{"id":5072,"date":"2024-03-21T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:39:42","slug":"what-does-a-publisher-need-to-distribute-books-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/what-does-a-publisher-need-to-distribute-books-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does a Publisher Need to Distribute Books? (A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most small presses use a trade distributor. What do they do? What are the components of a distributor&#8217;s function? Can you do them yourself? What does a distributor do? What does a distributor look for? This week we take a look at these things and more, as we unpack distribution! (Metaphorically, although our kickass warehouse team unpacks distribution literally almost every day.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most small presses use a trade distributor. What do they do? What are the components of a distributor&#8217;s function? Can you do them yourself? What does a distributor do? What does a distributor look for? 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