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Re: A "no cost" way to support diversity at ALA, IRA and other conferences - An alternate view
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From: Lyn Miller-Lachmann <lynml_at_me.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:24:05 -0500
And for those of us who don't enjoy conflict and provocation, let me add another "no cost" idea: Buzz creates buzz. Traffic creates traffic. When people pass by the booths of small presses and no customers are there, they get the idea that these publishers aren't "legitimate." These publishers may not have well-known names and resources for large booths and sponsored events--but they publish the books we want. (For instance, someone upthread was looking for early readers with Latin_at_ characters. Piñata Books, the children's imprint of Arte Público Press, has exactly what you're looking for, in English and Spanish. Check out the Mickey Rangel detective series from René Saldaña, Jr.)
You will make a neglected editor or marketer's day by visiting the small press booth and bringing those drinks and snacks their way. And make sure those purchase orders for diverse books go the way of those small presses too. Whatever haranguing accomplishes, or promises of $$ to purchase books on x, y, and z, nothing will convince the major publishers faster than seeing those big purchase orders going to a smaller, more nimble, and more responsive competitor. Plus, you're keeping valuable alternatives alive and helping to raise the number, quality, and visibility of their offerings.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann Gringolandia (Curbstone Press/Northwestern University Press, 2009) Rogue (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, 2013) www.lynmillerlachmann.com www.thepiratetree.com
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:24:05 -0500
And for those of us who don't enjoy conflict and provocation, let me add another "no cost" idea: Buzz creates buzz. Traffic creates traffic. When people pass by the booths of small presses and no customers are there, they get the idea that these publishers aren't "legitimate." These publishers may not have well-known names and resources for large booths and sponsored events--but they publish the books we want. (For instance, someone upthread was looking for early readers with Latin_at_ characters. Piñata Books, the children's imprint of Arte Público Press, has exactly what you're looking for, in English and Spanish. Check out the Mickey Rangel detective series from René Saldaña, Jr.)
You will make a neglected editor or marketer's day by visiting the small press booth and bringing those drinks and snacks their way. And make sure those purchase orders for diverse books go the way of those small presses too. Whatever haranguing accomplishes, or promises of $$ to purchase books on x, y, and z, nothing will convince the major publishers faster than seeing those big purchase orders going to a smaller, more nimble, and more responsive competitor. Plus, you're keeping valuable alternatives alive and helping to raise the number, quality, and visibility of their offerings.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann Gringolandia (Curbstone Press/Northwestern University Press, 2009) Rogue (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, 2013) www.lynmillerlachmann.com www.thepiratetree.com
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