«Thanks for all your great work [on
the IBPA Hybrid Publisher Criteria]!
Not exact matches
According to the Independent Book
Publisher's Assocation (
IBPA), «
hybrid publishers behave just like traditional
publishers in all respects, except when it comes to business model.
In February, the
IBPA published a list of criteria to be considered a quality
hybrid publisher.
Too often,
IBPA has noticed a bias against self - published authors, independent
publishers, and
hybrid presses when it comes to choosing titles or authors for book review consideration, book award contests, association memberships, and inclusion on independent bookstore shelves.
Part of
IBPA's intent, Angela said, is to help authors identify «reputable»
hybrid publishers and distinguish them from general service providers who help writers self - publish.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria includes the following list of exceptions, which all hybrid publishers are expected to meet (expanded details
Hybrid Publisher Criteria includes the following list of exceptions, which all
hybrid publishers are expected to meet (expanded details
hybrid publishers are expected to meet (expanded details here):
Sign on in support of
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria by filling out your full name, email, and organization below.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria is freely available online at www.
ibpa-online.org/hybridpublisher.
However, despite increased interest in
hybrid publishing from both
publishers and authors alike, the
IBPA Advocacy Committee could find no unifying, satisfactory description of what defines and is expected of a reputable
hybrid publisher.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria exists to support independent
publishers and authors, but also to urge an industry in flux to acknowledge that books ought to be judged on their substance, not their business model.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria brings urgently needed clarity and consensus to this emerging model.»
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria is housed on
IBPA's website at www.
ibpa-online.org/hybridpublisher and freely available for any author or book industry professional to download.
IBPA's criteria for
hybrid publishers will ensure the new
hybrid model remains fair, ethical, professional, and sustainable,» said Elizabeth Turnbull, Senior Editor and Partner at Light Messages Publishing and Torchflame Books and member of the
IBPA Advocacy Committee.
According to Maggie Langrick, CEO and
Publisher at LifeTree Media Ltd. and member of the IBPA Advocacy Committee, «With the term «hybrid publisher» left open to interpretation, there was a risk that well - meaning, but misinformed, business owners might misapply the label, confusing the market and inadvertently undermining the work of reputable hybrid pu
Publisher at LifeTree Media Ltd. and member of the
IBPA Advocacy Committee, «With the term «
hybrid publisher» left open to interpretation, there was a risk that well - meaning, but misinformed, business owners might misapply the label, confusing the market and inadvertently undermining the work of reputable hybrid pu
publisher» left open to interpretation, there was a risk that well - meaning, but misinformed, business owners might misapply the label, confusing the market and inadvertently undermining the work of reputable
hybrid publishers.
(Manhattan Beach, CA - February 22, 2018)-- As part of its support for professional standards within the independent book publishing community, the Independent Book
Publishers Association (
IBPA)-- www.
ibpa-online.org — today released a nine - point list of criteria defining what it means to be a reputable
hybrid publisher.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria provides much - needed clarity, sets strong author - friendly standards for hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
Hybrid Publisher Criteria provides much - needed clarity, sets strong author - friendly standards for
hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider
hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.»
At the same time,
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria sets a high bar for excellence within the hybrid publishing comm
Hybrid Publisher Criteria sets a high bar for excellence within the
hybrid publishing comm
hybrid publishing community.
The impetus for
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria came from conversations within the
IBPA Advocacy Committee, a nine - person standing committee tasked with developing strategies to address issues of concern to independent
publishers.
From: David Gaughran Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 3:52 AM To: Info Subject: Article on
Hybrid Publisher «standards» of
IBPA
In a 2010 blog post for Shelf Awareness and
IBPA, Robert Gray wrote,»... an independent
publisher can be an author
publisher, traditional
publisher, or
hybrid publisher.
«Too often,
IBPA has noticed a bias against self - published authors, independent
publishers, and
hybrid presses when it comes to choosing titles or authors for review consideration, book award contests, association memberships, and inclusion on independent bookstore shelves,» said
IBPA CEO Angela Bole.
«Too often,
IBPA has noticed a bias against self - published authors, independent
publishers, and
hybrid presses when it comes to choosing titles or authors for review consideration, book award contests, association memberships, and inclusion on independent bookstore shelves.