PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 by Kathryn Sparks, Senior Editor, American Academy of Pediatrics — Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt spoke with IBPA leaders at IBPA Publishing University 2021 about bookstore curation, DEI, print on demand, and more. On April 8, 2021, IBPA Publishing University kicked off with an informative and exciting conversation between IBPA Board …

PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2021 by Angela Bole, CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association — How IBPA’s partnership with the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) helped indie bookstores during COVID-19. The theme of the July/August 2021 issue of IBPA Independent — “Joining Forces: Indie Publishers Partnering for a Purpose” — is meaningful for so many reasons. You’ll find …

PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2021 by Mel Corrigan, Business and Visibility Director, Scribe Publishing Company — It’s time to develop a relationship with your neighborhood Barnes & Noble store manager. For many small, independent publishers, attaining national distribution can be a big win. But every book in a given catalog might not have national appeal or garner …

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2021 by Amanda Gawthorpe, Senior Editor, Blue Ink Press — By adhering to professional publishing standards you can win a place on the shelves of independent bookstores. On the surface, independent publishers and independent bookstores should be a match made in heaven. Both are the proverbial underdogs, trying to survive in an industry …

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2021 by Andy Hunter, CEO, Bookshop.org — Indie publishers must redouble efforts to support independent bookstores. The publishing industry has a problem, which we are all aware of: We are moving toward total market dominance of a single online retailer. During the past decade, approximately $8 billion dollars of annual book sales have …

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — An overview of how independent bookstores dealt with the difficulties of 2020. Independent bookstores have had quite a year so far. When COVID-19 hit, most were forced to shut their physical locations. Many took this time to focus on their online sales. …

PUBLISHED JAN/FEB 2020 by Margot Carmichael Lester, Owner, The Word Factory — It’s easy to forget the pivotal role independent bookstores have in cutting through the noise and getting titles noticed. Article Synopsis: Independent bookstores play a pivotal role in cutting through the noise and getting authors and titles noticed.

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2018 by Brian Jud, Book Marketing Consultant — The best distribution system is a combination of retail and non-retail sales. This article describes how to apply these strategies to a book with content appropriate for two different demographics of women. When asked who their target reader is, many authors reply, “I don’t know,” …

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2017 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent magazine — Indie bookstores are thriving today. If indie publishers want to get their foot in the door, they need to understand the factors booksellers weigh when deciding which books to stock. Forget the gloom-and-doom forecasts of a few years back. In the digital age, independent …

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2017 by Peter Goodman, Publisher, Stonebridge Press – Pitches for large-quantity sales need to answer at least these five questions. Can anything save independent publishing? Can anything save independent bookstores? In the July 2017 issue of IBPA Independent, I speculated that such a savior might already exist: the Espresso Book Machine (EBM). The …