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12.03.24
Uncovering Libraries’ Secrets: How to Engage with Public Libraries
by Cari Dubiel
We’ve all been there: standing outside a public library, nervous about walking in. You...
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08.02.24
Literary Matchmaking
by Alexa Schlosser
Book an Author is a nationwide matchmaking platform connecting authors and institutions, with a...
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08.02.24
Expanding Horizons: IBPA PubU 2024 Explores Beyond Print on Demand
by Alesha Brown
IBPA recently hosted its annual Publishing University with a focus on “Rise &...
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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...
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08.04.23
6 Successful Audiobook Collaborations
by Alexa Schlosser
How long have you been an independent publisher? Katherine Peragine (KP): We have been an...
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08.04.23
Embracing Diversity Through Innovative Voices
by Paige Allen
Independent publishing has emerged as a powerful platform, offering diverse voices an...
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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...
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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...
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04.05.23
The Fight Against Book Bans
by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
Everyone deserves to be able to find themselves in the pages of a book. We Need Diverse Books...
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02.01.23
Getting Your Book on Store Shelves
by Keri-Rae Barnum
While the book sales landscape has changed drastically over the last few years, brick-and-mortar...
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02.01.23
Little Toys, Big Ideas
by Alexa Schlosser
Justine Tiu is the co-founder of The Woobles and author of Crochet Amigurumi for Every Occasion,...
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11.01.22
Unplanned Partnerships
by Rudy Shur
It was 2008. I had already been publishing books on the topic of cancer for a number of...
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10.01.22
IBPA Partners with DropCap to Offer International/Translation Rights Opportunities
by Lee Wind
Independent publishers face unique challenges in the international licensing market. Helping...
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08.01.22
A Humanitarian Partnership
by Victor D.O. Santos, PhD
In 2015, I decided to start a tiny publishing house based in Iowa called Linguacious®....
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08.01.22
IBPA, PubWest, and Portland State University Collaborate on Research Study
In April of this year, IBPA, PubWest, and Portland State University’s (PSU) Graduate...
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08.01.22
All Shapes and Sizes
by Deb Vanasse
Uniquely positioned to think outside the box and pursue opportunities, independent publishers...
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08.01.22
IBPA’s Nonprofit Partnerships Program
by Lee Wind
IBPA runs a quarterly bookstore catalog, presenting about 100 member frontlist and backlist...
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07.01.22
Best Practices for Stitching Together an Anthology
by Lindy Ryan
The dog days of summer are here, but autumn is just around the corner, and with the falling...
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07.01.21
The Power of a Book Community
by Alexa Schlosser
PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2021 interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent...
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07.01.21
Potential Perils of Book Publishing Partnerships
by Jonathan Kirsch
PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2021 by Jonathan Kirsch, the Law Offices of Jonathan Kirsch -- ...
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07.01.21
How Publishers Can Use Collaborations to Grow Their Business
by Tieshena Davis
PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2021 by Tieshena Davis, Publishing Executive, Publish Your Gift...
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01.01.20
Grow Your Publishing Business Through Joint Venture Associations
by Bruce Brown
PUBLISHED JAN/FEB 2020 by Bruce Brown, Author-Publisher -- Bruce Brown What is a joint...
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03.01.18
Summoning Our Allies & Angels
by David Crumm
PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2018 by David Crumm, Journalist, ReadTheSpirit.com -- David...
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12.31.16
Invest in Collaboration
by Adam Salomone
PUBLISHED JANUARY 2017 by Adam Salomone, Co-founder, The Food Loft Adam Salomone For...
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07.18.13
Doing Business in Other Cultures
by Kimberly A. Edwards
"We live in a multicultural, multifaceted world," says Dawn Bruno, senior...
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