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Director’s Desk: Shining a Spotlight on Professionalism »
You’ll likely notice something special about this issue of IBPA Independent. In addition to the general content this magazine is prized for, throughout the next pages you’ll find a focus on awards with the goal of celebrating the different contests and winners raising our profile as a community of independent publishers. Award recognition can be …
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Director’s Desk: Welcome to the New IBPA Independent »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA CEO — Over the past year, a team of IBPA board members, staff, and professional consultants have been working hard to refresh and reshape this magazine. Our goal has been to create an updated look for a valued member benefit without losing the thoughtful content and practical analysis that …
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Director’s Desk: A Clear Vision »
Thirty years ago, a group of 15 Southern California independent publishers who couldn’t afford to attend the American Booksellers Association’s annual conference decided to pool funds and send a single representative to the show. As many of you know, this trip was a triggering factor in the formation of the Independent Book Publishers Association as …
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Director’s Desk: Guided by Why »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director — I’ve been thinking about how we make decisions. Do you take a chance on a new business partner? Do you move across country for a new job? If you’ve only been self-publishing, is now the time to start taking on books by others? If we believe …
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Director’s Desk: To Serve and Lead on the Front Lines »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director — Five new directors have been elected to serve on IBPA’s board of directors, starting July 1, 2015. Our board is a leadership team of 14 (13 directors plus our board chair) that works hard to promote, develop, and otherwise further the independent publishing industry, and to …
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Director’s Desk: Harvested Wisdom from Indie Events »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director — Earlier this year, I participated in a panel on indie publishing at the Los Angeles Public Library. It was part of Indie Author Day, which was sponsored by IBPA and SELF-e, a collaboration between Library Journal and BiblioBoard. The SELF-e program is a new endeavor designed …
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Director’s Desk: A New Portal for Publishing Know-How »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director — IBPA members can login to OpenLearning here. If you don’t yet have login credentials, please email Mimi Le to request them. Happy spring! If you’re like people throughout most of the country, I bet you’re excited to be climbing out of one of the longest and …
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Director’s Desk: Indie Communities as Contexts Change »
(DIRECTOR’S DESK) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director A small San Francisco based book conference has been slowly making its mark over the past several years. It’s called Books in Browsers — BiB for short — and, according to conference organizer Peter Brantley, it …
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Director’s Desk: A Code for Our Community »
(Director’s Desk) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director Think about how a trade group like IBPA forms. Members of a community realize they face common problems, and they come together to solve those problems. I’ve heard this idea expressed in a beautiful way by Ken Michaels, chair of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and …
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