Preiss Imprints Shut Down Overnight

Seven months after the death of Byron Preiss, a report on the Science Fiction Writers of America website indicates that his two most prominent publishing houses, Ibooks and Byron Preiss Visual Publications, have suddenly filed for bankruptcy and were emptying out their offices last night. No further explanations accompanied the report, save for a promise that a press release would eventually be released; the science-fiction industry journal Locus also had no details beyond the basic announcement.

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