Distributor bankruptcy hits publishers

[Dusk]

Those of you who are professional writers - or even just readers - may want to know that a big U.S. distributor of books has filed for bankruptcy, causing headaches for many big presses and trauma for small presses. Among the publishers affected are Cleis Press, which is one of the oldest and largest GLBT publishers, and Green Candy Press, which carries gay titles, among other things.

 

Here's a New York Times article about the impact on big publishers, a blog entry about the impact on small publishers, a list of the affected small presses, an abridged list of the affected big presses, and a post about Cleis's situation by erotica author Violet Blue. She mentions that Cleis is having a "buy three, get one free" sale right now. (Shipping is always free from Cleis.) Perhaps now is a good time to support Cleis if you'd been thinking of doing some GBLT book-shopping.

[Obex]

Those of you who are professional writers - or even just readers - may want to know that a big U.S. distributor of books has filed for bankruptcy, causing headaches for many big presses and trauma for small presses. Among the publishers affected are Cleis Press, which is one of the oldest and largest GLBT publishers, and Green Candy Press, which carries gay titles, among other things.

 

Here's a New York Times article about the impact on big publishers, a blog entry about the impact on small publishers, a list of the affected small presses, an abridged list of the affected big presses, and a post about Cleis's situation by erotica author Violet Blue. She mentions that Cleis is having a "buy three, get one free" sale right now. (Shipping is always free from Cleis.) Perhaps now is a good time to support Cleis if you'd been thinking of doing some GBLT book-shopping.

 

Wow....

Thanks for the heads up. . .

[Drewbie]

Thank You