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/.