Articles

Business Operations · Article | 04.08.24 New and Diverse Publishing Models
by Deb Vanasse

Once upon a time, books came into the world either through a traditional publisher that funded...

Business Operations · Article | 02.01.23 Book Publishing Startups: Where Are We Now?
by Thad McIlroy

In 2017, I reported to IBPA Independent magazine readers about the work I had been doing...

Business Operations · Article | 01.01.21 Disruptions: Why Book Publishers Fail
by Rudy Shur

PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 by Rudy Shur, Founder, Square One Publishers -- Rudy...

Business Operations · Article | 11.01.18 Citizen Square
by Anthony Pomes

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 by Anthony Pomes, Vice President of Marketing/Rights/PR,...

Business Operations · Article | 07.01.18 Imbrifex Books Forges a Path in Independent Publishing
by Kristin Fields

PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2018 by Kristin Fields, Associate Editor, IBPA Independent magazine...

Business Operations · Article | 05.01.18 How to Get Started Publishing Books for Others
by Manny Luftglass

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2018 by Manny Luftglass, Author/Publisher -- Manny Luftglass Three...

Business Operations · Article | 05.01.18 What I’ve Learned Owning a Small Press
by Tricia Reeks

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2018 by Tricia Reeks, Founder of Meerkat Press -- Tricia...

Business Operations · Article | 11.01.17 Executive Office: Christopher Robbins on  Publishing
by Alexa Schlosser

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2017 Interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent...

Business Operations · Article | 09.01.15 Publishing Children’s Books: What Two Years Have Taught Me
by Darcy Pattison

My first children’s picture book, The River Dragon, was published in 1990 by...

Production · Article | 02.01.13 The Language of Publishing: J, K, L, M
by Linda Carlson

This is the fourth installment of our glossary of publishing terms, which is designed to help...

Production · Article | 09.01.12 The Language of Publishing: A, B, C
by Linda Carlson

In a post on bookdesigner.com, where Joel Friedlander offers “Practical Advice to Help...

Industry News · Article | 01.01.03 Publishing Profiles - Dominique Raccah Credits Authors for Sourcebooks’ Success
by Steve O'Keefe

Sourcebooks’ Fall 2002 trade catalog begins with an unusual mission statement: "Our...

Industry News · Article | 10.01.02 Peter Workman: Trying to Do Something Very Good
by Steve O'Keefe

In 1968, Peter Workman published Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan and the publishing company he founded...