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		<title>Amazon&#8217;s Kindle Lending Library&#8211;What Does it Mean For Publishers? IBPA Wants to Know What You Think</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been quite a ruckus in the book publishing world lately. Amazon.com has recently announced its long-anticipated foray into lending e-books.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=246&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things to Consider when Pricing E-Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One grand thing about e-books is, since there is no printing involved, once edited, designed, typeset, and formatted, the cost of an e-book is zero. Another is that the retail price a publisher sets can vary day to day.

But, with these two advantages, what does a publisher need to be concerned about when pricing an e-book? Vook, the innovative company that melds books with video, has issued a splendid white paper that goes a long way toward answering this question.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=237&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Pricing: Finding the Sweet Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Quill Driver Books we put a lot of thought into the pricing of each title we published.
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		<title>Help for Libraries: Overdue, but Not Too Late</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 30 years on the line, Dan was let go by the factory. In a technology-driven economy, he had no computer skills, no job prospects, and no money for training.

They helped him find a job.

A class of 4-year-olds from low-income backgrounds took part in a program that combined literature with technology-based learning experiences—and fun.

They helped them find a future

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		<title>Calling All Publishers to Enter the 24th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are invited&#8230; to enter the 24th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™ competition for excellence in publishing throughout the year 2011. The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™, which includes fifty-five categories recognizing excellence in both editorial and design, is regarded as one of the highest national honors in small and independent publishing. The award program is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=224&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bowker Manuscript Services for IBPA members</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBPA has partnered with Bowker to bring a new no-cost service to our members.

Bowker's Manuscript Submission Service is an online tool providing users with an efficient channel for reviewing unsolicited manuscripts.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=222&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Stephen Blake Mettee, Board Chair, IBPA I don’t subscribe to Vanity Fair, but, like with the New Yorker (To which I also don’t subscribe; I quit my subscription as a minor vice on which I both spent too much time and felt guilty for not spending more—the darn thing comes weekly!), whenever I crack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=217&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will Books Go the Way of Music CDs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent USA Today article, retailers such as Best Buy, Target, Barnes &#38; Noble, and Wal-Mart are cutting back on their CD selections. A Best Buy spokesperson is quoted as saying, “As people buy less, we stock less.” Sounds like a self-fulfilling cycle to this observer, but, sadly, one that isn’t likely to be reversed.
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		<title>Want to Sell More Books? It can be as simple as&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to sell more books? It can be as simple as making sure that all the information that accompanies your books is correct. That information is called “metadata” and it simply means the ISBN number, the table of contents, the format (paper, hardback, audio, e, etc.), the number of pages—in short, anything that describes your title. If all the components of your title description are correct, your title can be discovered by readers.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=198&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Publishers Irrelevant? The Great Debate at IBPA Publishing University</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First introduced at the 2011 London Book Fair, the “Great Debate” will make its North American debut at the 27th Annual IBPA Publishing University! <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibpablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10140424&amp;post=189&amp;subd=ibpablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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