Reading is not consumerism. We know this. You know this. On this Giving Tuesday and beyond, will you help sustain Atelier26 Books in its mission to publish beautiful, unusual books that linger long in the mind and enrich the literary culture?
We are a fiscally sponsored independent press, which means that we are tirelessly mission-driven and that your donation is tax-deductible.
Everything we do derives from the following core values:
1) Idiosyncratic works of quiet merit have an integral place in literary culture.
2) Literary history is largely built upon such works.
3) Print books remain relevant and irreplaceable.
4) Dynamic independent booksellers across the nation are essential to a healthy publishing climate.
5) Authors deserve liberating rights agreements and royalty structures.
Here's more (from our About page) on Atelier26, our vision, our operations, and our aims:
Funding & Long-Term Sustainability
Atelier26 is funded out of pocket, with the publisher’s share of the net profit proceeds from book sales (after our authors receive their royalties), and by tax-deductible donations from readers like you. Our editorial priorities and general operations emulate, on a significantly smaller scale, those of the finest non-profit literary publishers (Coffee House, Graywolf, Sarabande, Dalkey Archive, to name only four). Like these more established houses, what motivates us is a passionate belief in the powers and possibilities of literature (see “Our Values” above). We refuse to think of reading as just another form of consumerism. We believe literature is a value in itself and that there is a core population of dedicated readers who believe the same, and buy real physical books on the basis of that belief. For these reasons, our catalog will never be shaped by P&L statements, Delphic sales department forecasts, or Bookscan analyses, but by pure aesthetic enthusiasm. In short, ours is not the commercial model of the New York conglomerates.
Consequently, we're an extremely small operation, functioning with very little revenue. We’re confident that the beauty and power of the titles we’ve published since our inception four years ago is ample evidence of what we can do, and we find creative ways to get the word out about our books and their authors, but for all our literary enthusiasm and energy, we work with a tiny budget. Our fond hope is that we may obtain private or partnership funding or imprint status to enable the expansion of our catalog and perhaps implement a modest stipend of kinds to lend greater structure to the administrative and editorial hours that go into keeping the press in action.Meanwhile, every bit of support means the world. Please consider a donation to Atelier26 Books today. Thank you!
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