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An anecdotal examination of a low-volume book written of someone I used to know. You can guess what also happened to their printer. [0] Dead tree carcasses with
by throwiforgtnlzy 3y ago
An anecdotal examination of a low-volume book written of someone I used to know. You can guess what also happened to their printer. [0] Dead tree carcasses with alternating dark and light patterns are quietly evaporating the way of piano tuners and cassette tapes. All "progress" is not progress, but it is that immensurable constant of life.
Perhaps independent bookshop-publishers like City Lights might want to think about finding others to go about adopting an existing printer or forming a social venture/semi non-profit POD and low-volume printer because it seems (unless I'm mistaken) they're reliant on just a few corporations like Ingram Industries to produce their wares. It's more difficult to replace lost niche capabilities than prevent the loss of a functional business that needs retooling, (re)investment, and/or more customers.
0. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_wa/602029331 https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_wa/602029331
- octopusRex 3y agoBut there was more to it than simply printing. There was the marketing to get it into bookstores, the hobnobbing, the ads, the shipping and returns. I suppose they could form a co-op and hire the talent. "When bookstores, libraries, and schools order books for their brick-and-mortar locations, they use online catalogs populated by distributors. Even further, most distributors (including SPD, before it vanished) employ sales teams that work to get copies in Barnes & Noble, independent bookstores, and other retail outlets like gift shops."