Welcome to the Independent Publishers Caucus.
We’ve formed the Independent Publishers Caucus to foster a sense of community among those dedicated companies helping to keep the written word alive. Now more than ever, independent media is crucial to keeping discussion moving in the public square.
We also understand that for the independent publishing world to thrive, it’s important to share information about what works and what doesn’t, getting the attention of booksellers and the media, and understanding the financial realities that come with running a publishing company on a day-to-day basis.
Our Mission:
Resources
To provide resources and education to our members to “raise our collective IQ” as small businesses and create a learning community to sustain ourselves;
Advocacy
To advocate for heightened awareness of independent publishers within our industry, in the media, and with readers;
Keeping the Torch
To function as “keepers of the torch” of American culture in partnership with writers, translators, booksellers, book reviewers and book review editors and producers;
Bridge
To become a bridge for our members to organizations such as ABA, AAP, AAUP, ALA and CLMP;
Diversity
To strengthen our common cause in creating a more tolerant and inclusive industry by advocating for bringing in more people of color and diverse origins onto our staffs together with a commitment to bringing a more diverse range of writers to the reading public;
Common Ground
To find common ground and a spirit of partnership with independent booksellers, with whom we share not only our love of good books but also our struggle as small businesses.
The IPC Steering Committee:
Ellen Adler
PublisherThe New Press
Terrie Akers
Marketing DirectorOther Press
Tom Hallock
IPC co-founder
Bronwen Hruska
PublisherSoho Press
Michael Reynolds
Editor in ChiefEuropa Editions
Dan Simon
PublisherSeven Stories Press
IPC co-founder
Kendall Storey
Associate Editor and Foreign Rights ManagerCatapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press
Anna Thorn
DirectorIndependent Publishers Caucus
Advisory Board
Cevin Bryerman, Executive VP Publisher, Publishers Weekly
Kim Wylie, VP, Sales, Ingram Publisher Services
Victoria Sutherland, Publisher, Foreword Reviews
Oren Teicher, former CEO, American Booksellers Association
Dan Gullino, Sterling Pierce Co.
Andrew Van Sprang, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Maple Press
Eric Rayman, Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman, LLP
The Independent Publishers Caucus and our member publishers gratefully acknowledge the financial support and ongoing advice of our industry supporters.
Contact
For questions about IPC or to join our membership, please contact info@indiepubs.org.
The Independent Publishers Caucus
c/o Seven Stories Press
140 Watts St,
New York, NY 10013
