Independent Publisher McSweeney's To Go Nonprofit, Which Is Great For Publishing

The announcement on Thursday that independent publisher McSweeney's plans to become a nonprofit inevitably carried a note of gloom. Though described as "very good news," it's clear that financial struggles played a large part in the decision; Buzzfeed highlighted founder Dave Eggers' remark that "every year it gets just a little harder to be an independent publisher." Such a public reminder of the continuing struggles -- particularly for independent presses -- might naturally lead book-lovers to...