(BLOG POST) Roy M Carlisle recently attended his first American Library Association (ALA) national convention in Chicago as a library science student and scholarly book publisher. Surprisingly, he finds out that being a book editor for 36 years did not prepare him for the astonishingly complex and diverse world of libraries in the U.S. Everyone …

Following is an excerpt from a report, written by Assistant Director Lisa Krebs, on IBPA’s recent attendance at the PLA Conference. More than 125 members exhibited their books in the IBPA booth and many of those also participated in in-booth autographing sessions.

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 …