The Game Over Books '24 Fundraiser

Game Over Books is a small Boston-based press run by nerdy artists who have worked since 2017 to uplift, support, and publish diverse voices. Getting these incredible books into the hands of readers is a crucial part of a successful press’s mission, but unfortunately on March 28, our distribution partner, Small Press Distribution (SPD), closed with no advanced warning. SPD folded with no plan to pay its debts—Game Over Books didn’t even receive the mass email SPD sent to presses that day with the announcement. An insult to injury, we found out on Twitter.

Along with approximately 400 other small presses who worked with SPD, Game Over Books has been left in a precarious situation. It is unlikely we will be paid for several months worth of books sold by SPD, and will likely have to pay additional fees for shipping remaining catalog from a warehouse, back to us.

We are setting a goal of $5000, which to be perfectly frank is just a guess at what the costs of this setback are going to be for us as a press. This disruption comes at a perilous time for small presses, when the bookselling landscape continues to evolve and squeeze out the little guy.

We will be using these funds to:

-Ship our books from the warehouse back to GoB HQ

-Pay set-up fees for our 40+ titles after we find a new distributor

-Pay author royalties for books sold by SPD in the previous financial quarter

We are but one press out of many who are struggling to survive in the wake of SPDs abrupt closure. If you can support us now, we’d be eternally grateful. Other things you can do to help are to share this fundraiser, buy GoB books from our store at gameoverbooks.com, and boost our posts on social media to help us get the word out.

Endless thanks for your support. We’re here for the long haul.