Independent Publishers Guild

The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), founded in 1962, is an association set up to support the needs of independent firms in the publishing industry in the United Kingdom, with a current membership of more than 600 companies.[1][2][3][4] The IPG is a not-for-profit limited company and has a non-executive board of directors.[5] The chief executive is currently Bridget Shine.[6] The IPG is a forum that supports enables the exchange of information and the strengthening of partnerships between its membership of independent publishers and other relevant professional bodies.[7]

  1. ^ "Records of the Independent Publishers Guild", Special Collections, University of Reading.
  2. ^ Natasha Onwuemezi, "IPG membership soars in 2016", The Bookseller, 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Independent Publishers Guild" at the London Book Fair.
  4. ^ "About the IPG", IPG website.
  5. ^ "The IPG Board", IPG.
  6. ^ "Bridget Shine, Executive Director – Independent Publishers Guild (IPG)" (interview), FirstyNews.
  7. ^ "Mission, Vision and Values", IPG.