What the closure of Small Press Distribution means for readers.

Depending on which corners of literary social media you frequent, yesterday’s breaking news that SPD (Small Press Distribution) was going under was either an enormous surprise or a predictable tragedy, but the suddenness of the news was a shock to everyone. Effective immediately, the 55-year-old distribution house—which served over three hundred small and independent presses, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-03-29 13:17:08 UTC ]
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