Vickie Stringer: The Queen of Hip-Hop Lit
From prison to prayer to publishing, the CEO of Triple Crown Publications talks about her path to success and what she loves—and hates—about the publishing business.
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• What are your biggest challenges as a publisher?
Stringer: Distribution. … Distribution is driving me nuts. I hate it. I don’t want to do it anymore. … I use to have a company that did my fulfillment, and they were charging me $8,000 to $9,000 a month. So I said, “Oh no, I could do that.” I go out and get a 5,000-square-foot warehouse [and] decorate it. It is gorgeous, and I hate it. The warehouse is loud and noisy. I have attendance issues, I have accountability issues, I have shipping issues, return and invoice issues. Issues, issues, issues. My life is this dag-gone warehouse. I’m up there Friday nights, Saturdays, Sundays, packing boxes, shipping boxes, looking for tape, a box cutter. …
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