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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) NPD Book Releases 2017 Book Sales Executive Summary » Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 2017 print books volume tracked by NPD BookScan™ grew 1.9 percent in the U.S. wit...
Friday, February 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) New Edition of ISBN Standard is Published » While ISBN remains the key identifier for books in the supply chain and will retain its current 13-digit structure, there...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) ALA Says: Tell Congress FY2019 Budget Proposal Miscalculates the Value of Libraries » On Monday, February 12, 2018, our colleagues at the American Library Association forwarded the following letter to their l...
Monday, February 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Book Manufacturers' Institute Joins STOPP Coalition » BMI Stands Together with Others to Stop Tariffs on Print and Publishers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY - F...
Thursday, February 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Book Industry Study Group Publishes New Best Practices for Keywords in Metadata » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY - February 8, 2018) -- In support of its mission to maintain and implement stan...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Obituary: Madge Baird Pays Tribute to Indie Publisher Gibbs Smith » Gibbs Smith, the co-founder of the Utah-based independent publishing house that bears his name, died October 28. He was 77...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) A Closer Look at the 2018 FedEx and UPS Rate Increases » With the New Year approaching, it’s time to look at the UPS and FedEx rate increases for 2018 and how they will affect you...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Obituary: Sally Dedecker » Sally Dedecker, a longtime figure in and friend of the publishing industry, passed away Monday November 6, 2017 at the age...
Thursday, October 5, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) IBPA’s Fall 2017 Update on the Amazon Buy Button Policy Change » IBPA Advocacy Read Also: " Amazon’s 'Buy Button' Policy Change Hurts Publishers and Authors " (May 9, 2017) R...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (2 Comments - view/add) An Amazon "Buy Button" Call to Action » IBPA Advocacy Read Also: " Amazon’s 'Buy Button' Policy Change Hurts Publishers and Authors " (May 9, 2017) R...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Nominations Now Accepted for Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Industry Awards » The nomination period for the 2017 Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Industry Awards is now open. On Friday, September 2...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NEH Chair Resigns as Trump Renews Bid to Eliminate Arts, Library Funding » By Andrew Albanese, with reporting by John Maher (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In a 2018 federal budget “blueprint,”...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Learn from 27 Amazing Publishing Experts » You're invited to join IBPA CEO Angela Bole as her interview goes live (on Monday, May 22) during the online Make Publish...
Monday, May 15, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) A New Concept for Indie Bookstores » The board chair of the Independent Book Publishers Association presents a radical plan to sell indie books By Peter Goo...
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 (8 Comments - view/add) Amazon’s "Buy Button" Policy Change Hurts Publishers and Authors » IBPA Advocacy Read Also: " An Amazon 'Buy Button' Call to Action " (June 19, 2017) Read Also: " IBPA’s Fall...
Thursday, April 27, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) At PEN Gala, Sargent Speaks to the First Amendment » By John Maher (for Publishers Weekly ) -- The 2017 PEN Literary Gala , held on April 26 at the Museum of Natural...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Tate Publishing Loses Second Major Case » By Jason Money (for The Oklahoman ) -- A vendor that supplied printing services to vanity publisher Tate Publishin...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2017 » By Jim Milliot and Claire Kirch (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In the more than 20 years PW has been doing its fast-...
Friday, March 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) In Face of NEA Cuts, Small Presses Worry About Their Futures » By Jason Boog (for Publishers Weekly ) -- With the arrival this week of President Donald Trump’s first budget plan,...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Call for Information: Fast-Growing Small Publishers » Deadline: March 20 Issue: April 10 Needed: To be considered for inclusion in Publishers Weekly's annual look a...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Audio Publishers Association announces Audie Awards® finalists in 26 categories » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY - February 8, 2017) -- The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced fi...
Thursday, February 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) W3C and IDPF Officially Combine Organizations » By Calvin Reid (for Publishers Weekly ) -- After seven months of contentious debate over the merger, the Inter...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The Bad News About E-books » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In a keynote address delivered at the opening of last week’s Digital Book...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) FedEx Advantage $25,000 Get Ready Sweepstakes » IBPA Members have the chance to win big by enrolling in the IBPA Shipping Program . You’ll receive discounts on select...
Thursday, January 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Sourcebooks Expands Children's Program in Deal with March 4th » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In an effort to expand its children’s nonfiction publishing program, Sour...
Thursday, January 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Firebrand acquires IP Assets from Enthrill Distribution, Inc. » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Newburyport, MA - January 12, 2017) -- Firebrand Technologies, a pioneer in publishing technolo...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Future House Publishing: A Young Press Off to a Bright Start » By Anisse Gross (for Publishers Weekly ) -- After only two years of publishing, Utah’s Future House Publishing has s...
Saturday, January 7, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) IDPF Executive Director's Open Letter on IDPF/W3C Merger » Read also: OverDrive’s Steve Potash Moves to Block IDPF Merger with W3C (published January 13, 2017 at PublishersWe...
Thursday, January 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Holiday Comp Sales Fell 9% at B&N » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Barnes & Noble reported this morning that 2016 holiday sales cam...
Friday, December 16, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) Dominique Raccah: PW Person of the Year, 2016 » IBPA sincerely congratulates independent publisher Dominique Raccah on being chosen Publishers Weekly's Person of the Year...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Amazon Books Ends Discounting For Non-Prime Members » by Ellen Duffer (for Forbes ) -- Amazon quietly began selling books in its brick-and-mortar Seattle store, Amazon Bo...
Monday, November 21, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Understanding the UPS and FedEx Rate Increases » Every year small package carriers FedEx and UPS evaluate their shipping rates and make adjustments that can have a substan...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) A Zuckerberg Has a New Election Book...That She Self-Published » By Jon Maher (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Randi Zuckerberg , the entrepreneur, investor, author of Dot. , and s...
Friday, November 4, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) BookExpo & BookCon 2017 Accepting Panel Submissions » BookExpo 2017 planning is in full swing, and they have opened submissions for the Adult and Children’s Author Breakfasts...
Friday, October 28, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) A New Direction for BookExpo America » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In 2017, the trade fair will be more focused, while BookCon will gro...
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