Help with distributing a book in the UK
Jul 28 2007 03:30
Hi all, so i've knocked off a book, it's an exciting history of anarchism and libertarian socialism in New Zealand in the 1960s and 1970s. It's due out in the next few months. I've done it independently thru katipo books so i need to get it distributed over in the UK. Yeah, i know not many people outside NZ will be interested in it, after all NZ is a tiny, unimportant and pretty backward country, but an odd anarcho historian might be. And anyway, it covers most of the global trends in anarchism and lib socialism in "western countries" like influence of the Situationists, Yippees, UK Solidarity etc. And unlike most books on anarchism in the 1960s, it's based on primary research (esp. interviews and correspondence) so that gave me an opportunity to blow away a number of myths about 1960s anarchism.
Who would be the best distributers for my book in the UK? I guess AK Press (UK division) -- but are there any others? Any help would be appreciated -- ta.
(not sure where to put this topic -- doesnt really fit in any forum)
Jul 28 2007 19:25
#2
Hi Skraeling
We publish a monthly review and listings newsletter called, Hobnail Review: A Guide to Small Press & Alternative Publishing from an Anti-Authoritarian & Libertarian Left Perspective. We have a circulation list of 2,000 which covers the UK, USA, Aus and parts of mainland Europe. We would love to receive a review copy.
Hobnail Press, Box 208, 235 Earls Court Rd, London SW5 9FE, UK
You may also wish to send any pamphlets and periodicals published in NZ for a listing. Send me your address and I'll send you some back copies.
Jul 28 2007 22:39
#3
edit: redundant post
Jul 29 2007 11:57
#4
thanks Catch and playinghob. haven't heard of Hobnail Review b4, but will send u a review copy.
This forum's fine.
I'd go for AK Press and Freedom in the first instance. There's other distributors but I don't know much about them.