Last Friday, Small Press Distribution suffered a denial-of-service attack. The attack shut down SPD's website, ordering system, and e-mail communications for most of the weekend. When SPD received notice of the attack, it immediately acted on the threat and worked to restore service as soon as possible. No customer data or private information was affected in the attack. SPD distributes nearly 400 smaller independent publishers that specialize in literary and activist publishing.
SPD is back up and running. Executive director Kent Watson said, "This attack comes at a very busy time as SPD continues to pick, pack, and ship books for hundreds of presses. Senseless acts like this harm independent publishers, booksellers, and readers."