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Friday, February 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Publishers Weekly Call for Information: Fast-Growing Small Publishers » Is your publishing company growing fast? Publishers Weekly wants to hear from you for a feature in their April 8th issue...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) State Notices & Resources for Collecting Online Sales Tax » Publishers with an online store must now navigate the post-Wayfair fallout for collecting/paying sales tax to other states...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) A Fond Farewell to Robert S. Friedman, an Old Friend of a New Age » IBPA member Square One Publishers remembers Rainbow Ridge Books publisher and esteemed colleague, Robert S. Friedman F...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Print Unit Sales Increased 1.3% in 2018 » This article originally appeared in Publishers Weekly . It is reprinted here with permission. Unit sales of p...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 3 Major Takeaways from the 2019 FedEx and UPS Rate Increases » FedEx and UPS rates are going up in 2019, and it’s more important than ever that IBPA members know how to mitigate the imp...
Monday, December 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) The Digitization of our World Shines Bright in the Book Industry » This article originally appeared on the [City] Book Review blog . It is reprinted here with permission. If you h...
Saturday, December 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Hybrid Publishing and the Measures That Matter » This article originally appeared in Publishers Weekly . It is reprinted here with permission. As hybri...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) A Message to MyIdentifiers.com Customers: Watch for Unauthorized Credit Card Charges » The following notice was posted on Bowker's website on November 1, 2018. If you purchased something from Bowker's website...
Thursday, October 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Announcing Changes to PW's Deals Coverage » The following letter about changes to the way publishers should submit deals to Publishers Weekly was emailed to th...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) #LoveYourBookstore Challenge Kicks Off November 10, 2018 » IBPA is proud to support the #LoveYourBookstore challenge! Challenge your friends and fans to visit their favorite boo...
Thursday, September 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) SPD/CLMP Indie Booksellers Council Forms » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPD/CLMP Indie Booksellers Council Forms Bringing Indie Booksellers Together in Support of Small...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Call for Information: Publisher and Author Roles in Book Marketing » Elva Resa Publishing Needs Your Help on a Books Make a Difference magazine article focusing on publisher and author role...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Kobo & Walmart: What You Need to Know » Kobo's Christine Munroe Explains What You Need to Know about the Kobo/Walmart Partnership on Carla King's Author Friendly...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) IPG Acquires MidPoint Trade Books » By Claire Kirch (for Publishers Weekly ) -- IPG has acquired Midpoint Trade Books, a 22-year-old book distribution...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Book Manufacturers' Institute Responds to Reversal of International Trade Commission Policy on Paper » Members of STOPP Coalition, including BMI, Celebrate Unanimous Decision on Canadian Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (4 Comments - view/add) What's Going On with CreateSpace and KDP Print? » Amazon is phasing out CreateSpace in favor of KDP Print. What does this mean if you're already on CreateSpace? Wat...
Friday, June 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Court Shakes Up Tax Landscape for Online Sales » By Ed Nawotka (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the precedent set in 1992 f...
Friday, June 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Edwards Brothers Malloy Will Close » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Edwards Brothers Malloy, one of the largest independent book and journa...
Friday, June 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) APA Announces 2018 Audie Award® Winners » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY - June 1, 2018) -- The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the...
Saturday, May 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) IPG Signs Eight New Publishers for Distribution » Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has partnered with eight additional independent publishers for distribution. Two...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Publishers Weekly Calls for Information for Upcoming Features » Click the links below for specific details about each feature, but in general, Publishers Weekly looks for upcoming book...
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 » Book Manufacters Institute (BMI) Stands Together with Others to Stop Tariffs on Print and Publishers FOR IMMEDIATE REL...
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...
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...
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