About Questia
Questia Media, Inc. is a leading provider of copyrighted information and educational resources for the digital age. Students, instructors, hobbyists, enthusiasts and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries rely on our products to enhance their understanding of both academic and popular subjects.
With over 8 years experience providing a digital library and online reading and research environment, as well as our dedicated staff of librarians and contractual relationships with more than 300 major publishers, Questia is without a doubt the best-positioned company for growth in this important industry.
This year, Questia implemented a revolutionary new book scanning process, and focused development on improving user experience. The end result will be rapid growth in our collection depth and breadth, and significant improvements in the experience of reading and interacting with books online.
Our current offering features:
- Over 67,000 books and 1.5 million newspaper and journal articles, available for full-text searching and reading
- A set of research tools including:
- Personal projects for organization of resources
- Online note taking
- Highlighting
- Quote/Citation capability in one of seven standard styles
- Instant bibliography production in one of seven standard styles
- Integrated Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
- A specialized product offering for secondary schools that features grade-appropriate material, integrated lesson plans tied to state and national standards, and add-on modules for Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) programs
Site statistics demonstrate our ongoing success:
- More than 500,000 subscribers since our inception
- Global coverage - subscribers come from more than 200 countries, and every continent (including Antarctica)
- Peak traffic volumes of more than 4 million unique visitors per month, with average traffic approximately 2 million unique visitors per month
- 85% of visitors are students
Our passion for our work pervades everything we do. Visit www.questia.com or www.questiaschool.com today to experience our products for yourself.
Questia History
1998 - Founded in June
1999 - Rod Canion (Compaq) invests seed capital; becomes Chairman
2000 - $135 million in venture funding; 300 employees; no product yet.
2001 - Launched product in January; venture funding dried up in September
2002 - 24 employees; implemented aggressive paid search marketing
2003 - Cash flow positive in June
2004 - Began selling to high schools
2005 - Broke $10 million in sales
2006 - 70 employees; 250,000 subscribers to date in 210 countries
2006 - Largest collection of copyright cleared books online