What’s happening in Indie Publishing?

BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom. The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before, around 9 PM.
Therefore, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for the morning session automatically.

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.

The general meeting begins at 9 am, the speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements.

(Click here for the schedule for the day)

PRESENTATION:

What’s happening in Indie Publishing?

Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Fall 2024 and Beyond

Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Locke, Director of Membership & Member Services
Independent Book Publishers Association

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is a not-for-profit membership organization serving and leading the independent publishing community through advocacy, education, and tools for success. With over 3,600 members, IBPA is the largest publishing trade association in the U.S.

IBPA makes it easier for independent book publishers and self-published authors to navigate the sometimes intimidating publishing process.

Key Takeaways include:

• What are the key directions for indie/author publishing going forward
• All about the Independent Book Publishers Association and member benefits
• How BAIPA is connected to the Independent Book Publishers Association.
• What is the publishing landscape and how can independent publishers contribute and participate in it
• What are the hot topics in publishing in 2024 and how does it relate to indie publishers 

About Our Speakers: Andrea Fleck-Nisbet and Christopher Locke

Andrea Fleck-Nisbet is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association.

Andrea has an extensive and diverse background in publishing, with 20+ years in this field. Before joining IBPA, she was the founding vice president and publisher at Harper Horizon, a new nonfiction imprint of HarperCollins, based out of Nashville, TN.

Prior to that, she was the director of content acquisition for Ingram Content Group, where she developed initiatives that supported independent publishers of all sizes, using print-on-demand services to produce and distribute content.

Andrea spent her first 15 years in the publishing industry at independent publisher Workman Publishing, leading teams in special markets, sales, and digital marketing, including three years as executive director of digital strategy and operations.

Learn more about Andrea here.

As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 3,600 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He’s also passionate about indie publishing, because he’s an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures.

And you can find out more about IBPA here: ibpa-online.org