March is Indie Press Month

 $500 display contest and a social media campaign to raise awareness for indie presses and the bookstores that love them.
IPC will celebrate the second-annual Indie Press Month in March 2025! We’re providing marketing assets for bookstores and indie publishers, and promoting a list of promotional titles from IPC member presses.
How to Participate:
  • Sign up!
  • Create an in-store display for March (40% of titles displayed should be Indie Press Month Display titles; all should be indie presses--see IPC's member list!)
  • Make a social media post (use #indiepressmonth and tag IPC on Instagram @indiepubs)*. First five posts on March 5 will receive $50 co-op marketing funds.
  • Participating store list will be featured in media/social media by Shelf Awareness, Independent Publishers Caucus, and the Independent Bookseller, and included on March 5 press release to all media outlets
  • Continue to support independent presses all month (but also year-round!)
View the 2025 Indie Press Month title list on  Edelweiss or peruse the gallery below!
Special thanks to this year’s Indie Press Month sponsors: