IBPA University 2019: Raccah Spills Secrets to Indie Publishing Success

The Independent Book Publishers Association held its annual IBPA University this year April 5-6 in Chicago, where 325 attendees mixed and mingled and talked shop about indie publishing. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA salutes 2019 as UK publishing's 'best year ever', but calls for Covid support

The Publishing Association has released its latest Yearbook statistics, showing growth in both the industry's print and digital revenues, making 2019 in its estimation “the biggest year ever for UK publishing”.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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David Starkey dropped by publisher and university positions after racist remarks

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Indie Success: Raising Voices, Finding Opportunities

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Indie Publishers Cope with Covid

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For publishers, books on race and racism have been a surprising success

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ACE 'just saved indie publishing', say presses

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In Elisabeth Thomas’s ‘Catherine House,’ an exclusive university harbors sinister secrets

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The publishing landscape is rapidly changing—as is the way self-published authors are viewed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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