The Independent Book Publishers Association CEO talks about what’s on tap after her organization merges with PubWest later this year, and what indie publishers can expect to see in the year ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Contemporary literature is one of those four-dimensional things that seem to expand whenever you take a closer look. No one really knows more than a corner of it, perhaps a very large one, but a corner nevertheless. This quality, this mercuriality, of literature makes it more endless than any... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-08-16 11:05:00 UTC ]
Frustrated by the difficulties of finding and keeping traditional distributors, members of the IBPA came together last week for a webinar led by Microcosm Publishing CEO Joe Biel to discuss the merits of forming their own distribution cooperatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
A growing number of small independent Christian publishers and authors see awards and spirited, creative self-promotion pay off in sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Zando's highest-visibility imprints are its collabs with celebrities, which are part of its mission to change the institutional racism that has plagued American publishing from its start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-24 18:02:25 UTC ]
The heads of the Independent Book Publishers Association, Independent Publishers Caucus, and PubWest share their insights on the challenges and opportunities in independent publishing today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The eight indie presses that made PW’s fast-growing list for 2023 thrived in a challenging business environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rivertowns Books, headed by industry veteran Karl Weber, seeks to honor Tattered Cover founder and First Amendment advocate Joyce Meskis with a collection of essays, written by her industry friends and colleagues, on her life’s work and the causes she championed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
In 2022 my first novel, Save the Village, found its home with Regal House, a mighty little woman-owned traditional independent publisher that prints all its books in the US and has a nonprofit division that works with underserved students around Raleigh, where they’re headquartered. Regal House,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-04 09:53:54 UTC ]
Angel City Press in Los Angeles has long published local authors. In a bold move, its founders are now giving the press to the city’s public library. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-02-28 15:49:05 UTC ]
Portland, Ore.’s Microcosm Publishing is rolling out WorkingLit, a cloud-based system intended to help small independent publishers streamline their product databases, manage orders, complete accounting and invoicing tasks, and calculate royalties. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The biggest independent book distributor in the U.S. sees opportunities in 2024 both here and in the U.K., where it has finally stabilized the United International Distribution business it bought in 2021—and where a 2023 change in Amazon's sourcing requirements has left a hole CEO Joe Matthews... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher of the Monthly and the Saturday Paper says he will no longer be involved in day-to-day operationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastMorry Schwartz has given up his leading role at the company he... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-11 06:44:11 UTC ]
What are some of the best indie publishing companies to follow to find your next excellent read? One reader investigates. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-11-09 11:33:00 UTC ]
London's 13-year-old HopeRoad Publishing, focused on Caribbean, African, and Asian work, announces it's having cash-flow struggles. The post British Independent Publisher HopeRoad Opens Fundraising Appeal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-28 17:14:45 UTC ]
The UK's Independent Publishers Guild plans to have training in early October on issues and approaches in artificial intelligence. The post The UK’s IPG Announces AI Training for Independent Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-25 17:09:49 UTC ]
Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books – and the gamble has paid offA quiet revolution is afoot in British publishing.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-07-16 08:00:02 UTC ]
Founders of Third World Press, Black Classic Press, Africa World Press, and Just Us Books gathered for a May 6 keynote at IBPA's PubU. Plus, the IBPA announces its Innovative Voices Program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers used different strategies to maintain, and extend, sales gains in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]