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Pictured above: Jerry Craft (r.) with his co-author and son Aren (13) on the set of Our Lives with Host Gwen Edwards (l.) talking about their new anti-bullying middle grade novel: The Offenders: Saving the World While Serving Detention.

Pictured above: Nicole Fonovich (center) co-creator of the Luca Lashes series, visits KAZT-TV - The Morning Scramble show.

Pictured above: Janet Chapple (l.) and  Suzanne Cane in the lobby at Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park.

Pictured above: Rae Marie Taylor (l.) with fellow members of the New Mexico State Poetry Society manning their lively booth at the Southwest Book Fiesta in Albuquerque. 

Pictured above: Kevin Gerard (r.), author of Conor and the Crossworlds, during a California middle school visit with a line of happy new fans.

Pictured above: Dr. Haki Madhubuti, IBPA Board Member and founder of Third World Press (photo credit: Jeff Sciortino). 
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Greetings!

September 24, 2013 - Welcome to another issue of "Independent Publishing Now" celebrating YOU, our members! 

As you're probably aware, September 22-28 is National Banned Books Week. According to bannedbooksweek.com, 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982, when the event was launched. It is also Shameless Promotion Month (IBPA is awesome) and Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month (hugs to our Independent Editor, Judith Appelbaum). Today also happens to be National Punctuation Day - the day on which we show punctuation some love!

We're always on the lookout to give you more reasons to celebrate - like exciting new member benefits. So, in an effort to streamline the approval and announcement of said benefits, the IBPA board will review and approve new benefit offers each quarter to be announced in the following month's e-newsletter. This month's e-news announces the most up-to-date IBPA Member Benefits. We hope you like them.

If you have a suggestion for a new IBPA benefit, please email  [email protected]. The new Benefits Committee will review your suggestion for consideration during the next quarterly BOD meeting. To receive your copy of the full Member Benefits Handbook with all of the handy codes and secret handshakes, send an email to [email protected].

If you've discovered a helpful site, found a better way of doing something or have a tip that will save other members time or money, please pass it along and we'll share it on your behalf.

And, as always, if you have a question, remember to give us a call, anytime. If we don't have the answer, we'll find it for you!

IBPA Member Highlights & Happenings

Suzanne Cane and Janet Chapple enjoyed lots of sales while camped outside the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park earlier this summer to promote their titles, Yellowstone, Land of Wonders, and the third edition of Yellowstone Treasures. While discussing their books in front of the indicator clock that shows passers-by the prediction time for the next eruption of Old Faithful Geyser

(many of whom wanted to know more than "when is the next eruption" and "where is the bathroom"), they gave away a bonus 2010 Yellowstone quarter (part of the national parks series) to each buyer.  



Publisher/author, Jerry craft just finished his newest middle grade novel, The Offenders: Saving the World While Serving Detention! It's the story of five 6th-grade bullies who develop super powers, but instead of turning into cool heroes like Spider-Man or Superman, they take on the characteristics of the kids they bully. This project is a labor of love for Jerry who wrote it with his two teenage sons Jaylen (15) and Aren (13). Aren recently appeared on HuffPost Live along with Drew Pearce, the writer of Iron Man 3, who also gave them a blurb for the cover of the book. The Offenders has also been chosen by a school in upstate NY for their "One School One Read" program for October, which is National Bullying Prevention Month. Yay, Jerry! 

 

City Creek Press recently held a successful book launch party at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis for their title, Sunlight On My Shadow: A Birth mother's Journey From Secrecy to Renewal. The link for the book trailer is here.  

 

Dr. Haki Madhubuti, IBPA Board Member and founder of Third World Press, recently joined Bernard Loyd, founder of Urban Juncture, Inc. in a dialogue that explored the role of arts in Bronzeville's rejuvenation which also included a live performance by Discopoet Khari B. The event was meant to build on their recent efforts with See Potential Chicago and is part of their longer term initiative to utilize The Forum as a platform for celebrating the art, history, and future of Bronzeville.  

 

Events:  

The Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE), a long-standing IBPA Affiliate Association, will be hosting a cooperative booth at this year's NEIBA and NELA shows. Special display rates start at only $65 per book for NEIBA and $55 per book for NELA. Visit their site here for details!    

 

CONTEC Frankfurt - 20% Discount for IBPA Members.    

 

Publishers Launch Frankfurt - 20% Discount for IBPA Members.   

 

Frankfurt StoryDrive - 20% Discount for IBPA Members.     

Member Benefits Spotlight  

 

WeJIT for E-Books - 15% discount through October 31, 2013; 10% thereafter

Ingram Content Group - Discounted rates on Lightning Source and IngramSpark

Publishers Weekly magazine - Discounted rates on select subscriptions

Ingram Marketing Program - New pricing for IBPA Members

NewMedia Website Designs - $100 discount on WordPress websites

Bowker Identifier Services - 15% discount on all products and services


Nielsen BookScan - Deep discount on annual data subscription 



News You Can Use...

Top Five Marketing Tips for LinkedIn

Managing Multiple Media Accounts? Mashable's Beginners Guide To Hootsuite
 
Five Ways to Sell with Social Media

The Real Reason You Have Writer's Block

Ten Great Business Lessons from Steve Jobs

The Changing Face of Public Libraries  (Infographic)

Industry Notes...


Staples, RadioShack
Yank Amazon Lockers From Stores


Costco Objects to Fixed Prices in Quebec   

   

Twitter, YouTube, Will Promote Banned Books Week
  
What Does It Mean to Own a Book?

Reinventing Book Printing Toward a Hybrid Market

Goodreads To 'Delete Content Focused on Author Behavior'

Let us know what great things have happened for you (awards, TV appearances, radio, special mentions, etc.)

Send in those pictures of signings, events and other happenings to [email protected]. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Lisa

Lisa Krebs
Assistant Director
Independent Book Publishers Association