Independent Online Booksellers Association

An international community of online booksellers upholding shared standards of accurate description and fair dealing, with mentorship, scholarships, and peer education.

www.ioba.org
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Lewes, DE
Trade and industry association
Read from public sources, Jul 2026

225named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies Independent Online Booksellers Association is read alongside.

ABAA

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America

A selective guild of rare and antiquarian book dealers, founded in 1949, that vets its members, binds them to…

2 companies named

ABA

American Booksellers Association

The national trade association of independent bookstores, helping indie shops thrive through education…

48 companies named

MPIBA

Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association

A regional nonprofit association that supports, educates, and promotes independent bookstores across fourteen…

112 companies named

MIB

Midwest Independent Booksellers

A regional nonprofit that binds independent bookstores across the upper Midwest into a community, celebrating…

96 companies named

CIBA

California Independent Booksellers Alliance

A statewide alliance of independent bookstores that sustains the craft and community of bookselling through…

49 companies named

Who backs IOBA

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Independent Online Booksellers Association's peers, but not Independent Online Booksellers Association

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

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Company	ABAA	ABA	MPIBA	MIB	CIBA	Peers
Batch for Books		Named	Named	Named	Named	4 of 5
Shelf Awareness		Named	Named	Named	Named	4 of 5
Above the Treeline/Edelweiss		Named	Named	Named		3 of 5
Andrews McMeel Publishing			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Arcadia Publishing			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Bookshop.org			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Chronicle Books			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
CirclePOS			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Europa Editions			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Fly Paper Products			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Hachette Book Group			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
HarperCollins Publishers			Named	Named	Show Sponsor	3 of 5
Ingram Content Group			Named	Named	Show Sponsor	3 of 5
Libro.fm		Named	Named		Show Sponsor	3 of 5
Other Press			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Penguin Random House			Named	Named	Show Sponsor	3 of 5
Red Wheel Weiser			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Scholastic, Inc.			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Simon & Schuster			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
Sourcebooks			Named	Named	Show Sponsor	3 of 5
The Collective Book Studio			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
W.W. Norton & Company			Named	Named	Named	3 of 5
ABRAMS Books			Named		Named	2 of 5
AdventureKEEN				Named	Named	2 of 5
Barefoot Books			Named	Named		2 of 5
Basil Bookseller Software			Named	Named		2 of 5
Bridge Publications			Named	Named		2 of 5
Candlewick			Named	Named		2 of 5
Chickman Associates			Named		Named	2 of 5
Cottage Door Press			Named	Named		2 of 5
Covered			Named		Show Sponsor	2 of 5
Creative Kind		Named	Named			2 of 5
Edelweiss/OmniBus			Named		Show Sponsor	2 of 5
Faherty & Associates			Named		Named	2 of 5
Galaxy Press			Named	Named		2 of 5
Ghostbuyers		Named	Named			2 of 5
HarperCollins Focus			Named	Named		2 of 5
Holiday House			Named	Named		2 of 5
IF USA			Named	Named		2 of 5
Imprint Group			Named		Named	2 of 5
Independent Publishers Group (IPG)			Named	Named		2 of 5
Indigo Maiden		Named		Named		2 of 5
Kensington Publishing			Named	Named		2 of 5
Lakeside Book Company			Named	Named		2 of 5
Lit Circle			Named	Named		2 of 5
Macmillan Publishers				Named	Named	2 of 5
MerryMakers			Named	Named		2 of 5
Moleskine			Named	Named		2 of 5
Morgan Swank Studio		Named		Named		2 of 5
Paperblanks			Named	Named		2 of 5
Peachtree			Named	Named		2 of 5
Phaidon & Monacelli				Named	Named	2 of 5
Pushkin Press				Named	Named	2 of 5
Sibylline Press				Named	Named	2 of 5
Sleeping Bear Press			Named	Named		2 of 5
Walker Books Group			Named	Named		2 of 5
Wiley			Named	Named		2 of 5
Withfriends		Named	Named			2 of 5
2020 Vision USA		Named				1 of 5
AbeBooks_30Y_HzC-1	Named					1 of 5
Abraham Associates				Named		1 of 5
Abrams				Named		1 of 5
AbstractbyRabrams		Named				1 of 5
Actar Publishers				Named		1 of 5
Apply Stickers		Named				1 of 5
Artgame			Named			1 of 5
Artscope-Magazine-new-logo-small	Named					1 of 5
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Baker Publishing Group				Named		1 of 5
Bar Charts			Named			1 of 5
Basil Software					Named	1 of 5
Beaming & Broadleaf Books, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Belt Publishing				Named		1 of 5
Biblio		Named				1 of 5
Bibliotrak			Named			1 of 5
Blackstone Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Bloomsbury Academic				Named		1 of 5
Bonfire		Named				1 of 5
Booksellers Insurance Program by Coverhound		Named				1 of 5
Bookshop		Named				1 of 5
Booksnarx				Named		1 of 5
Brenda Olson Art / Blueberry Road Cards				Named		1 of 5
Capstone			Named			1 of 5
Celerant			Named			1 of 5
Chelsea Green Publishing				Named		1 of 5
Chesapeake Press					Named	1 of 5
ChicoBag Company		Named				1 of 5
Cider Mill Press			Named			1 of 5
Coach House Books				Named		1 of 5
Collier Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Consortium Book Sales & Distribution				Named		1 of 5
Consortium, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Constant Contact Email Newsletters		Named				1 of 5
Courtney Beyer Design					Named	1 of 5
Craig Gilbert Sales			Named			1 of 5
Crane Creek			Named			1 of 5
Crowdcast		Named				1 of 5
Cursor				Named		1 of 5
CyberHoot		Named				1 of 5
DeleteMe		Named				1 of 5
Designs with Jamie			Named			1 of 5
Earthbound Journal			Named			1 of 5
EDC Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Eerdmans				Named		1 of 5
Eventbrite		Named				1 of 5
Exaclair			Named			1 of 5
Faber & Faber				Named		1 of 5
Familius			Named			1 of 5
Fine Moments		Named				1 of 5
Firefly Books			Named			1 of 5
Fox Chapel Publishing				Named		1 of 5
Franklin Fixtures				Named		1 of 5
Fresco Eyewear				Named		1 of 5
Fujii Associates				Named		1 of 5
Gallagher (formerly LIG)		Named				1 of 5
Gibbs Smith					Named	1 of 5
Gibbs Smith Publisher			Named			1 of 5
Globe Pequot Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Gravity Payments		Named				1 of 5
Graywolf Press (sharing with Grove Atlantic)				Named		1 of 5
Greg Daniels Fine Art			Named			1 of 5
Grey Street Paper				Named		1 of 5
GTM Payroll Services		Named				1 of 5
Happy Camper LLC				Named		1 of 5
HarperCollins Christian			Named			1 of 5
HarperCollins Christian Publishing				Named		1 of 5
HarperCollins Muse			Named			1 of 5
Ice Cube Press			Named			1 of 5
imrchnt			Named			1 of 5
Indie Beacon Book Light		Named				1 of 5
Ingram Academic			Named			1 of 5
Inner Traditions, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Insight Editions				Named		1 of 5
IPS				Named		1 of 5
JPT America, Inc.					Named	1 of 5
Karel/Dutton Group					Named	1 of 5
Karel/Dutton Group, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Kobo		Named				1 of 5
Kumon			Named			1 of 5
LAVELY Socks			Named			1 of 5
Left Field Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Lerner Publishing Group				Named		1 of 5
Lerner Publishing, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Levine Querido				Named		1 of 5
Library Cat Designs					Named	1 of 5
Little Creek Press				Named		1 of 5
Llewellyn Worldwide				Named		1 of 5
Llewellyn, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Lost Kite Editions				Named		1 of 5
Lynn-oleum					Named	1 of 5
Macmillan			Named			1 of 5
Magnetic Poetry			Named			1 of 5
Master Wings Publishing				Named		1 of 5
Merriam-Webster				Named		1 of 5
Michael Roger			Named			1 of 5
Mighty Bright			Named			1 of 5
Monacelli				Named		1 of 5
Morgan Tyler Botanicals			Named			1 of 5
Mountaineers Books, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
MVB US (Pubeasy/Pubnet)		Named				1 of 5
NetGalley		Named				1 of 5
New Harbinger				Named		1 of 5
New World Library				Named		1 of 5
Noble Paperie					Named	1 of 5
Orca Book Publishers			Named			1 of 5
Page Anchor		Named				1 of 5
Paper Moth Studio					Named	1 of 5
PartnerShip-FedEx		Named				1 of 5
PayUSA		Named				1 of 5
Phaidon Press			Named			1 of 5
Pixel + Ink Creative		Named				1 of 5
Pluto Press				Named		1 of 5
Point of Light Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Pomegranate			Named			1 of 5
Professional Booksellers School					Named	1 of 5
Project Genius			Named			1 of 5
Pubeasy			Named			1 of 5
Publishers Weekly		Named				1 of 5
Pubnet			Named			1 of 5
Punchkins		Named				1 of 5
Pushkin			Named			1 of 5
Quarto Group				Named		1 of 5
Quarto Publishing			Named			1 of 5
QuickBooks		Named				1 of 5
R.I.S.E Cards		Named				1 of 5
Reycraft Publishing			Named			1 of 5
RISEWITHUS		Named				1 of 5
Rock Scissor Paper					Named	1 of 5
Sacred Bee			Named			1 of 5
Satisfactory Printing		Named				1 of 5
Scattered Slime		Named				1 of 5
SCB Distributors				Named		1 of 5
SCB Distributors, 85-87			Named			1 of 5
Schiffer				Named		1 of 5
Schiffer Publishing			Named			1 of 5
Shambhala Publications			Named			1 of 5
Shelter Harbor Press				Named		1 of 5
Socksmith			Named			1 of 5
Socksmith Design					Named	1 of 5
Springer Nature				Named		1 of 5
Square		Named				1 of 5
Stable Book Group				Named		1 of 5
Taco Cat Books				Named		1 of 5
That's So Andrew			Named			1 of 5
The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates		Named				1 of 5
The Lab Press					Named	1 of 5
The Librarian's Candle Co.		Named				1 of 5
The Stable Group			Named			1 of 5
Third State Books					Named	1 of 5
TOKYOPOP					Named	1 of 5
Tropetails		Named				1 of 5
two hermanas					Named	1 of 5
Two Rivers			Named			1 of 5
Tyndale House Publishers				Named		1 of 5
Unemployed Philosophers Guild				Named		1 of 5
Venture Imports				Named		1 of 5
W.G. Ellerkamp		Named				1 of 5
Watkins Publishing				Named		1 of 5
White Mountain Puzzle			Named			1 of 5
Willow Creek Press			Named			1 of 5
WithIT			Named			1 of 5
Wolf & Wren Press		Named				1 of 5
Wooden Books				Named		1 of 5
Wybel Marketing Group				Named		1 of 5
ZingTrain		Named				1 of 5

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The outside view

An international community of online booksellers upholding shared standards of accurate description and fair dealing, with mentorship, scholarships, and peer education.

Consensus
Preserve
Inward
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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 Village and The Citadel.

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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