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SUMMARY:Join your publishing industry colleagues from… (a growing list)
DESCRIPTION:Forefront BooksNarrative MusePage Two&nbsp\;Simon & Schuster Publisher ServicesPlease register here at the IBPA website to attend the 2026 IBPA Book Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. We hope you'll join us!
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SUMMARY:Community Time Opening Session
DESCRIPTION:Log on for community introductions to 'find your peeps' before our opening welcome and keynote! With community leads TBA.\n\nSign up for this Boot Camp to get access to the on-demand video of all the presentations as well as the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack\, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)
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SUMMARY:Welcome and Opening CEO Keynote Discussion on the State of the Industry
DESCRIPTION:Welcome remarks from IBPA's CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet\, followed by an opening CEO keynote discussion with Trena White (Co-founder and Co-CEO | Page Two) and two other publishers TBA.\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Session 1: The Future of Book Discovery (GEO’s Impact on Search)
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SUMMARY:Session 2: How Editorial and Sales Teams Can Best Collaborate
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SUMMARY:Session 3: P&L Case Study: Before\, During\, and Post Publication
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SUMMARY:Break
DESCRIPTION:Grab your food and come back for the community lunchtime discussion starting at 12:15pm PT.
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Community Time Discussion: How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?
DESCRIPTION:Reconnect with your cohort while everyone refuels and discusses&nbsp\;How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?
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SUMMARY:Session 4: Maximizing Your IP
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SUMMARY:Session 5: Closing Keynote Panel: Where are Books Selling? (And what’s going on with the supply chain and returns right now?)
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Keith Parent (Vice President\, S&S Publisher Services) this panel discussion will include Jonathan Merkh (Co-Founder of Forefront Books) and two other publishers TBA.
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SUMMARY:Community Time Closing Session
DESCRIPTION:Gather with your cohort to share take-aways and make plans to stay connected.\n\nRemember to sign up for the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack\, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)
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SUMMARY:View these sessions on demand and join the private Slack channel!
DESCRIPTION:Even if you missed the live event\, you can still view all the IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers presentations on demand (through August 2026) and participate in the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace to connect with other early-career publishing folks working as staff at independent publishers.\n\nPlease register here at the IBPA website to attend the IBPA Book Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers for access. We hope you'll join us!
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