Inside Independent Publishing (with Ibpa)

Topics include: What is a distributor? What is the current distribution landscape and how has it evolved? The increasing importance of print on demand (POD) The Amazon effect: changing the rules; more sales but less service to the publisher Can a small publisher get into IPG? Does it need to? Is there demand? Is the book discoverable? Does it look right? Is it “shelfworthy”? Books are evaluated on market, not on how good your pitch is. Passing the first evaluation hurdle: quality, cover, testimonials, promotion plans, having a platform and following The biggest changes coming in the future: How people consume books, digital readership, bifurcation of the market (traditional vs new digestion models) How retail booksellers are serving an older demographic while newer delivery models are serving a younger generation of readers: you need to take both into account. The publishing “season”: on the way out or here to stay? Do drop-in titles ever make sense? Check out the IPG website at https://ipgbook.com/ For m