Allworth Press celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2009. One of the highlights of this anniversary year is a new partnership with Random House Publisher Services to have Random House handle distribution to the book trade for Allworth Press titles. To have one of the premier distributors and publishers in the world play this role is a tribute to our progress over two decades in building a viable and meaningful publishing program.
PW's article about Allworth Press' 20th AnniversaryWriters and artists don't always have their heads in the clouds—sometimes they need real world advice. At least that's the premise on which Tad Crawford founded Allworth Press in 1989. From its inaugural title, Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, Crawford explained, “I wanted to create a company to give practical advice to the creative professional.” Allworth eventually expanded its core constituency to include not just photographers, graphic designers and artists, but writers, performers and film professionals.
read more...Tad Crawford is a straightforward kind of guy who has more than 30 years’ experience in the book business. When we talked recently, he in Manhattan and I in Seattle, I was instantly comfortable, and it was easy to ask him for pointers. He’s a credible source, too: his Allworth Press has some 300 titles in print; it’s reached the significant milestone of a 20th anniversary; and it’s moved to Random House Publisher Services after using several other distributors.
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