Articles

Business Operations · Article | 06.04.25 Developing a Business Around Your Nonfiction Book
by Patti P. Phillips and Jack J. Phillips

One thing publishers and authors have in common is that they want book sales. Although authors...

Business Operations · Article | 04.08.24 Diversifying Revenue Streams: A Comprehensive Guide for New and Growing Publishers
by Alexa Bigwarfe

It’s exciting to start a new publishing house! Maybe you’ve had great success with...

Distribution · Article | 06.06.23 Scuba Diving + Heartbreak + Anne Rice = Bedside Reading
by Jane Ubell-Meyer

Once upon a time, when I was an aspiring TV producer (working at “Good Morning...

Production · Article | 06.06.23 The Wonderful World of Small Batch Special Editions
by Louis Force Torres

A client approached me in 2022 with a box of novels under their arm. The books were her...

Marketing & Publicity · Article | 06.06.23 Authors as Influencers
by Deb Vanasse

If publishers had magic wands, some would surely use them to transform every one of their...

Business Operations · Article | 08.01.22 Revenue Trickles, Streams, and Floods
by Judith Kolberg

For three decades, I have supported myself with a variety of revenue streams emanating from the...

Business Operations · Article | 05.01.19 A Quick Guide to Ancillary Products and Alternative Revenue Streams
by Ian Lamont

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Ian Lamont, Founder, i30Media -- Ian LamontHow can...

Business Operations · Article | 04.30.19 How Books Can Lead to Adventures…and More Revenue
by Michael Higgins

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Michael C. Higgins, Ph.D. -- Michael C. Higgins "You're...

Marketing & Publicity · Article | 04.30.19 Professional Speaking: A Lucrative Game-Changer
by Jodee Blanco

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Jodee Blanco, Founder & CEO, Jodee Blanco Group -- Jodee...

Legal · Article | 10.01.17 License Your Content
by Deb Vanasse

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent magazine -- Deb...

Business Operations · Article | 09.30.17 IBPA Roundtable: Job Juggling
by Alexa Schlosser

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017 Compiled by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine...

Business Operations · Article | 09.30.17 Making Money in Your Sleep
by Ebonye Gussine Wilkins

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017 by Ebonye Gussine Wilkins, Founder, August Rose Press -- Watch Joshua...

Business Operations · Article | 09.30.17 Monetize Your Writing and Photo Content in 11 Steps
by Lee Foster

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017 by Lee Foster, Author, An Author's Perspective on Independent Publishing...

Distribution · Article | 11.01.16 Lost in Translation: How to Get a Book Translated from English into a Foreign Language
by Lynn Rosen

The IBPA office received the following question. We took the opportunity to compile answers from...

Business Operations · Article | 12.16.14 The Anthology Advantage
by Deb Vanasse

Why publish an anthology? At Running Fox Books, an Alaska-based press and authors’...

Business Operations · Article | 01.06.14 5 Ways to Repurpose Your Book Content for More Exposure and More Sales
by Kristen Eckstei

Repurposing is too often overlooked as a source of income and a marketing tool. Your published...

Business Operations · Article | 11.01.12 Selling Sidelines
by Linda Carlson

Selling Sidelines November 2012 by Linda Carlson Gifts, games, candy, and other nonbook items,...

Business Operations · Article | 09.30.99 Sell It Again, Sam
by Gordon Burgett

Selling an article once is a major accomplishment, at least while you're earning your spurs....