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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 2d

It’s the first of its kind and we’re honored to be here. Going (nearly) back home to West Chester, PA in just over a week for the Fall Festival & Connect sponsored by Natural Lands. See Thirty West books in all our autumnal glory on Saturday 10/18 from 1-5.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 3d

Yep

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 3d

In the span of a yawn, they pull in tens of thousands. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs like us will fawn over $100. Reject elite, embrace indie.

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 3d

Radical idea: don’t buy books on Amazon when they have deals. Buy from indie bookstores & presses instead!

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 4d

Facts. A lot of this is thankless, too, so insta-gratification fans beware

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 4d

Incomplete lists of indie publisher skills that are overlooked:

Accounting
Author relations
Bookstore relations
Binding (not everyone)
Copywriting
Event planning
Graphics creation
Inventory management
IT support
Reading (for business)
Reading (for pleasure)
Shipping
Travel

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 5d

Same Collingswood,
Different Thirty West

Two Thirty West tables. On the left is meager chapbooks and zines from 2018. On the right is a prominent display of many books.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 6d

I have a lot of reading to do this fall

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 6d

Big W in Collingswood, NJ

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 6d

Alison Lubar (left) displaying peace signs while sitting in front of the Thirty West booth at Collingswood Book Festival

Alison Lubar signing copies of their debut chapbook, Philosophers Know Nothing About Love

The Tower of Chapbooks with an autumn leaf collar standing at the Thirty West booth

Josh Dale standing and smiling behind the Thirty West booth with many books on display

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 8d

In the apt gym when the landlord is showing prospective tenants around and I get it zoo animals I fuckign get it

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 8d

So hype for this

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 8d

Thirty West’s 2nd 10 Year Anniversary is going live at A Novel Idea on 11/22 from 5-7PM. We have local legends and TW favorites. It is BYOB, prizes, no cover, and local afterparty to follow the event. Celebrate indie press & small business for one memorable night.

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 9d

Idk how hot of a take this is nor do I care:

Backlist books are just as relevant and worthy of purchase as a brand new book

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 9d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 9d

For the “I don’t have plans 11/5 at 8PM” crowd:

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 9d

Thirty West is so hype for our 10 Year Anniversary.

November 5th at 8PM EST, come in and join our 7 author reading. Readings, memories, & prizes to audience members. @chelseastickle.bsky.social @agvalentine.bsky.social @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social @seanennis.bsky.social @kristintenor.bsky.social

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 10d

We see Westies as our core readers: ambitious, kind, artsy, & know how to escape the mundane.

2025 has been tough.

Our 2025 catalog is nearly complete. If you sign up, you’ll literally get 4 books in one shipment at the end of October & 2 more in Feb.

www.thirtywestph.com/shop/p/twsub...

3 last cards depicting the Westies Book Club

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 11d

Wow a very nice 2nd #bestofthenet nomination through Nobody Thoughts magazine

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 11d

What a nice September for my writing, culminating into my first #bestofthenet nomination. Thank you
@hootreview.bsky.social and best of luck everyone!

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 11d

Before Best of the Net closes

Does anyone admit they have a nomination for me?

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 12d

Mostly sunny skies

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 12d

Thirty West has had many versions of our logos/colophons throughout the years. Here’s a nice 10 year roundup on how our logo(s) have evolved over the years. Maybe there will be more in the future. Which one do you like most?

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 13d

Featured 3 years ago in @shortstorytoday.bsky.social

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 13d

It’s interesting. Been seeing a lot of white & gray jackets in indie lit (myself included) but when I first learned about it, my professor advised not to produce white books due to proclivity of showing dirt/grime.

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 13d

This month, instead of conservatively saving $ in this volatile market, we spent at least $400 to make new and better things for our festival tables and chapbook operations. You’ll see the fruit of our labors as early as 10/4

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 14d

Can’t wait

Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 14d

Next week, see Thirty West at Booth 20 for the Collingswood Book Festival. We can’t wait to meet you at our 4th appearance.

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 15d

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 15d

Chilly days are coming. Ghoulish nights are afoot. October’s Afterimages will have a rare 5-piece roster of primarily fiction, a memoir, and a book review. Just remember: you’re not seeing double (or a ghost) just simply quality literature. @tomsnarsky.bsky.social @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social

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Josh Dale @joshdale.co · 15d

RIP Henry VIII you would’ve loved McDonalds apple pie

Portrait of Henry VIII. Notice the slippers upon his feet.

A McDonald’s apple pie that looks a lot like Henry VIII’s slippers