Edelweiss Price Hike Roils Industry - Publishers Weekly

Speechless.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There our inquisitive kitty pilot found a post about Edelweiss platform.

 

According to the post by Claire Kirch with Jim Milliot and Nathalie op de Beeck, Edelweiss has increased the prices for it's services for publishers between two and four percent in the past year. This is affecting the budgets of many publishers, particularly the smaller and university ones.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is speechless about the huge increases."

 

Note: This a long, long, long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Edelweiss 

Collective and Co-op Publishers Find Strength in Numbers - Publishers Weekly

They're helping each other.

On his way home through the Catosphere Panzer stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site.There our traveling kitty boy found a post about indie publishers.

 

According to Nathalie op de Beeck's post, small and indie publishers are forming collectives and co-ops. It helps them work together and survive in the big publishing atmosphere.

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know they're doing this."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll probably want to plan to take a rest after you finish reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Publishers 

Small Press Distrubution Shuts Down - Publishers Weekly

It's not easy to run a small company.

Panzer found some unfortunate news at the Publishers Weekly site today. The Small Press Distribution shut down last week. 

 

According to Jim Milliot's post the SPD shut down immediately on March 28. The post includes quotes from Kent Watson, executive director, about the closure. As the name implies the company distributes materials for small press, but this has proved to be nearly impossible in today's book climate.

Panzer says, "An immediate closure will cause a lot of problems for small presses."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read today.

To read the post tootle over to Small Press Distribution

In Face of NEA Cuts, Small Presses Worry About Their Futures - Publishers' Weekly

Today Panzer was taking his afternoon nap when his cat bed was shaken by screaming and crying coming from the Catosphere. Our sleepy kitty jumped in Panzermobile and headed out. Following all the noise took him to the Publishers' Weekly (PW) site. There he found a post about the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Cats had nothing to do with him. You did it.

According to the post by Jason Boog, President Donald Trump's budget for the U.S. government has been given to Congress. As rumored earlier, the President's budget cuts all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and, therefore, effectively closing the agency. This proposed budget will certainly have a negative impact on small presses. Small presses receive money through sources who themselves receive NEA money. Some presses will be forced to close and others will be tightening their own budgets.

Panzer says, "Umm ... I wonder if there's even more bad news for writers and publishers in this budget."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to NEA cuts

Starting Your Own Publishing Business

We'll start our own business.

Panzer was over at the e-bookbuilders blog today. He found an interesting post about starting your own publishing business. On March 20 my bad boy told you about a post by Spencer Madsen at The Toast blog about starting your own small press. Today's new post is an excellent companion to the first one.

The e-bookbuilders post has links for articles about setting up your business, writing a business plan, picking a name, and how to setup your business in the U.S. and Canada. There's also information on book distribution, publicity, and more.

If you're looking for in depth information to set up a publishing business, tootle over to A Publishing Business

Starting Your Own Small Press

Do you still want to do it?

Panzer brought home this post by Spencer Madsen at The Toast blog.

Madsen tells you the good, the wrong, and the just plain ugly things he did starting his small press.

Do you always want to go with the cheapest printer? How many copies of an author's books should you order? What price should you charge to make a profit? Madsen answers these questions and a lot more.

Panzer says, "By the time you get to the end of Madsen's post, you'll have learned everything you need to know to start your own small press."

Warning: this is a very long post, so bring a huge cup of tea with you.

To learn about starting your small press, tootle over to A Small Press