(NEWS) By Angela Bole, IBPA Chief Executive Officer — On March 30, 2016 the IBPA office learned via Publishing Weekly that Partners Book Distributing was closing and that shipping of orders would stop as of close of business on April 1, 2016. The notice read, in part: “After 32 years, Partners Book Distributing will stop …

(BLOG POST) In mid-February 2016, IBPA member Lynn Fred Clark of SOS Programs & Parents Press in Bowling Green, KY emailed a question to Angela Bole, IBPA’s CEO, about Ingram’s required 60% discount for publishers. The exchange includes a helpful Q&A that Lynn suggested other IBPA members might appreciate. Our thanks to Lynn for allowing …

(NEWS) IBPA Members Saved $195K in 2013 with the PartnerShip Managed IBPA Shipping Program PartnerShip, the company that manages the IBPA Shipping Program, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. PartnerShip was founded by the non-profit National Association of College Stores (NACS) in 1989 to help college stores with all of their small package and …

(BLOG POST) In publishing, the number of things that can come between the writer and the reader are becoming fewer—and less necessary. The old rules are going away. Discoverability is king. This is the first blog post in a series called “Publishing University Delivers”. By Marly Cornell, LightaLight Publications, an IBPA Publishing University scholarship recipient …

For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa Krebs Lisa@ibpa-online.org   IBPA Announces New Program to Expand Members’ Distribution Options  New program offers IBPA members title visibility on  Ingram Content Group’s iPage® title database The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) today announced a new program for IBPA member publishers.  The new program will provide IBPA members with options for …