Three days after announcing the sale of seven titles to Berrett-Koehler Publishers, PoliPoint Press in Sausalito, Calif. has reached an agreement with Paradigm Publishers to sell an additional 13 backlist titles to the Colorado-based press effective May 28, 2011. “Whether or not we can still exist depends on the revenue these sales realize,” said PoliPoint’s publisher, Scott Jordan.
“Hanging on to backlist that’s not selling well isn’t a great strategy for us at this point," Jordan continued. "Both Paradigm and Berrett-Koehler have had great success in the academic market, which is what these particular books deserve.” Jordan’s hope is that PoliPoint, which was founded in 2004, will now be able to move forward with the financial freedom to attract new authors and books that will re-establish them in the marketplace in the areas of politics and current affairs. He added that there will be another announcement from PoliPoint “in the next few days” regarding the sale of additional titles by the press.
