Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:28:28 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: But Tell Us What  You Know...
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

>
>>>> swstiles at comcast.net 04/26/07 10:20 PM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
>To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
>Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:03 PM
>Subject: [WSFA] Re: But Tell Us How You Really Feel ...
>
>> >
>> >>>> twhite8 at cox.net 04/26/07 7:00 PM >>>
>> >Michael Walsh wrote:
>> >
>> >>  Meisha Merlin has announced they're closing (see
>> >www.locusmag.com, or
>> >>  go their website:
>> >http://www.meishamerlin.com/meishamerlin.html ,
>> >>  which appears to be designed around IE ... don't say
>anything,
>> >>  please, I beg you ...)
>> >>
>> >>  One response, the second comment here:
>> >>  http://www.meishamerlin.com/meishamerlin.html
>> >
>I haven't been paying attention to the book publishing scene
>in the past many years, but while I was at RavenCon last
>weekend I noticed there were nothing *but* small press books
>on display in the dealers' room. Just *who* are the major
>small press (if that isn't an oxymoron) publishers these
>days? And is this a viable alternative for writers, if not
>as profitable as the major players, or just a step above the
>vanity press?

It's fascinating development  - and I'll try to post something about it
later today.

>There seems to have been an explosion in this area, but I
>haven't been paying attention (I get the feeling that the
>small press *comics* are a debt creating, semi-prozine
>proposition).

mjw