It's most definitely worthwhile for small publishers to seek out the independent publisher association in their city or state. (accrispin.blogspot.ru)
And publisher association data tell a similar (although not quite so stark) story. (authorunlimited.com)
The Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan was launched with 31 members to discuss formats for Japanese e-books, legal issues related to the expanding industry, and to analyse what people like to read digitally. (phys.org)