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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. | + | A '''small press''' is a [[publisher]] with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the [[United States]], this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts. Small presses are also defined as those that publish an average of fewer than 10 titles per year, though there are a few who manage to do more. |
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+ | The terms "small press", "indie publisher", and "independent press" are often used interchangeably, with "independent press" defined as publishers that are not part of large conglomerates or [[multinational corporation]]s. Defined this way, these presses make up approximately half of the [[market share]] of the book publishing industry. 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. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Amateur press association]] | ||
+ | *[[Association of Little Presses]] | ||
+ | *[[Bill Bird]] | ||
+ | *[[British small press comics]] | ||
+ | *[[Fanzine]] | ||
+ | *http://thecoffinfactory.com/ The Coffin Factory | ||
+ | *[[List of literary magazines]] | ||
+ | *[[List of English language small presses]] | ||
+ | *[[Literary presses]] | ||
+ | *[[Mimeo Revolution]] | ||
+ | *[[Private press]] | ||
+ | *[[Small magazine]]/[[little magazine]] | ||
+ | *[[Small Press Distribution]] | ||
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A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the United States, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts. Small presses are also defined as those that publish an average of fewer than 10 titles per year, though there are a few who manage to do more.
The terms "small press", "indie publisher", 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. 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.
See also
- Amateur press association
- Association of Little Presses
- Bill Bird
- British small press comics
- Fanzine
- http://thecoffinfactory.com/ The Coffin Factory
- List of literary magazines
- List of English language small presses
- Literary presses
- Mimeo Revolution
- Private press
- Small magazine/little magazine
- Small Press Distribution