Independent Publishers Guild

08/07/2025

The rise, fall and legacy of WH Smith, bookselling chains, AI and more are the hot topics covered by our trade publishing correspondent Will Atkinson in his July update!

Now available for IPG members to read (you will need to be logged in to see it) 👉 https://buff.ly/5Tabyye

04/07/2025

Congratulations to our member BookSource on their 30th anniversary!🥳

From starting out in a tiny corner of an Edinburgh office to securing tenure of their current distribution facility in Cambuslang, read more about their publishing journey on our blog

In 1995 Publishing Scotland—then called the Scottish Publishers Association—was alerted to the news that a business distributing books for Scottish publishers was failing. Had that been allowed to happen it would have been disastrous for Scotland’s publishers and the cultural economy. Together...

20/06/2025

Richard Fisher has filed his latest, and LAST, academic update for IPG members!

Richard puts away his pen after supplying well over half a million words over more than 10 years as our correspondent—not to mention conference chair, book fair stand receptionist and party barman 😉

He has been a colleague and mentor to many members as well as the IPG and was a very popular recipient of the Patrons Award at our 2025 Independent Publishing Awards. We all send our grateful thanks to Richard for his wisdom and friendship. ❤️

Read Richard's final update here 👉 https://bit.ly/45yR79e

17/06/2025

Would you like to join our stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October?

The IPG stand is always one of the liveliest and friendliest places at the Book Fair and an easy, cost-effective way to exhibit!

Drop us a DM if you’d like to find out more.

10/06/2025

Book pricing, English language sales in Europe and author payments are the hot topics covered by our trade publishing correspondent Will Atkinson in his June update!

Now available for IPG members to read (you will need to be logged in to see it) 👉 https://bit.ly/45ika0G

09/06/2025

The European Accessibility Act comes into effect this month — are you ready?

Wherever you are with compliance and your accessibility journey, you could benefit from our CPD accredited ‘Accessibility and Publishing’ training with Simon Mellins on 14 July!

To book your place visit bit.ly/4iPNUFa

23/05/2025

Thanks to all our members who joined us on Wednesday for our inaugural Summer Summit!

Featuring expert speakers in four sessions on tariffs, accessibility, metadata and campaigns, here are some of our top takeaways from the day👉 bit.ly/3YYpzpH

09/05/2025

Are you looking to exhibit at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair?

Space on the IPG collective stand is filling up fast so do get in touch if you’d like to find out more about exhibiting with us, costs and what’s included.

08/05/2025

We believe everyone deserves high-quality and cost-effective training, so we're delighted to welcome you to The Place for Publishing Excellence!

Our home for authoritative, accredited and award-winning training courses, tailored to the specific needs of our industry. Learn more at bit.ly/4iSHeWP

01/05/2025

01/05/2025

The 2025 IPG Independent Publishing Award winners have been announced!🥳 Read all about the winners here https://www.independentpublishersguild.com/IPG/IPG/Events/IPA/2025%20Winners.aspx?hkey=0a94bca0-7bc2-471a-ae0e-5977d407ef28