Recently I was interviewed by Jane Friedman’s “Hotsheet” about the dramatic closure of Small Press Distribution. Friedman dives deep into the distribution business and how it relates to various publishing models, including the literary focus of presses under the SPD umbrella. It’s certainly worth a good read; find it here. Regarding PG, Friedman begins:
Adam Robinson has been running Publishing Genius Press since 2006 and published dozens of literary books over the years. His press left SPD a few years ago to self-distribute, and he wrote in a recent blog post, “If I didn’t have a new book come out one quarter, there was very little payoff from [SPD]. More importantly, they messed up their accounting a lot.” However, in a phone conversation, he described SPD as a valuable community hub that offered connections for small presses.
Our discussion continues about PG’s relationship to SPD.
Also, read my original essay, here.
