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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing, Catalog book sales |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Defunct | May 8, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Port Townsend, Washington |
Key people | Michael Hoy, President, Book editor Lou Rollins, Proof reader Gia Cosindas, Publicist |
| Products | Books |
Loompanics Unlimited was an American book seller and publisher specializing in nonfiction on generally unconventional or controversial topics. The topics in their title list included drugs, weapons, survivalism, anarchism, sex, conspiracy theories, and so on.[1][2][3] Many of their titles describe some kind of illicit or extralegal actions, such as Counterfeit I.D. Made Easy[4] and Opium for the Masses, while others are purely informative, such as Uninhabited Ocean Islands, How to Buy Land Cheap and The Muckraker's Manual (recommended by Stewart Brand).[5][6]
- ^ Clarke, Robin (27 August 1993). "Anarchy Reigns at Loompanics". Chicago Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Efron, Sonni (5 January 1992). "Manuals Fit for Mayhem--by Mail". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Associated Press (8 September 1991). "Publisher Profits From Horrifying And Bizarre". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Luger, Jack (1990). Counterfeit I.D. Made Easy. Loompanics Unlimited. p. 137. ISBN 0915179903.
- ^ Brand, Stewart (24 September 1985). "Do your own muckraking". Albuquerque Journal. p. 51.
- ^ Frauenfelder, Mark. "Loompanics". Street Tech: Gareth Branwyn & Peter Sugarman's Tech Review Site. Retrieved 26 March 2021.