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The IPG is the UK's largest association of independent publishers, supporting 600+ members with events, resources, training and much more. linktr.ee/IndependentPublishersGuild

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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆25 February - Lead for Impact is an in-person course from Rebecca Smart who will show you how to lead with confidence, introduce different leadership styles and help you establish visions, values, positive cultures and much more. For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/soz9y3V
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training course Lead for Impact, featuring a headshot of the course educator Rebecca Smart
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆9 December – NEW! For targeted help with the challenge of making back catalogues accessible, take advantage of Simon Mellins’ Bitesize Backlist online 90-minute course. For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/i0SBkyy
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training course Bitesize Backlist, featuring a headshot of the course educator Simon Mellins
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆17 Nov - NEW! Future-proof the discoverability of your content with this new online course from Viviane Basset, which will help you develop winning campaigns that adapt to AI search, Amazon’s evolving algorithms & changes in browsers’ behaviour. For more info and to book your place buff.ly/O4wVCpG
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training course Master the Algorithm, featuring a headshot of the course educator Viviane Basset.
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆13 November - If you want to develop your management skills or train a colleague for future leadership, join Andrew Stanley for our Be a Brilliant Manager course in London. For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/GOAlQO1
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆 10 November - Our Accessibility and Publishing online training with expert Simon Mellins is packed with tips and tools to make your content accessible and compliant. For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/8MrzIxl
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training course Accessibility and Publishing, featuring a headshot of the course educator Simon Mellins
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆 2 – 4 November – For short, sharp guides to AI’s applications in specific areas, join our series of 90-minute online courses with @georgewalkley.com For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/XGh0UPj
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training AI short courses, featuring a headshot of the course educator George Walkley
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
📆 20 October – Learn how to turn AI from a threat into a strategic advantage with our ‘Master AI in Publishing online training with @georgewalkley.com For more info and to book your place visit buff.ly/BMxsa6l
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training course Master AI in Publishing, featuring a headshot of the course educator George Walkley
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
Looking to level up your #publishing skills this Autumn and Winter? The Place for Publishing Excellence is the IPG’s home for award-winning and CPD accredited training courses, tailored to the specific needs of independent publishers. Here’s what’s coming up👇
Promotional graphic for the IPG's Place for Publishing training schedule for Autumn and Winter. Features headshots of the educators for each course
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/10/2026
The IPG’s October trade publishing update from Will Atkinson takes a close look at the latest buying practices at Waterstones and associated challenges for independent publishers, and reflects on the Autumn Conference and the Booker Prize shortlist. Now available to read here👉 buff.ly/wKBiBbU
promotional graphic for the IPG's trade publishing October update featuring a photo of the trade publishing correspondent Will Atkinson
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 29/09/2026
Heading to Frankfurt Book Fair next week? You will find us on our collective stand at J1, 7 and 8 in Hall 4.2, do call by to say hello! Our annual stand party on 8 October, hosted this year with @ibpa.bsky.social, is one of the highlights of the Book Fair and all are welcome. @buchmesse.de #fbm26
Photo of the IPG's collective stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025. Photo depicts the IPG reception with two members of the IPG team standing behind it and smiling at the cameraPhoto of the IPG's stand party at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025. Photo depicts the IPG collective stand with publishers mingling and chatting to each other
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 23/09/2026
Huge congrats to all those on the shortlist for the Booker Prize 2026 including IPG members and independent publishers @profilebooks.bsky.social / @serpents-tail.bsky.social and @grantabooks.bsky.social
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 23/09/2026
The IPG’s policy correspondent @georgewalkley.com looks back on the Autumn Conference and ahead to October’s Budget and future AI policy in his latest policy update. Available to read here👉 buff.ly/bfZDsBQ #booksky #publishing
Promotional graphic for the IPG's September policy update for publishers, including a headshot of the policy correspondent George Walkley
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 22/09/2026
We had a great day at the @gardnersbooks.bsky.social Trade Show on Sunday! It was wonderful to be able to showcase some IPG independent publishers to over 400 booksellers. #booksky #publishing
Photo of the IPG's collective stand at the Gardners Trade Show 2026. The stand features shelves of books from the publishers exhibiting on the stand.Photo of the IPG's collective stand at the Gardners Trade Show 2026, showing some of the publisher exhibitors meeting and talking with visitors.
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 21/09/2026
Thank you to the team at @inspiredselection.bsky.social for this great round-up of our recent Autumn Conference #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 18/09/2026
The Frankfurt Book Fair is looming large! If you're going, call by our collective stand to say hello - you'll find us at J1, 7 and 8 in Hall 4.2. It's a new location but it'll be the same great stand party on Thursday 8 October #fbm26
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 17/09/2026
If you're trying to reduce your carbon footprint, take advantage of our new Sustainable Business Toolkit on the IPG Skills Hub. Access is free and unlimited for everyone at every IPG member www.ipgskillshub.com/courses/sust...
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Online courses and resources for publishers from the Independent Publishers Guild
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 16/09/2026
Need some help adapting to the major impacts of AI and changing algorithms on marketing and publicity? Join our special training session with Viviane Basset on Tuesday 17 November buff.ly/xVzcuWB
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Master the Algorithm: AI, Amazon, and the New Rules of Marketing and PR
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 16/09/2026
Thanks to our friends at @plslicensing.bsky.social for this great round-up of our Autumn Conference last week #ipgac pls.org.uk/news-events-...
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 15/09/2026
Here are ten of our many takeaways from last week's IPG Autumn Conference... we'd love to hear yours! www.independentpublishersguild.com/IPG/Latest/B... #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 14/09/2026
We had a brilliant day at our 2026 Autumn Conference last week... thanks again to all our fantastic speakers, chairs, delegates and supporters #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
After a day of weighty topics at our Autumn Conference it's been great to end with a session on words from the brilliant @susiedentwords.bsky.social. Her word for us to take away: vellichor - the special, evocative smell of books and bookshops #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Figures on the value of the public and academic library networks from Ingram @ipsuk.bsky.social - including a healthy share of sales for independent publishers #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Inspiring speakers at our Autumn Conference this afternoon... on to the final sessions now #ipgac
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Frankfurter Buchmesse @buchmesse.de · 10/09/2026
Today we’re at #ipgac and we are delighted to be a sponsor of this amazingly supportive event. So good to see a packed theatre and so many friends and colleagues. The indie publishing industry seems to be thriving! 🙌
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Our #ipgac session on books and the climate emergency brings updates on important industry initiatives, including the Booksellers Association's Action Plan and the IPG's new Sustainable Business Toolkit. Members can access it on the IPG Skills Hub now
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Great session on the ethics of AI from Eleanor Drage at our Autumn Conference. Top action point: we need to have robust conversations about the AI tools we use, and do proper audits of how they work #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
We're sharing results of a survey of IPG members and AI at our Autumn Conference. Numbers using AI in some way have nearly doubled from 42% in 2023 to 76% now. But there's a lack of confidence and a lot of concerns and suspicion #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Terrific morning at our Autumn Conference... thanks to all our great speakers so far #ipgac
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Inspired Selection @inspiredselection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Key takeaways from Bloomsbury for their action plan: Understand what belonging and inclusion means to you in your context. Data provides focus, review it regularly, rinse and repeat! Focus on the 3 c’s - consistency, conversation and continuous improvement! #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Our Autumn Conference session on global sales stresses the value of good metadata and print on demand in getting books to markets. Kelly Gallagher @ipsuk.bsky.social says reach, availability and discoverability are the three keys to sales #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
Important session on AI and IP at our Autumn Conference - especially the importance of collective licensing. Tom West of @plslicensing.bsky.social - “If we want governments and regulators to support copyright, we need to show that licensing can work at scale" #ipgac
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Inspired Selection @inspiredselection.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What a lovely session with Patrice Lawrence author and waterstone Laureates - we loved your story and your energy - very inspiring and the importance of diversity content #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
A brilliant Autumn Conference session from Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence on the vital issue of proper representation in books. “Books helped me understand myself, and they help others feel understood” #ipgac @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
The BBC’s Dharshini David starts our Autumn Conference with a frank overview of the economy. Weak growth, war, Brexit fall-out, rising debt – it’s tough. But there are signs of resilience too, and the Budget may bring help with the costs of doing business #ipgac
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 10/09/2026
We're at the Shaw Theatre in London for our 2026 Autumn Conference - appropriately enough in the shadow of the British Library. Follow #ipgac for all the goings-on today
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 09/09/2026
We’re all set for the IPG Autumn Conference tomorrow! Looking forward to welcoming all our members and guests 😁
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 08/09/2026
The IPG’s trade publishing correspondent Will Atkinson rounds up recent news of interest to publishers in his latest update, including trade sales trends and controversies around the veracity of content. Now available to read here👉 buff.ly/pwbZ09D #booksky #publishing
promotional graphic for the IPG's trade publishing September update featuring a photo of the trade publishing correspondent Will Atkinson
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 07/09/2026
Ahead of the IPG Autumn Conference this week it's great to see our chief executive Bridget Shine in this morning's @bookbrunch.bsky.social sharing views on the value of collaborative thinking and face-to-face conversations in the digital age tinyurl.com/4dtxk4xk Ticket info here 👉 buff.ly/uJyoHW6
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Better together: the IPG Autumn Conference
IPG chief executive Bridget Shine on the value of shared thinking and face-to-face conversations in the digital age
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 03/09/2026
The IPG Autumn Conference is almost here, one week to go! We have a jam-packed programme of speakers and sessions to inspire, plus information to boost your knowledge, hone your skills and take your #publishing to the next level. Early-bird rates expire today, book now👉 buff.ly/uJyoHW6 #booksky
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 02/09/2026
Don't miss out! The deadline for the Autumn Conference early-bird prices is tomorrow 3 September. Book now to take advantage and join one of the biggest and best #publishing events of the year 👉 buff.ly/uJyoHW6
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Commissioning Editor - Professional Law at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social Salary: Competitive, depending on experience Location: Cheltenham, UK Closing date: 21 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Editorial Assistant at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social Salary: From £23,600 Location: Cheltenham, UK Closing date: 21 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Publishing Assistant at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social Salary: From £23,140 (pro-rata if part-time) Location: Cheltenham, UK Closing date: 21 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Editor, Bright Press at @quartobooksuk.bsky.social Salary: From £30,000 Location: Brighton, hybrid Closing date: 21 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Author Relations & Marketing Assistant at @berghahnbooks.bsky.social Salary: £25,000 Location: Oxford, hybrid Closing date: 18 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
English Language Rights Assistant/Executive at at @quartobooksuk.bsky.social Salary: From £25,500 (depending on experience and the level appointed at) Location: London, hybrid Closing date: 15 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
International Rights Assistant at @thamesandhudson.bsky.social Salary: £28,000 Location: Central London Closing date: 13 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Key Account Manager (UK Trade) at @quartobooksuk.bsky.social Salary: From £38k per year Location: London, hybrid Closing date: 7 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · 01/09/2026
Publicist at @andotherstories.bsky.social Salary: £35,000 per annum, depending on experience Location: London, hybrid Closing date: 6 September 2026 For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE
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