Named PW’s Sales Rep of the Year in 2013 for his successful efforts to save the University of Missouri Press from closure, Miller represented university and indie presses in the Midwest for 45 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
My first book had been something of an accident—two or three short stories that ran together unexpectedly, hit the 25,000-word mark, and found a publisher almost immediately. It happened so fast, I hadn’t really had time to think about what I was doing. Like a lot of indie presses in 2015, my... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-01-08 09:56:36 UTC ]
The executive director of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses stepped into the void after the abrupt closure of Small Press Distribution in late March, turning her association into a go-to resource for guidance for hundreds of indie presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences• South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – as it happenedThe announcement of the South Korean writer Han Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-10 17:04:48 UTC ]
When SPD (Small Press Distribution) announced its sudden and immediate closure at the end of March, hundreds of small and indie presses were not only caught off-guard but immediately thrown into existential limbo. Publishers and authors took to whatever platforms they had available to share... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-25 16:35:33 UTC ]
The eight indie presses that made PW’s fast-growing list for 2023 thrived in a challenging business environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
During his keynote presentation at the Indie Press Caucus meeting at Winter Institute 2024 in Cincinnati, Hanif Abdurraqib critiqued the consolidation of the big houses and emphasized the importance of indie presses in the book publishing ecosystem. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
New marketing approaches and sustainable publishing were two of the main topics on the final day of the PNBA fall meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Looking back on PW’s adult lists in 2021 finds shifts among the Big Five and some gains for indie presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Barbara Kingsolver and Daisy Lafarge are in the running for Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s Laurel Prize, with the longlist dominated by indie presses from across the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 12:47:12 UTC ]
The 2021 trade campaign to mark National Poetry Day (NPD) on 7th October is spotlighting 43 new poetry books from 26 different publishers, in a year that sees more recommendations from indie presses than ever before. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-09 09:29:33 UTC ]
The first round of the £275m Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated, and sees some indie presses receiving up to £200,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 07:24:04 UTC ]
Coronavirus has stacked the odds against indie presses even further, BHP Comics publisher Sha Nasir has said, warning he will have to completely change his firm's business model as a result of the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 14:53:02 UTC ]
Sales are down for indie presses, perhaps a collective pot of money would help. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-13 16:40:35 UTC ]
Indie presses are increasingly dominating translated fiction because of the way they find and promote authors, according to an analysis of the longlists for the Booker International Prize and its predecessor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 06:05:08 UTC ]
Lucy Ellmann, Mark Haddon and Deborah Levy are among the authors on a shortlist dominated by indie presses for this year’s Goldsmiths Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 14:28:53 UTC ]
The Independent Publishers Caucus, a new advocacy organization, met during WI13 in Memphis on Monday. Topics of discussion included funding the group and developing stronger ties between indie presses and indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Changes in the distribution landscape and a spirited keynote by Newbery winner Kwame Alexander were among the highlights for the indie presses and self-published authors who attended IBPA's Publishing University April 8-9. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ben Freeman, organiser of London event, says: ‘Everyone realises the internet hasn’t killed the record industry or the publishing industry – just changed it’A fair celebrating the future of physical objects in media – from books and magazines to records and cassettes – will debut in London this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2014 the number of titles available via Smashwords grew to more than 300,000, and the site now distributes more than 100,000 authors and indie presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]