Independent Book Publishers Association

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is a not-for-profit membership organization serving the independent publishing community through advocacy and education. With over 3,500 members, IBPA is the largest publishing trade association in the United States.[1] IBPA programs and publications include the IBPA Book Award/Benjamin Franklin Award,[2] IBPA Publishing University, [3] and the monthly Independent Magazine. IBPA was founded in 1983[2] as the Publishers Association of Southern California (PASCAL).[4] It later became the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA).[4] It adopted its present name in 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Q&A: IBPA Director Angela Bole on Self-Publishing and the Digital Future". Digital Book World. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Publishers Marketing Association Celebrates Anniversary, Changes Name". Poets & Writers. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. ^ "IBPA Publishing University 2016, and Book Launch Agony & Ecstasy". The Book Designer. Marin Bookworks. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. ^ a b "Moving on at PMA". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-17.