PLEASE NOTE: the meeting will be in person in the Gowland Room at the Carlsbad (Dove) Library.
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2023 is already off to a newsworthy start! From the corporate fallout of the failed PRH/S&S merger, to retail’s evolving inventory management practices, to the resolution of the first major worker strike to impact our industry in decades, and the rapid development of AI technologies, these hot button topics will shape the publishing landscape in the year ahead.
Join the Independent Book Publishers Association’s CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet and Director of Membership and Member Benefits, Christopher Locke, as we discuss the current state of independent publishing, 2023 forecasts and trends, and the work IBPA is doing to support our community as we face the challenges and opportunities ahead.
About the Speakers
Andrea Fleck-Nisbet is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association, where she began her tenure in November 2022. Prior to that she was the founding vice-president and publisher of Harper Collin’s lifestyle imprint, Harper Horizon. Andrea spent fifteen years in sales, digital media and business operations at Workman Publishing and was Director of Content Acquisition at Ingram Content Group. She sits on the board of the Book Industry Study Group.
As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 4,000 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; overseeing the IBPA NetGalley program, which generates buzz and garners reviews for indie publishers’ titles; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He’s also passionate about indie publishing, because he’s an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures.
