March 13, 2023 Edition

ECPA announces largest gathering of experts at Leadership Summit

ECPA is pleased to announce one the largest gathering of experts supporting the Leadership Summit as sponsors.  They each represent an industry expertise to help publishers and are providing key support for the publishing leader event held May 9-10 in Nashville.  In addition, one of the breakout sessions, led by Brian Flagler (Flagler Law Group) and Chris Hudson (Peachtree Publishing Services) will be especially for vendors serving the ECPA market.  Find out more about each sponsor in the online Expert Hall.  They are:

THE FIREBRAND GROUP; INGRAM; IPG, KNK SOFTWARE, LAKESIDE BOOK COMPANY, METACOMET SYSTEMS, NORD COMPO, ADVANTAGE CS, BETHANY PRESS, CIRCANA, COLOR HOUSE GRAPHICS, CORE PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS, FRONTGATE MEDIA, OUTREACH, ROYAL PALM PRESS, RR DONNELLEY, VERSA PRESS.

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The Christy Award submissions for Christian fiction accepted through March 31

Nominations are accepted through March 31 in nine fiction categories for The Christy Award® program. All program submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2022 to March 2023. Submitters may also opt to nominate a title to be considered for the Christy Amplify Award on the application for no extra fee. For more information, visit TheChristyAward.com.

IRI and NPD rebrand as Circana

Following their merger in August 2022, Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”) and The NPD Group (“NPD”) unveiled a new combined company name and brand identity: Circana.  Circana™ is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior.

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IPG adds NSTA and ACTFL

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce the addition of two new publishers to its academic and professional (A&P) distribution program.

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