SPAN’s Friends at IBPA have extended this tremendous benefit to SPAN Members!

Announcing IBPA’s Publishing University on May 22-23—“Starting Up and Starting Over: Strategies for Publishing Success Now”

What do Twitter, book apps, ebook production, speed-dating, e-reading, Google, your own private consulting session, the Javits Center and a Beatles tribute band have in common?

IBPA Publishing University!

Where is it?        NEW LOCATION--Announcing a new location at the Javits Center in New York City, right in the heart of the book buzz and excitement of BookExpoAmerica (BEA) and easily accessible no matter where you’re traveling from. All the events, all the sessions and the Benjamin Franklin Awards are in one place, making it that much easier for you to network with old friends and new colleagues!

When is it?          NEW TIME—Sunday and Monday, May 22-23, just prior to (and in the same location as) BEA

What is it?           NEW SESSIONS--You won't want to miss the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Publishing University 2011: —“Starting Up and Starting Over: Strategies for Publishing Success Now” Other conferences promise, but only Publishing University promises and delivers the kind of tools  you need right now to give you a leg up on the publishing ladder. No matter what stage of publishing you’re in—an author-publisher, a one-book publisher, a more experienced publisher—IBPA Publishing University brings you hands-on tips and techniques to succeed in a world where the only constant is perpetual change.

What’s in it for you?

• 20 breakout sessions including the hottest how-to topics in publishing led by industry experts—Included.
• General sessions featuring the movers and shakers of the industry—including keynote speaker Skip Prichard, CEO of Ingram Content Group, the back-by-popular demand “E-magination” panel of e-reading prognosticators hosted by Christopher Kenneally of Copyright Clearance Center, an early morning Google session and much more—Included.
• The opportunity to “Ask the Experts” in your own private consulting session—Included.
• Formal and informal networking with colleagues and future mentors—Included
• Admission to the Benjamin Franklin Awards and Reception featuring a celebration concert afterward from IBPA’s answer to the Rock Bottom Remainders—the Beatles tribute band “Mostly Moptop!”—Included.
• Opportunity to register for one day or both days
• Access to discounted badge for BEA admission

Where do I sign up?

Check out www.ibpapublishinguniversity.com for all the details and bookmark it to return often. Just as the publishing industry changes on a daily (hourly?) basis, we’ll be updating IBPA Publishing University to bring you the very latest speakers with the most up-to-the-minute information.

Don’t delay—head over to www.ibpapublishinguniversity.com, take advantage of early bird pricing and make your plans to join us at IBPA Publishing University in New York at the end of May!

SPAN Members receive special IBPA member pricing at a $100 discount on full tuition! Simply go to www.ibpapublishinguniversity.com, choose “Non-Member Registration” and enter the discount code SPAN2011 to receive your $100 discount. Call or email the IBPA office at 310-372-2732 or info@ibpa-online.org with questions.