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 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 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — DartFrog Books partners with bookstores to place self-published works on shelves. In 2013, Gordon McClellan self-published a children’s book, but he quickly realized there was no clear path for self-published authors to gain bookstore distribution. He wanted to change that. He founded …

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 NOVEMBER 2017 by L.M. Browning, Founder, Homebound Publications & IBPA Board Member — As a publisher who routinely gives talks on the industry, I often find myself being asked the same questions by other publishers and authors alike: What is traditional distribution, and why is it important? The importance of traditional distribution is two-fold: …

PUBLISHED MARCH 2017 by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — From managing relationships to unexpected challenges, 11 IBPA members weigh in on their experiences working with independent booksellers. Meet the Panelists Nan Doya, Executive Editor, Casper Press Tracee Dunblazier, Author, Founder, GoTracee Publishing LLC Gloria T. August, CEO, English Garden Talk Press, St. …

PUBLISHED MARCH 2017 by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — We asked three bookselling experts to answer some of your questions regarding the relationship between indie author/small press and indie booksellers. Ann Seaton Administrator, Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Q: What information and/or characteristics appeal to you when considering shelving a book by …

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2016 by Oren J Teicher, CEO, American Booksellers Association (ABA) — Among the many players in the book business, I would argue that independent presses and independent bookstores are perhaps the most closely aligned in terms of their goals and mission. For both of us, working to make sure that readers and book …