Small publishers think big.
Selling books in an ultra-competitive environment and protecting against distribution problems were the main themes of last weekend's spring conference of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) in Torquay, England. A full agenda tackling some of the most pressing trade issues also confirmed members'...
| Published in: | Bookseller no. 5118; pp. 16 - 17 |
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Bookseller Media Ltd
3/5/2004
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