Articles

Production · Distribution · Article | 08.02.24 Coming and Going: Why the Supply Chain Still Matters
by Deb Vanasse

Remember the pandemic we’d rather forget? Desperate for everyday items like toilet paper,...

Business Operations · Article | 02.06.24 Creating Consistent and Repeatable Business Processes
by Tara R. Alemany

When I started Emerald Lake Books back in 2014, one of the first things I set about doing was...

Business Operations · Article | 12.13.23 The Crucial Role of Information Systems in Book Publishing
by María Jesús Aguilo

Whether you’re embarking on your journey to create market-ready books or already have an...

Business Operations · Article | 01.01.22 Plan C: Beyond Contingencies
by Karen Pavlicin

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 by Karen Pavlicin, Publisher, Elva Resa Publishing -- ...

Business Operations · Industry News · Article | 11.01.20 New and Better: Independent Publishers Adapt to COVID-19 with Resourcefulness and Ingenuity
by Deb Vanasse

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent magazine --...

Business Operations · Article | 11.01.19 5 Tools to Help You Succeed in Book Publishing
by Elizabeth Turnbull

PUBLISHED NOV/DEC 2019 by Elizabeth Turnbull, Senior Editor/Partner, Light Messages Publishing...

Business Operations · Legal · Article | 01.31.17 Organizational Value
by Deb Vanasse

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2017 by Deb Vanasse, Staff Reporter, IBPA Independent Deb...

Business Operations · Article | 01.08.16 Old School That’s Good School: Tactics for Customer Care
by Peter Goodman

Certain basic business practices need renewed emphasis in an age of impersonal texting, e-mails,...

Business Operations · Article | 08.03.15 Ten Common Analytic Mistakes
by Jeff Sauro

Collecting, analyzing, and making decisions from data is the heart of customer analytics. But...

Business Operations · Article | 12.16.14 How to Be Agile with Deadlines
by Taffy Williams

I am an evangelist for entrepreneurial agility because of what I’ve observed and what...