Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)

Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)

Hosted ByChristopher Locke

"Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)" wants to make you a smarter publisher by giving you access to powerful ideas, strategies, and tools for success.

Our interview guests are independent publishers, author publishers, and hybrid publishers, as well as distributors, printers, reviewers, booksellers, marketers, visionaries, and opinion leaders from all sectors of the book publishing industry.

We are sponsored and supported by the Independent Book Publishers Association, the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving independent publishers and author publishers. IBPA’s vision is a world where every independent publisher has the tools and knowledge needed to professionally engage in all aspects of the publishing industry.

Your host is IBPA Member Liaison Christopher Locke.

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What’s new and what’s changed? How the pandemic has transformed publishing, with Angela Bole of IBPA.

October 15, 2020 Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) 00:31:54

Topics include

  • how the publishing world has changed
  • the explosion of virtual events
  • a hybrid approach to trade shows
  • Pub-U online!
  • a new focus on diversity
  • indie publishers: adventurers and innovators
  • why interns need to get paid better
  • the emergence of bookshop.org
  • how long can brick and mortar bookstores hold on?
  • difficulties faced by publishers without distribution
  • are author publishers still blocked by traditional media gatekeepers?
  • the continuing importance of long lead times

Links

Independent Book Publishers Association
https://www.ibpa-online.org

Publishing University 2021 (a fully virtual online event): April 7-10, 2021
https://www.publishinguniversity.org/

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A BISG Town Hall
https://bisg.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1415616&group=

### Participants

Angela Bole is chief executive officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving independent publishers and self-published authors.

Prior to joining IBPA, Angela served two years as deputy executive director of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), an organization that fosters conversation and consensus across all sectors of the book business. Before that, she served two years as BISG’s associate director and two years as its marketing and communications manager.

Angela holds a Masters of Science in Book Publishing from New York University and currently serves on the board of directors for the Book Industry Study Group. In 2017, she was awarded the Book Industry Study Group’s Industry Champion Award, given to an individual whose efforts have gone beyond the requirements of his or her position to advance the book industry.    

Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press (www.stonebridge.com) in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.

For more information, go to IBPA at https://www.ibpa-online.org/.

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