The IBPA member benefit

Buzz starts with NetGalley, where readers receive digital access to your titles in any genre!

NetGalley's extensive member network helps authors connect with readers, increase book visibility, participate in targeted marketing programs, and receive reviews. IBPA provides download and feedback reports, a snapshot showing title statistics, and will send reviews directly to the publisher within 3 business days after the original posting.

This IBPA-exclusive program gives members the option to choose between a 6-month or 3-month spot on NetGalley and 4 unique promotional add-ons!

*Note that ONLY IBPA can update, edit, download reports, and make any other administrative changes to your title when it is on NetGalley.

Click here to download our PROGRAM INFORMATION PDF to learn more.

Options

1) Six-Month Title Listing:

• Place a digital galley on the NetGalley platform for 6 months.
  
• $399/title -- a $150 savings for IBPA members!

2) Three-Month Title Listing:

• Place a digital galley on the NetGalley platform for 3 months.
  
• $199/title -- NetGalley does not offer a 3-month listing option; this option is exclusive to IBPA members.

3) Category Spotlight:

• Promote your title on a specfic category's landing page for one week.
• Must already be participating in the 3- or 6- month program above.
• $100/title.
  

4) Featured Placement:

• Promote your title on the "Find Titles" landing page for one week.
• Must already be participating in the 3- or 6- month program above.
• $110/title.
  

Required Materials / Next Steps -

After your purchase, you will receive an email containing a PDF attachment with instructions on where and how to submit your metadata. Please make sure you have the required metadata before you begin filling out the online metadata submission form.

You will need a digital version of your book for this program. For most books, epub files work the best on NetGalley (12MB or less is the ideal size). NetGalley automatically converts epub files to mobi files, so readers will be able to download your book for regular e-readers and Kindle devices.

However, if you have an image-heavy book (children’s books, cookbooks, graphic novel, etc.) PDFs are the best files to use (12MB or less is the ideal size). For image-heavy books, epub and mobi files end up creating formatting issues for readers. One other note: PDF files do not convert well to mobi files, so we will turn off the Kindle option on these books.

We highly recommend that you get a professional to create your ebook files. For recommendations on ebook designers, visit our Member Benefits Page and under the “Creating and Distributing Books” section you will find a list of designers in “Design Services.” As an added bonus, IBPA members get discounts on design services at each of these companies.

Please email Christopher Locke at christopher@ibpa-online.org with questions.

ALREADY AN IBPA MEMBER? Great! Simply log into the "members only" area of the IBPA website to download a current copy of the IBPA Membership Benefits Handbook containing all the information you need to take advantage of each IBPA member benefit.

About NetGalley

NetGalley is an innovative and easy-to-use online service and connection point for book publishers, reviewers, media, librarians, booksellers, bloggers and educators. NetGalley delivers digital galleys, often called advance reading copies, or ARCs, to professional readers and helps promote new and upcoming titles. Professional readers--reviewers, media, journalists, bloggers, librarians, booksellers and educators--can join and use NetGalley at no cost. NetGalley is a division of Firebrand Technologies, a leading provider of publishing technologies, services and solutions.

About the Independent Book Publishers Association

IBPA's mission is to lead and serve the independent publishing community through advocacy, education, and tools for success. IBPA's vision is a world where every independent publisher has the access, knowledge, and tools needed to professionally engage in all aspects of an inclusive publishing industry.