Profiles and news of small presses and independent publishers.
Anarchy Reigns at AK Press by Judith Rosen - 04/28/2008
In the past few years, publishers have been looking to nontraditional book outlets and direct sales for growth. But One Bay Area house, AK Press in Oakland, has been mining both from the start. The 18-year-old publisher/distributor was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1990 and opened a U.S. branch in 1994; it earns roughly one-third of its revenue from selling direct to consumers through mail...
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Intrepid Toby: Fiction & International by Judith Rosen - 04/14/2008
Between Penguin [Pearson, U.K.], Hachette [France] and the two big German companies [Bertelsmann and Holtzbrinck], publishing is international,” said Matthew Miller, founder of nine-year-old Toby Press in New Milford, Conn., one of the few small presses that is truly international in scope. Not only has Toby's list been weighted heavily toward European and Middle Eastern writers, but last...
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Zack Zook by Judith Rosen - 04/07/2008
Zack Zook took over as general manager of BookCourt three years ago, and while it was always expected he would one day run the family business, it was a bit of a surprise that Zook assumed the reins at the age of 20. During his tenure, Zook has expanded the events schedule; founded a literary journal, The Cousin Corinne, which will launch this summer; and assisted in the planning for an expansi...
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On Demand Books Signs Agreement with Lightning Source By Judith Rosen - 04/02/2008
On Demand Books, owner of the Espresso Book Machine, has signed a deal with Lightning Source that will give Espresso access to content scanned by Lightning.
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Archipelago Wins Miriam Bass; AAP Indie Meeting Set 03/25/2008
The Brooklyn-based not-for-profit literary press, Archipelago Books, has been awarded this year's Miriam Bass prize. The AAP has also announced the speaker line-up for its annual small and independent annual meeting program.
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McKenna Jordan & David Thompson by Edward Nawotka - 03/24/2008
Talk about being married to your job: on September 6, when McKenna Jordan, 26, and David Thompson, 36, say “I do” at the Dryburgh Abbey in Scotland, they will cement a bond that already has them spending most days and nights together. Jordan and Thompson are manager and assistant manager, respectively, of mystery bookstore Murder by the Book in Houston, Tex.
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