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ISBN : 978-2-490855-64-3
Published : 15 October 2024
All the responses to the international survey on the precariousness of independent publishers featured in this issue can be read in the PDF document opposite.
Watch the replay of the round table on precariousness organised in September 2024 as part of the Babelica Book Fair.
The Bibliodiversité review is co-published by Double ponctuation and the International Alliance of Independent Publishers.
See all previous issues of the review here (“Transmission and renewal”, “Inclusion and Diversity in the Book Industry”, “The Alternatives. Ecology, social economy : the future of the book ?”, “Minority Languages”, “Public Book Policies”, “Self-Publishing”, “Publishing and Commitment”, “Translation and Globalization”...).
Presentation
Although independent publishing houses (with their authors) are at the heart of the creative process, they are the ones most vulnerable to insecurity. Publishers hold down several jobs in order to stay in business, earn little or nothing, are caught up in a book market that encourages overproduction, and are under-represented and under-defended.
Independent publishing is becoming increasingly precarious. And yet its contribution to bibliodiversity is well-known. Genuine “venture capitalists”, independent publishers spot the talents of tomorrow and give a voice to minorities - much more so than other publishing structures. They play an important role in the intellectual, artistic and democratic life of a country.
How can we better support independent publishing and the talent it represents ? In addition to their questions, analyses and personal accounts, the contributors to this innovative issue put forward a series of proposals to combat the precariousness of independent publishing.
