The Pursuit of Indie Publishing Happiness
Over three days in early April in Austin, Texas, IBPA’s Publishing University packs in lessons from data standards and marketing strategies to audiobooks and Amazon.
Over three days in early April in Austin, Texas, IBPA’s Publishing University packs in lessons from data standards and marketing strategies to audiobooks and Amazon.
The Independent Book Publishers Association sees a bias against indie voices in book award contests, media reviews and inclusion on bookstore shelves. To ensure that books are judged on merit and quality rather than on the size of the publisher or the author’s business model, IBPA has made available an industry standards checklist for a professionally published book.
In times of political division and heightened concerns for the future, particularly around free speech and intellectual freedom, what are the roles independent publishers and authors should play? In such times, what are the responsibilities of independent publishers and authors?