United Authors Publishing trading as Unbound - Administration

United Authors Publishing trading as Unbound, a crowdfunding publisher established in 2011, had its business and certain key assets acquired by Boundless Publishing Group in a pre-pack sale, ensuring continuity for authors and employees.

The company has a unique business model, allowing writers to pitch ideas directly to readers, who are then able to help fund the project in exchange for certain perks such as early access.

Allister Manson and Charles Turner of Opus Restructuring were appointed joint administrators on 10 March after the company reportedly struggled to pay authors for months. Shortly after the appointment, the administrators completed the sale to Boundless Publishing Group, which retained all existing employees and acquired Unbound’s intellectual property, ongoing customer and supplier relationships and publishing contracts, digital assets, and goodwill associated with brands such as Unbound, Neem Tree Press and Boundless Magazine.