(Blog Post) By Mimi Le, IBPA Project Manager/Member Benefits Specialist What’s the big deal? It was clear to see that independent publishing was alive and well at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, with indie publishers and authors commanding a larger presence than ever before. Two hundred and nine titles (209) were on display in IBPA’s …

(BLOG POST) By Mimi Le, IBPA Project Coordinator/Member Benefits Specialist – What is the Frankfurt Book Fair? Months before the Frankfurt Book Fair, many IBPA members called the IBPA office and asked, “What is the Frankfurt Book Fair and why should I participate?” One could pull the generic description from the Buchmesse official website and …

(VIDEO) In this episode of IPNE’s Indie Office Hours series, IPNE co-president Charlotte Pierce talks to IBPA COO Terry Nathan about foreign rights and the Frankfurt Book Fair. Terry and IBPA’s Executive Director, Angela Bole, both attended the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair in order to represent IBPA member titles. You can read about their experience in the IBPA …

(BLOG POST) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director — In 1985, IBPA was privileged to represent our members’ titles at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the very first time. Without looking back, we’ve continued to represent every year since. To give you a sense of time passing, here are a few other things that also …

(NEWS) This article was originally published on PublishersWeekly.com. By Andrew Albanese “If you had $10 million to invest in a new publishing business today, with no limitations or obligations, where would you put your money? That was the question posed by Jakob Larsen, head of consulting, for Danish publisher Schilling at an opening panel at ConTec …

(BLOG POST) By Angela Bole, IBPA Executive Director– Anyone who says the book industry is dead has never been to the Frankfurt Book Fair! During the 2013 Fair, held October 9-13 in Frankfurt, Germany, over 7,300 exhibitors and 276,000 visitors convened in Frankfurt’s Messe (Messe = “Fair”) for international conversations about the book, both public …

By Lisa Krebs, Assistant Director, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) This year, IBPA (formerly PMA) celebrated its 25th year exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair ! That fact had escaped us until the fair staff visited our booth with a plaque and cake that spelled it out in icing. This was my 10th year at …