Inside Independent Publishing (with Ibpa)

Topics include: The role of a managing editor. The mission of Foreword Reviews. How the decision to review a book is made: quality, pub date, topic, availability (and even cover design). The importance of reviews to publishers. Things that publishers do wrong that makes it hard for them to get their book reviewed. (Hint: check your pub date!) Trends in indie publishing. Paid (Clarion) vs. unpaid reviews: what’s the difference? Other Foreword activities: rights fairs and trade shows, including ALA, Bologna, China. Foreword themes this year: LGBTQ, Cooking, Crafting, University Press, Diversity, Climate Change. ##Links Foreword Reviews https://www.forewordreviews.com/ A Publishers Weekly article on the pros and cons of paid reviews https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/64718-the-indie-author-s-guide-to-paid-reviews.html Participants Michelle Anne Schingler is the managing editor at Foreword Reviews. Her responsibilities include previewing thousands of books each quarter for th