Regal Crest Enterprises, my publisher, has negotiated a contract with Bella Books and Distribution. Bella is the distributor for 13 lesbian presses, including their own line of books.
Having RCE now part of this distributor means when GLBT friendly bookstores make their orders, they will have access to RCE books via the website and the catalogs. They did before, only now they won’t have to play distributor hop. We all like one-stop shopping, eh?
The book publishing and distribution game gives me headaches and threatens already endangered brain cells. It is not just a simple matter of printing them and sending them out and getting money. It is about sales, marketing, distribution, and waiting a long time to see financial gain for the efforts.
See? Headache now.
Note: Those who use Firefox vs IE (shudder) will experience some menu problems with the new Bella Books and Distribution website. While the site looks freakin’ great, I hope they are able to resolve the issue.
Oh, and while you can buy books from the Bella website, I recommend getting them from Star Crossed Productions, a bookstore, instead.
Linkage:
Bella Books and Distributing
— Publishers listing
— RCE listing
Star Crossed Productions