New IPNE Board Takes Office

New board members are Isai Gutierrez, Michael DeSanto, Odile Sullivan-Tarazi, and Scott Channell. Re-elected is Charlotte Pierce. Serving out another year of their two-year terms are Mike Rochester, Connelly Akstens, and the president, Eddie Vincent. Look for updated biographies of your new board members on the website in coming days.

Jon Meyer, Spencer Smith, and Ruby Fink leave the board, with our deep gratitude. 

Even though this year's board positions are filled, there remain a variety of roles for volunteers in communications, web management, membership development, regional groups, and volunteer coordination.

IPNE helps independent publishers build and grow their publishing and related businesses. We invite you to support the Board team as we collaborate to "make better books and sell more of them." 

CLICK HERE to join one of the the IPNE Project Teams to assist the Board in 2022!

Jane Friedman Delivers on Author
Websites & Email Marketing

About 100 authors and publishers attended the January 13 webinar with "Hot Sheet" publisher and book marketing expert Jane Friedman on 1/13, 12–2 pm ET.

Book Marketing Cornerstones provided practical, actionable information for boosting book sales and building author platforms.

Look for webinar reaction and takeaways on our Twitter and Instagram feeds (below).

Bookmark our Events page to check for regular webinars and workshops on practical aspects of book marketing and book production, or join the organization to receive announcements.

Ingram Spark, Publishers Weekly,
Jane Friedman Highlight 10th Annual
IPNE Conference

 and the schedule remains posted to refresh your memory.

What did you learn at the conference? What connections did you make? What would you like to see next year? We'd be grateful for your feedback via our 2021 Conference Evaluation Form.

Highlights among the offerings at the 10th annual event, on November 5 and 6, were several talks and Q&As with Platinum sponsor IngramSpark president Paige Allen.

Ms. Allen keynoted along with Cevin Breyerman of Publishers Weekly and indie book guru Jane Friedman. Ms. Allen also participated in two breakout sessions at the (virtual) conference, including a Q&A-style session with her colleague and longtime IPNE contact, Josh Floyd. 

The majority of our members have published through Ingram, so we received many questions from author-publishers. They didn't hold back about their experiences on the popular print-on-demand platform!

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS

We are grateful for sponsors like IngramSpark, Seapoint Books, Voice Over Vermont, Pierce Press, Encircle Publications, The Fictional Cafe, and Nate Hoffelder (The Digital Reader). These sponsorships allowed us to offer this year's conference for free to our members and at a discount to the public. Please show your appreciation by using their products and services! 

IPNE Conference Committee

Committee Chair: Mary Catherine Jones; President Eddie Vincent; Board Members Charlotte Pierce and Mike Rochester; and former VP Jon Meyer.

Over The Years - IPNE in Photos

Join or Coordinate Your Own IPNE
Regional Group

Among IPNE's more popular initiatives are the local groups that are forming across the region. Groups active this year include Maine, Vermont, and Metro Boston Publishers. Southeast Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are in need of coordinators, but discussion groups have been set up and these groups have a core membership. Contact Board member Charlotte Pierce for more information.

Thanks to Meditative Gardner, 2019 Book of the Year winner Cheryl Wilfong, and HeartWood Press publisher Lynn Levine for organizing this year's thriving Vermont Regional Group! Click here to join the Vermont regional discussion group.

Membership in IPNE regional branches is open to all, with extra benefits available to those who become IPNE members. Use the IPNE contact form for help starting a branch in your area, and watch our events page for existing regional group meetings.