Get Involved
Friends of SPD
You Can Help Keep Literature Independent!
SPD is the only wholesaler in the country dedicated exclusively
to independently published literature. We take risks on exciting
new writers, enabling their work to develop an audience and gain
recognition in the marketplace.
To become a Friend of SPD, just CLICK HERE, choose your membership level and pay with your Visa or
Mastercard during checkout. Membership is good for one year.
YES! I
want to invest in the future of small press literature!
Why is SPD important?
SPD exists to promote community-centered literature in a world
increasingly dominated by a corporate sensibility. Without SPD,
the spectrum of books available to the public would be severely
affected.
How is SPD different?
We are proud to say that the SPD Bestseller List looks like no
other bestseller list in the country. Currently our top twenty
titles include books by writers African American, Latino, Asian
American, gay, lesbian, and Native American writers. In the top
25, all the writers are living, and half of the titles are poetry.
No other book distributor or wholesaler of books in the U.S. can
make such a claim.
You can also become a Friend of SPD by mailing a check to:
Small Press Distribution
1341 7th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering at SPD, we are seeking
occasional help on our catalog production. We also seek volunteers
to work during our bi-annual Open House and during summer
inventory. Please contact vols@spdbooks.org for details.
Internships
Available
Small Press Distribution is a non-profit literary arts
organization located in Berkeley. SPD's mission is to nurture a
cultural environment in which the literary arts are valued and
sustained by providing services to literary audiences, writers and
publishers via book distribution, public programming, and advocacy
efforts. We believe that the written word, in its most eloquent
form, deserves the broadest possible readership.
Founded in 1969, we are the nation's only book distributor
dedicated exclusively to independently published literature. SPD
gives public access to the broad spectrum of literature published
today by distributing books to stores and libraries as well as
directly to readers. We take risks on exciting new writers,
enabling their work to develop an audience and gain recognition in
the marketplace.
Publications Intern
Assist in all aspects of production for SPD's widely regarded
catalog of books and magazines from literary small presses. SPD's
catalog is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, providing
intelligent, detailed commentary for more than 500 books per
season. Duties include cataloging poetry, fiction and cultural
writing titles, working with ASP databases, communicating with publishers, organizing books,
proofreading and fact checking. Taking on an entire newsletter
project is possible, depending on ability and experience.
Sales and Marketing Intern
This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more
about all aspects of sales and marketing in the realm of literary
publishing. Duties include helping to manage the SPD web site,
assisting with the production of SPD Recommends new title faxes,
sales presentations and calls to local accounts, tracking of sales
figures, creating marketing materials, copy writing, and helping
to refine the company's long term marketing and communications
plans.
Development Intern
Assist in all aspects of fundraising. Help maintain individual
membership program database using Microsoft Access. Assist in the
coordination of membership mailings. Assist in the organization of
special events, including SPD's bi-annual Open House. Duties for
events include securing in-kind donations from local vendors,
assisting in the oversight of invitation design, developing and
proofreading copy and writing press releases. Grant writing a possibility depending ability and
experience.
Operations Intern
SPD's main function as a wholesaler is to fulfill orders from
bookstores, libraries and individuals. The Operations intern will
assist in aspects of order fulfillment. Duties include picking
orders from our warehouse of over 8,000 literary titles,
maintaining our new title display room, shelving books and some
order entry. Other projects involving maintenance of SPD's book
inventory also a possibility.
Positions open until filled.
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