Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)
Christopher Locke
4.7from 28 ratings
- 128
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)
"Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)" wants to make you a smarter publisher by giving you access to powerful ideas, strategies, and tools for success. Our interview guests are independent publishers, author publishers, and hybrid publishers, as well as distributors, printers, reviewers, booksellers, marketers, visionaries, and opinion leaders from all sectors of the book publishing industry. We are sponsored and supported by the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the U.S. serving independent publishers and author publishers. IBPA’s vision is a world where every independent publisher has the tools and knowledge needed to professionally engage in all aspects of the publishing industry. Your host is IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services Christopher Locke.
- Publisher
- Christopher Locke
- Category
- arts · business · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Apr 2018
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 128 episodes have a transcript.
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Independent Publishers’ Media Pitches Get Ignored (and How to Fix It)
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Book Strategy Session Every Indie Publisher Should Have with Their Team & Authors
30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Build Sustainable Business Growth through Niche Publishing
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Why Independent Publishers’ Media Pitches Get Ignored (and How to Fix It)
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I get an email from somebody. I don't know who found my name on the credits or something like that. And I would just delete it because I'm not in the business of helping random strangers while I have a deadline to make sure the Oprah show gets on the air the next day. I'm not taking meal breaks. Food is being brought to me and my team. People don't understand the dynamic. The producer, in my case, a post producer, the person on the other end of that pitch is not in the business of helping you. They're in the business of focusing on their audience. What does their audience need? What would their audience enjoy? […]
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- 94
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- Engagement
- 84
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