Talk:List of English-language small presses

Why separate from Small Press?
Why is this separate from the very slender information at Small press? --Wetman 10:19, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * I guess because this is a list, but Small press really needs expanding. I'll try to get to it soon. Filiocht 10:41, Oct 20, 2004 (UTC)

It's good practice to separate lists from topic articles - there's a reference for that 'policy' somewhere. Charles Matthews 11:05, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * From what I've seen you do Charles, I imagine you could make a significant improvement to Small press. Filiocht 11:19, Oct 20, 2004 (UTC)

Request
Will you look into our small press, Press 53, to see if we can be added to this list? Thanks. www.press53.com

Article needs clarification
I dont think this list is appropriate for WP. does it include or exclude vanity presses, online publishers? what are the criteria for inclusion, besides having an article listed? if thats the only criteria, then it needs to be a category. red links are ok, esp. if the red link has a sentence following it about the press. the number of small presses is likely to be much larger than this list, so unless its fairly carefully sourced, its almost useless. im not gonna do anything now, but i would recommend deletion, after being sure all publishers are listed in appropriate categories (havent checked categories yet). Or, allow red links, specify in summary more clearly the criteria (english language, us only, 5+books per year, current only, poetry and fiction primarily; that kind of specificity), and rename (List of English language small press publishers currently operating, or List of English language small presses) Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:33, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I just also noticed that while the original heading said "real articles" a lot of the publishers here just have links to their websites. so why would someone not allow red links,but do allow external links? doesnt make sense. i would recommend that people not remove red links from this list any more. the external link seems fine to me, but it would be better to have a red link followed by an external link, which i may do. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:44, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

cleaned up article a bit. if my clarifications stand, i do think its worthy of inclusion. talking to myself again, i see. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 18:00, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

questions about List of small presses
Hi and thanks for writing, I was editing poetry and related lists for a long time. I believe my rationale for List of Publishers was that even though there was no article to some of the red links, I actually searched them out on the WWWeb and found legitimate articles or websites which proved their notability etc. So instead of re-writing them and placing an article on Wikipedia, I put the web link on the (dead article) red link and had it show up as a active blue link, so at least researcers could find them and read about them. This was done on a few other "Lists" as well. Unfortunately, I thik a lot of the dead link entries are a one time thing by Users who originally did not know the system and have not returned to check up on their entries. Don't be too harsh on your editing, the main purpose here is to expand the knowledge of the world, so every little bit helps. Thanks again. WayneRay (talk) 11:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry just read this page after answering you, I think that if we add the web link after the red link there should be an explination at the top of the main page so someone like me doesn't go and change your re-editing, sorry again WayneRay (talk) 11:42, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Look at this one, I will check it out for editing of red links as well List of publishers of children's books WayneRay (talk) 11:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Eidolon
There weren't any redlinks at the moment, but I put in Eidolon Publications, which has done some science fiction work, including Howard Waldrop. I don't have the time or info right now to actually make a page for them, sorry. Artemis-Arethusa (talk) 15:15, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

That's ok though, I will remove the bars and leave black text until it is written WayneRay (talk) 03:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh yeah, thanks, that's more sensible anyway. Another publisher which I haven't put on the list is Dreamhaven Books, based in Minneapolis.  They're primarily a bookseller, but they also have published books and chapbooks, including significant works by Neil Gaiman and Peter S. Beagle. Artemis-Arethusa (talk) 14:28, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Move and editing
I finally got around to moving this article and a similar one, list of publishers, to more accurate titles. i dont think these moves are controversial. they spell out the exact meaning of the list. however, i do want to trim out some of the externally linked publisher names. while i understand the goal of expanding knowledge and helping research into small presses, this type of list needs to stick to notability as closely as possible, due to it being about a category that is constantly changing, with ephemeral companies, and contains many nonnotable (though obviously MEANINGFUL, in the sense of expanding literature, esp. at its cutting edge) publishers. if an externally linked publisher is notable, an article, even a stub, needs to be written, or a redlink with a brief line indicating notability needs to be added. i think that external links belong in the stub articles only. otherwise, the publisher needs to be listed in requested articles for creation. having too many external links turns this into a sort of link farm. i checked this article, List of blogs and its closer to what i am imagining this list needs. i will move incrementally on this, and want to hear comments.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 04:23, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

How many books?
I added in One Body Press as they have a few titles from a few different authors, but I would also like to add AEG Publishing, but they are new and only one have one title/author. How many books should a small press publish or how many authors before they meet the criteria? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.13.69.132 (talk) 05:36, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Add Pound Press?
I’m trying to find information on Pound Press, Bloomington, Indiana. It published in the 80s and 90s and perhaps earlier and later. I’ve found 2 books with that imprint, but can’t find any information on the publisher itself.

The College of Beer: The Story of Nick's English Hut, Bill Weaver, Softcover, Pound Press, Bloomington, IN, 1990. No ISBN

International Center of Photography Encyclopedia of Photography, Jerry Mason, Published by A Pound Press Book / Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, USA, 1984 ISBN 10: 051755271X / ISBN 13: 9780517552711 Wagshurster (talk) 02:55, 26 October 2019 (UTC)