Members of the Independent Publishers Guild have questioned attempts by the Publishers Association to encourage small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) to its fold.

The PA's initiative is to be led by Nick Robinson, chair and publisher of independent Constable & Robinson, who is joining the PA Council in order to set up an SME...

The IPG is looking to attract more mid-size publishers, to generate a "trickle-down" flow of information to help start-up and smaller groups, according to the guild's new chairman Andrew Johnston. It follows the decision taken at this year's IPG conference by keynote speak Bloomsbury c.e.o. Nigel Newton to join, as revealed...

Independent publishers appear to be weathering the economic storm better than expected, with 73% of respondents to the IPG's recent survey saying trading so far "was not worse than anticipated this year, to date".

At the retailer's question time at this year's IPG Conference, some booksellers were equally positive....

The Independent Publishers Guild is putting surviving the credit crunch “high on the agenda” for its annual spring conference, which kicks off this Friday.

Organisers said some 200 delegates had already booked to attend, a similar level to last year’s attendance, “despite the difficult climate”.

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