“When distributors go down, they tend to take publishers with them—the publisher’s inventory and cash are all tied up in the distributor. Jack Stoddart’s General Distribution Services filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and claimed or threatened the lives of a whole raft of publishing houses including Key Porter, House of Anansi, ECW, and Douglas & McIntyre. Just two weeks ago, Small Press Distribution, which distributed several hundred US literary presses and magazines, closed its doors. One expert quoted by the New York Times expects that 85 to 90 percent of those presses and magazines may now go under”
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