Small press
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| - | '''Small press''' is a term often used to describe [[publisher]]s with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the USA, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts. Small presses are also defined as those that publish an average of less than 10 titles per year, though there are a few who manage to do more.. The terms "small press" and "independent press" are often used interchangeably, with "independent press" defined as publishers that are not part of large conglomerates or [[multinational corporations]]. Defined this way, these presses make up approximately half of the [[market share]] of the book publishing industry. {{GFDL}} | + | |
| + | A '''small press''' is a [[publisher]] with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "'''indie publisher'''" and "'''independent press'''" and others are sometimes used interchangeably. | ||
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| + | Independent press is generally defined as publishers that are not part of large conglomerates or [[multinational corporation]]s. Many small presses rely on specialization in [[genre fiction]], [[poetry]], or limited-edition [[book]]s or [[magazine]]s, but there are also thousands that focus on niche non-fiction markets. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Amateur press association]] | ||
| + | * [[Association of Little Presses]] | ||
| + | * [[Author mill]] | ||
| + | * [[Bill Bird]] | ||
| + | * [[Independent Publishers Guild]] (UK) | ||
| + | * [[Independent Publishers Group]] (US distributors) | ||
| + | * [[List of English-language book publishing companies]] | ||
| + | * [[List of English-language literary presses]] | ||
| + | * [[List of English-language small presses]] | ||
| + | * [[List of literary magazines]] | ||
| + | * [[List of self-publishing companies]] | ||
| + | * [[Literary magazine]] | ||
| + | * [[Predatory open-access publishing]] | ||
| + | * [[Private press]] | ||
| + | * [[Samizdat]] | ||
| + | * [[Small Press Distribution]] | ||
| + | * [[WSFA Small Press Award]] | ||
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A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "indie publisher" and "independent press" and others are sometimes used interchangeably.
Independent press is generally defined as publishers that are not part of large conglomerates or multinational corporations. Many small presses rely on specialization in genre fiction, poetry, or limited-edition books or magazines, but there are also thousands that focus on niche non-fiction markets.
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See also
- Amateur press association
- Association of Little Presses
- Author mill
- Bill Bird
- Independent Publishers Guild (UK)
- Independent Publishers Group (US distributors)
- List of English-language book publishing companies
- List of English-language literary presses
- List of English-language small presses
- List of literary magazines
- List of self-publishing companies
- Literary magazine
- Predatory open-access publishing
- Private press
- Samizdat
- Small Press Distribution
- WSFA Small Press Award
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