-Teller, a coffee-table book by William J. Widder.
In 2004 they published a new edition of To The Stars as well as in audio-book form.
In 2008, they announced they would be releasing eighty volumes containing the works Hubbard wrote for pulp magazine
s, at the rate of four titles every four or five months. The release is scheduled to be accompanied by a $1.9 million dollar marketing campaign, including commercials on such programs popular with middle school children as Transformers and SpongeBob SquarePants
. John Goodwin, the president of Galaxy Press, stated that the sale and marketing of the books is not intended to recruit people into the Church of Scientology
. The profits from the books will go toward marketing future fiction books and to Applied Scholastics
, a nonprofit organization that promotes Hubbard's ideas regarding education.
of L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
, and the anthologies of the L. Ron Hubbard
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
contest.
The company was separated from Bridge Publications
Bridge Publications (Scientology)
Bridge Publications, Inc. is a Californian 501 non-profit corporation. It is based in Los Angeles, California, and is the Church of Scientology's North American publishing corporation. It publishes the Scientology and nonfiction works of L. Ron Hubbard...
in the early 2000s, and is a business name of Author Services Inc.
Author Services Inc.
Author Services Inc. represents the literary, theatrical and musical works of the late Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Church of Spiritual Technology....
which is, in turn, completely owned by the Church of Spiritual Technology
Church of Spiritual Technology
The Church of Spiritual Technology, also known as CST, is a Californian 501 non-profit corporation, incorporated in 1982, which owns all the copyrights of the estate of L. Ron Hubbard. The CST is doing business as L. Ron Hubbard Library...
. Bridge now focuses solely on Hubbard's Scientology
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
and nonfiction works.
They published The Kingslayer as an audio-book in 2003 as well as L. Ron Hubbard Master Story-Teller, a coffee-table book by William J. Widder.
In 2004 they published a new edition of To The Stars as well as in audio-book form.
In 2008, they announced they would be releasing eighty volumes containing the works Hubbard wrote for pulp magazine
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
s, at the rate of four titles every four or five months. The release is scheduled to be accompanied by a $1.9 million dollar marketing campaign, including commercials on such programs popular with middle school children as Transformers and SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
. John Goodwin, the president of Galaxy Press, stated that the sale and marketing of the books is not intended to recruit people into the Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
. The profits from the books will go toward marketing future fiction books and to Applied Scholastics
Applied Scholastics
Applied Scholastics is a non-profit corporation founded in 1972 to promote the use of study techniques created by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction author and the founder of the Church of Scientology...
, a nonprofit organization that promotes Hubbard's ideas regarding education.