Articles

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