BookZone, a Web hosting and digital publishing services vendor that targeted independent publishers, is selling off its assets and will shut down operations. Launched in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1994 by founder and chairman Mary Westheimer, BookZone started as an early online book retailer before adding a full range of electronic publishing, e-commerce and back-office software services.
Westheimer blamed personal health problems for her decision to shut the business. She said she was selling major assets of the firm, including its Web hosting services, to Aesir Networks of Longview, Tex. BookZone executive managers have already left the company and, Westheimer said, only technical staff remained.
