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By strengthening the relationship between independent booksellers and independent publishers, Indie-to-Indie strives to shift the book industry toward a more sustainable, equitable, and profitable model for all.
First, to make sure we're all on the same page, some working definitions:
These are not the only ways "independent booksellers" and "independent publishers" are defined, nor should they be. But for Indie-to-Indie's purposes, these are the types of companies that have the potential to make a significant beneficial impact on the industry as a whole by working more closely and intentionally together.
First, to make sure we're all on the same page, some working definitions:
- Independent Booksellers [in-di-pen-duhnt book-sel-ers]: Community-focused, mission-based companies engaged in the retail sales of physical, electronic, and/or audio books who are not beholden to outside interests.
- Independent Publishers [in-di-pen-duhnt puhb-li-shers]: Community-focused, mission-based companies engaged in publishing books from a variety of authors and creators on an ongoing basis who are not beholden to outside interests, nor are wholly owned subsidiaries of another company.
These are not the only ways "independent booksellers" and "independent publishers" are defined, nor should they be. But for Indie-to-Indie's purposes, these are the types of companies that have the potential to make a significant beneficial impact on the industry as a whole by working more closely and intentionally together.