欧美小出版社初探

Research on Small Presses In Europe and America

通过对国外小出版社的考察,探究并比较小出版社及其相近概念,介绍国外小出版社的历史与现状;分析小出版社出现的原因及其存在价值;认为小出版社的出现几乎伴随着整个出版业的出现,并与出版技术以及社会文化发展密切相关,是出版产业的重要组成部分。

Based on an investigation of small presses in Europe and America, the paper introduces the history and the present situation of small presses, explores and compares the term of ＂small press＂ and some similar concepts; analyzes the reasons and the value of its existence; points out that small presses appeared along with the emergence of the publishing industry, and have been closely related to the publishing technology, social and cultural development. In a word, small presses are an important part of the whole publishing industry.