THE SMALL BUSINESS HABIT OF WEARING TWENTY HATS: A EUREKAsiba TALK

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I think small businesses, in this case indie publishers and indie bookstores, have this characteristic in common: we’re all doing too many different things. At Europa, we’ve attempted, and I think mostly succeeded, at turning this into a strength, and certainly my own skill set and career path into publishing make me unsuited to wearing only one hat. I think the way of staffing, approaching work flow, and more intangible things like an editorial aesthetic or style of community outreach are informed by the diversity of skills we have and jobs we do.

Michael Reynold’s talk is part of SIBA in the Springtime (SITS) & EUREKAsiba, a program of bookseller education in an intimate format, designed to emphasize creative and innovative solutions to running a business. SITS takes place Monday, March 18 –Wednesday, March 20, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta Airport. Here’s a link to REGISTER!

Micheal Reynolds is the Editor in chief of independent publisher, Europa Editions. He is the recipient of numerous industry awards, and has served on the jury for the PEN/Heim Translation Fund, the Gutekunst Prize for Young Translators, and the foreign jury of the Strega Prize. He is a regular speaker at the Columbia School of Journalism’s Columbia Publishing Course, and at publishing and translation conferences in America and internationally. He is the founder of Bookselling Without Borders, a scholarship program that diversifies the culture of reading by building bridges between the American bookselling community and the international book industry. He is also an author and a translator whose published translations include three historical mysteries by Carlo Lucarelli, and Viola Di Grado’s prize-winning novel, 70% Acrylic 30% Wool.