A People's Guide to Publishing

Episode 251: Why Does Publishing Create So Much Waste (and what can we do about it)?


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Largely due to consumer preference and obstinate legacy behaviors, the world of book publishing still operates on the same model from the 1800s. Mass production creates overprinting, and the ship and return model creates damaged books that don't have anywhere to go. This week, we take a look at how that happened and what publishers can do about it!
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