Business Operations

Business Operations · Article | 08.01.25 What Publishers Can Learn from the Bookselling Frontlines
by Ashley Marie Mireles-Guerrero

In 2023, I opened Judging by the Cover: A Bookstore. After nearly a decade on the publishing...

Business Operations · Article | 08.01.25 How to Get Started with Foreign Rights: Practical Guidance for Indie Publishers
by Deb Vanasse

There are 195 countries in the world—plenty of room for publishers to expand their reach...

Business Operations · Article | 06.04.25 Building Great Author-Publisher Relationships: Why Royalties Matter Even More Than You Think
by David Marlin

You may be asking yourself, “Why is a royalty software vendor writing an article for IBPA...

Business Operations · Article | 06.04.25 The Profit Squeeze: How Small Publishers Are Navigating Tight Margins
by Deb Vanasse

Is your company feeling the profit squeeze? You’re not alone. “It’s so...

Business Operations · Legal · Podcast | 11.25.24 How Merging Independent Publishing Companies Leads to Greater Success
by Ambika Sambasivan and Suhani Parikh

Ambika Sambasivan and Suhani Parikh each had their own successful independent publishing...

Business Operations · Article | 08.02.24 Literary Matchmaking
by Alexa Schlosser

Book an Author is a nationwide matchmaking platform connecting authors and institutions, with a...