We are a literary publishing house that works on the principle that great new books will be heard about and read thanks to the combined intelligence of a number of people: editors, readers, translators, critics, literary promoters and academics. We hope we can host such collaboration.
Not-for-private-profit, open to you
And Other Stories has been set up as a CIC (pronounced ‘kick’… not ‘sick’) – a Community Interest Company. This means we are a not-for-private-profit company. What gives us a ‘CIC’? (Couldn’t resist!) Making our decisions based on what we think is good writing and a good way of working. This sets us apart from shareholder-driven publishing companies. Of course, in order to be able to continue our work long-term, we certainly can’t lose money. It also means:
- our supporters can take part in determining the direction we go in
- we are ecologically minded (we use Forestry Stewardship Council paper from a UK printer; the office’s electricity is from a renewable energy provider, Ecotricity) and ethically minded (for example, we bank with an ethical bank, the Co-operative Bank)
- profits will be re-invested in the work
- the company cannot be swallowed (bought) by a larger fish
- it will work for a diverse literary culture, e.g. by supporting independent publishers, bookshops and literary events
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