There are a great many small presses already, so perhaps trying to work with an imprint(s) that's already established might be an option?
I worked in bookstores (indie and a few chains) back when. The indies had a *lot* of small press titles for sale. As someone who enjoyed browsing in my off hours, I made many discoveries per small press…
There are a great many small presses already, so perhaps trying to work with an imprint(s) that's already established might be an option?
I worked in bookstores (indie and a few chains) back when. The indies had a *lot* of small press titles for sale. As someone who enjoyed browsing in my off hours, I made many discoveries per small press titles.
The thing is, there are a couple of big conglomerates that dominate publishing now, but small presses are still around, and are often great sources for books that the conglomerates would never touch. It's similar to indie record labels vs. the ginormous corporate entities that just keep getting bigger.
There are a great many small presses already, so perhaps trying to work with an imprint(s) that's already established might be an option?
I worked in bookstores (indie and a few chains) back when. The indies had a *lot* of small press titles for sale. As someone who enjoyed browsing in my off hours, I made many discoveries per small press titles.
The thing is, there are a couple of big conglomerates that dominate publishing now, but small presses are still around, and are often great sources for books that the conglomerates would never touch. It's similar to indie record labels vs. the ginormous corporate entities that just keep getting bigger.