Small Press Distribution

Small Press Distribution
FoundedDecember 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12) in Berkeley, California
FoundersPeter Howard and Jack Shoemaker
DefunctMarch 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03)
TypeNonprofit organization
Location
ProductsCatalogs
ServicesBook distribution
Executive Director
Kent Watson (c. 2021–2024)
14 (as of 2020)
Key people
Revenue
$660,000 (1999)[1]
Websitewww.spdbooks.org
Formerly called
Serendipity Books Distribution

Small Press Distribution (SPD) was an "exclusively literary"[1][2] nonprofit book distributor for the small press that operated from 1969 to 2024. It abruptly closed in March 2024.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b R ther, Barbara (December 20, 1999). "Small Press Distribution Turns 30". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on Dec 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "About SPD". Small Press Distribution. Archived from the original on Jan 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Milliot, Jim (Mar 28, 2024). "Small Press Distribution Shuts Down". Publishers Weekly.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LitHub was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (April 17, 2024). "Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?". The New York Times.