It seems that there have been a few interesting blog articles on starting your own publishing company around the web. Personally, there is nothing I would enjoy more than starting my own publishing company, but reading blog entries about remortgaging one's house, when I can barely pay my rent is very daunting. The idea of being a competent, independent and hopefully successful company is very enticing. What's more, working from a small office, not having a boss, not having to adhere to bureaucratic and administrative rules...what a dream!
If anybody out there is keen to start their own publishing venture and likes the sound of being independent then now is probably as good a time as ever to start. The independent publishing - and more recently independent bookselling sector - have been flourishing. Ventures such as Faber's Independent Alliance is drawing small publishers and booksellers together to try and compete with conglomerates like Penguin, HodderHeadline, RandomHouse and HarperCollins. For an interesting article and more information on the Independent Alliance read Andrew Franklin's article for The Guardian. Andrew Franklin is the founder of Profile Books, one of the most successful independents in the trade. It is an article well worth reading.
But back to the subject matter, as I have managed to get distracted. One account of a successful independent's journey to establishing itself in the trade comes from Clare Christian and her company The Friday Project. Her account is posted on Charkins blog and can be read here. Another good article also comes in the form of a blog from the small independent publishers Snowbooks, which can be read here.
Check them out and who knows, that indie start-up dream may be just on the horizon.
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They're a great place for new writers to approach too. Maia Press have been fantastic in supporting me since accepting 'Asboville' in February.
Intersting. Maia Press definitely rings a bell, but perhaps some research on both the publisher and "Asboville" is required along with a new blog entry. Thanks.
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