1aspirit
The situation was mentioned in "Exploring Books Through Articles". However, I thought it might help to highlight it as a new topic.
"On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution:
Adam Morgan Talks to Small Press Publishers About What Happens Next" by LitHub
https://lithub.com/the-small-press-world-is-about-to-fall-apart-on-the-collapse-...
The publishing industry is taking deep hits.
I'm not sure if the lumber shortages for paper, worker shortages and strain from disease and bad management decisions, transportation blockages from major accidents, and political hostility against books are the cause, effect, or both here.
Anyway, this will probably affect what types of books are available, when, and where.
"On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution:
Adam Morgan Talks to Small Press Publishers About What Happens Next" by LitHub
https://lithub.com/the-small-press-world-is-about-to-fall-apart-on-the-collapse-...
The publishing industry is taking deep hits.
I'm not sure if the lumber shortages for paper, worker shortages and strain from disease and bad management decisions, transportation blockages from major accidents, and political hostility against books are the cause, effect, or both here.
Anyway, this will probably affect what types of books are available, when, and where.
2aspirit
Sidenote: There are still travel advisories on Florida, which also continues to make headlines for its book censorship. I think it's interesting the state was named as the vacation spot in LitHub's article, because to me, it suggests a level of willfull ignorance by the publishing editor that limits how much sympathy can be sent her way by book buyers in general.
3aspirit
Oh, wow.
Indie publishers have about a week to request their Small Press Distribution (SPD) titles be sent to them by Ingram if they don't want the books destroyed. The delivery will be at the publishers' expense, and it seems it must be paid within the next 60 days. The publishers will need to hurry to find places for the books.
An estimated 300,000 books that were at the SPD warehouse "likely belong to publishers that are no longer operating, and, without anyone around to claim them, will simply be destroyed," PW reported.
Source:
"SPD Client Presses Race to Claim Books as Ingram Drops a Tight Deadline" on Publishers Weekly
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/articl...
Indie publishers have about a week to request their Small Press Distribution (SPD) titles be sent to them by Ingram if they don't want the books destroyed. The delivery will be at the publishers' expense, and it seems it must be paid within the next 60 days. The publishers will need to hurry to find places for the books.
An estimated 300,000 books that were at the SPD warehouse "likely belong to publishers that are no longer operating, and, without anyone around to claim them, will simply be destroyed," PW reported.
Source:
"SPD Client Presses Race to Claim Books as Ingram Drops a Tight Deadline" on Publishers Weekly
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/articl...
6anglemark
>5 lilithcat: Sure, I didn't mean to nitpick. I just wondered whether this is a global phenomenon or local to the US. However, after browsing the articles, I see it's just the USA.
7aspirit
>6 anglemark: I'm not sure it is. The descriptions across media read to me as if a sizeable chunk of international distribution is falling apart.
Several countries rely on US for selling and buying physical books.
Will this affect imports into Europe and Africa? Chinese and Japanese exports to the USA, including academic works? This will probably worsen the problems that have been developing in moving books between the USA and Canada.
I would like a layman description of the situation. PW is American-focused but also meant for people familiar with more of the book distribution process than I am.
Several countries rely on US for selling and buying physical books.
Will this affect imports into Europe and Africa? Chinese and Japanese exports to the USA, including academic works? This will probably worsen the problems that have been developing in moving books between the USA and Canada.
I would like a layman description of the situation. PW is American-focused but also meant for people familiar with more of the book distribution process than I am.
8anglemark
>7 aspirit: Thanks, I wasn't aware of their position internationally. Anyhow, bad stuff. :(
