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Monday, September 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) IBPA Board Member Elizabeth Turnbull One of Publishing’s 'Best and Brightest' » By Fior Fabian (for IBPA) -- IBPA board member Elizabeth Turnbull has been named a 2016 PW Star Watch honoree. PW joine...
Friday, August 19, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) The Subversive Superheroes of Indie Comics » By Nicole Audrey Spector (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Some of the greatest movements in comics have happened beyond...
Saturday, August 13, 2016 (5 Comments - view/add) Statement from Partners Book Distributing Regarding Closure » By Angela Bole (for IBPA) -- On March 30, 2016 the IBPA office learned via Publishing Weekly that Partners Book D...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) How 'Diary of an Oxygen Thief' Went from Self-Published Obscurity to Bestsellerdom » By Rachel Deahl (for Publishers Weekly ) -- You may not know what Diary of an Oxygen Thief is about, but you mig...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) IPG Expands Print-On-Demand Services » By John Maher (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Independent Publishers Group has cut deals with Bookmasters and Edwards...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) How Authors & Publishers Can Maximize Online Marketing » By Fauzia Burke (for Book Business ) -- Mike Shatzkin said in his opening remarks at Digital Book World 2016 that pu...
Monday, March 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) What Big Publishing Consolidation Means for Authors » By Brooke Warner (for HuffingtonPost.com ) -- So, the Hachette Book Group is acquiring the Perseus Books Group agai...
Thursday, March 3, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) 10 Tips for Crafting an Equitable and Secure Publishing Contract: A Rebuttal » This post is in response to the January 2016 IBPA Independent article 10 Tips for Crafting an Equitable and Secure Pu...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Hachette Agrees to Buy Perseus Publishing Business » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Having failed in its bid to buy the Perseus Book Group in 2014, Hachett...
Monday, November 17, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Wattpad Pirates Get Craftier » By Judith Rosen (for Publishers Weekly ) -- A zero-tolerance policy on Wattpad, the social media site that claims...
Thursday, July 10, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Amazon's Latest Proposal Rankles Hachette and Authors » By Publishers Weekly -- The acrimony between Amazon and Hachette does not appear to waning. And the stalemate bet...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) World Book Night Suspends Operations » By Publishers Weekly -- After a three year effort, World Book Night officials said this morning they are suspendi...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Distribution: IPG Signs Six » By Publishers Weekly -- Independent Publishers Group has struck deals with six new publishers—two under IPG Distr...
Thursday, June 26, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Industry Sales Flat in 2013; Trade Dropped 2.3% » By Jim Milliot (for Publishers Weekly ) -- Industry sales were just about flat in 2013, falling by less than 1%, t...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Apple, States Settle E-book Damages » By Andrew Albanese (for Publishers Weekly ) -- In a major turn of events, attorneys for the plaintiff states and c...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Amazon-Hachette Fight: Is Amazon Really the Bad Guy? » By Ilan Mochari (for Inc.com ) -- Forget, for a minute, whether you side with Amazon or Hachette in their he...
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