(NEWS) This article originally appeared on PublishersWeekly.com. IBPA welcomes your feedback in the comments section of this post. Harvard Common Press is a long-standing IBPA member. We wish Adam and Bruce the best of luck in their new endeavor. By Jim Milliot “Quarto Publishing Group USA, the American division of London-based Quarto Group, has acquired …

(BLOG POST) Elizabeth Turnbull is an incoming IBPA board member and was recently interviewed by ForeWord This Week about the growing indie community and the Read Local Book Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The entire interview can be read at ForeWord This Week. “A probably disproportionate number of authors choose to live here in Northern Michigan …

(BLOG POST) In the May 2015 issue of IBPA’s Independent magazine, Executive Director Angela Bole asked IBPA members to take some time to explore their personal Why Power. In general terms, “why power” is what connects you to the work you do in a basic and authentic way. Here is one member’s response. I found …

(BLOG POST) IBPA Member Ryan Neumann (pictured right) wrote a great article about his self-publishing journey. You can read the full article at Little Pickle Press. “It was probably in the best interest of all that you decided to leave.” In every profession, there’s the good news and the bad news. The critiques and the …

(BLOG POST) by Don Stevens — Searching for the right manuscript to publish can be frustrating and can lead to many rejected queries. Similar to fisherman, publishers research where the best fish are, cast their poles, and wait- a process that ultimately leaves many publishers jaded. Here’s some advice you can use when fishing for your next …

(BLOG POST) By Barbara J. Genovese — It’s been an arduous journey – to retrace the steps of the girl I was in my mother’s house, who, when she created art, was forced to walk it out to the trash. It’s been an odyssey of mythic proportions – to find the missing pieces that lit …