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Independent Book Publishers Association

The largest trade association for independent publishers, teaching craft and pooling collective leverage so small presses and author publishers can navigate the industry.

15named by IBPA
55named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies Independent Book Publishers Association is read alongside.

AAP

Association of American Publishers

The collective policy voice of America's leading book, journal, and education publishers, defending copyright…

ECPA

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association

The professional home of Christian publishers, strengthening a craft through connection, education…

27 companies named

APA

Audio Publishers Association

The trade home of the audiobook, advancing a young medium through its Audie Awards, its research, and a…

26 companies named

CSBC

Children's Book Council

The nonprofit trade association of North American children's book publishers, promoting books and reading…

BISG

Book Industry Study Group

The neutral standards body of the book trade, keeper of the subject codes and metadata rules that let a whole…

9 companies named

Who backs IBPA

Every company Independent Book Publishers Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
blackstonepublishing.comCorporate partnerMLA MLA MPIBA PNBA VLA
friesens.comCorporate partnerECPA OWAA SMC
sheridan.comCorporate partnerAAUP BISG FPA
gaschprinting.comCorporate partnerAAUP ECPA
ibpa-online.org/page/metacometCorporate partnerAAUP ECPA
abebooks.comCorporate partnerABAA
blurb.comCorporate partnerASMP
dropcapmarketplace.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
firebrandtech.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
forewordreviews.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
ibpa-online.org/page/ingramsparkCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
inclusivemediasolutions.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
marquisbook.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
publishdrive.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
technicaeditorial.comCorporate partnerOnly Independent Book Publishers Association, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

Thank you to our Sponsors for supporting IBPA (homepage sponsor rotator). Read September 28, 2026. Sponsor logo rotator without alt text; names taken from each logo's link target. Five unlinked logos could not be named.

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Who backs Independent Book Publishers Association's peers, but not Independent Book Publishers Association

Companies named publicly by at least one of Independent Book Publishers Association's five peer societies, and not found in Independent Book Publishers Association's reviewed public records.

CompanyECPAAPABISGPeers
BookwirePremiumGoldBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors3 of 3
Ingram: Lightning SourceGeneralGold2 of 3
Acting for Audio/Audiobooks at SeaSilver1 of 3
AdvantageCSNamed1 of 3
APPLE BOOKSDIAMOND1 of 3
AudibleGold1 of 3
B-and-BGeneral Sponsors1 of 3
Bespoke AudioworksGold1 of 3
bethany_pressGeneral Sponsors1 of 3
Blue Nose AudioGold1 of 3
BowkerLogoBISGBISG@50 Presenting Sponsor1 of 3
Brick Shop AudioBronze1 of 3
ChirpSilver1 of 3
CircanaGeneral1 of 3
color-houseGeneral1 of 3
Core-Print-SolutionsGeneral1 of 3
Curated AudioBronze1 of 3
Eleven LabsGold1 of 3
EljinGold1 of 3
faceoutGeneral1 of 3
Firebrand GroupPremium1 of 3
Flagler Law GroupNamed1 of 3
frontgate-25General1 of 3
gpsPremium1 of 3
HarperCollins PublishersBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
HooplaGold1 of 3
Ingram Content GroupBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
IPG - Independent Publishers GroupGeneral Sponsors1 of 3
John Marshall MediaGold1 of 3
Kingery-logoGeneral Sponsors1 of 3
knkPremium Sponsors1 of 3
lakeside-book-coPremium Sponsors1 of 3
Libro.fmSilver1 of 3
Mosaic AudioBronze1 of 3
NetGalleyBronze1 of 3
nord-compoPremium1 of 3
OverDriveGold1 of 3
PBD-Worldwide-50General Sponsors1 of 3
Podium EntertainmentGold1 of 3
PozotronPLATINUM1 of 3
RRD-logoGeneral1 of 3
ScholasticBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
SpotifyGold1 of 3
SylvamoBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
The Great Audiobook AdventureBronze1 of 3
The Invisible StudiosBronze1 of 3
The-Grandview-GroupGeneral Sponsors1 of 3
Tim Bader AudioBronze1 of 3
total-printing-systemsGeneral1 of 3
Versa_Logo_RGBBISG@50 Gold Sponsor1 of 3
Versa-PressGeneral1 of 3
VirtusalesPremium1 of 3
Voiceworks AudioBronze1 of 3
WPS-LOGOBISG@50 Archive Sponsor1 of 3
YotoGold1 of 3

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The outside view

The largest trade association for independent publishers, teaching craft and pooling collective leverage so small presses and author publishers can navigate the industry.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Republic and The Village.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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