When it came to financing and distributing my Nova Broadcast Press books, I got something of a free ride by comparison. The Nova Bs were essentially financed by a printing company in Richmond that used downtime on their presses to print them. The company had to pay their unionized plant employees anyway, so it figured it might as well use the presses. Another incentive was that the company might earn income from the sale of the books. It also stored the  inventory, so I didn’t have to. And since the books were listed in the City Lights catalogue, another key aspect of the whole venture, I didn’t have to face the kind of small press distribution pressures you faced.

One minor clarification:  I was actually was hoping to do “The Book of Breething” for  Something Else Press when I was the SEP editor. I even contracted to do it with William before SEP went completely, officially belly up. And by then I was in no position to do it as a Nova B book. My wife was pregnant and soon to give birth. I was on unemployment and beginning to freelance as a journalist to make a living. So I was grateful that you took on the book and absolutely pleased that it was done so well.