There are 150 national and regional ISBN Agencies providing advice and support to
publishers on a local basis.
Not exact matches
The best way we
publishers can support
local indie bookshops and keep ebooks (and print books, actually) available
on a widespread
basis is to become a member of the Google Books Partner Program and publish our books there (as well as with all the major ebook retailers).
I have nothing against, Barnes and Noble, but Borders is a strong supporter of
local arts, launches new authors
on a regular
basis, and works with
publishers in a cooperative manner.
For
local authors and small
publishers, libraries also have the potential to be strong partners for generating e-book sales, for providing access to other kinds of online and digital content, and for collaborating in the creation of new digital content
based on the library's unique collections.
Backed by Japanese
publisher Marvelous Inc., Exile's End is a collaboration between Tokyo -
based indie game developer Matt Fielding and many talented
local industry veterans, and a partial remake of Fielding's first game, Inescapable, that significantly expands
on its general ideas and themes.