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Post Hypnotic Press: Bringing New Voices to Independent Publishing

by Jim Barnes / April 2023

“The decision to hire a professional narrator or actor versus the author recording their own book is an important one. This isn’t to say that authors should never narrate their own books, but it is important to be honest with oneself."

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Announcing the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results

"The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and self-published titles produced each year, and reward those who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing."

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Behind the Cover - A Podcast

by Amy Shamroe, Book Awards Director

"The possibilities for this new platform are so exciting, and the time for podcasts as a form of communication has definitely come."

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Independent Author Profile: Alisa Hope Wagner

by Jim Barnes

"To me, my books are like children. I birth them, guide them with excellence and release them into the world with marketing. What happens next is completely in God’s hands."

Indie Groundbreaking Book

My Cookbook Passion

by Jim Barnes

"...the book covers show America, for better or worse, as its people trudge out of the past into the future, and in the process change not only their eating habits but go through an enlightening of social ethics and mores."

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Seven Things Editors Wish Writers Knew

by Jillian Manning / November 2018

"Think of your editor as you would any other professional, like an accountant giving you tax advice or a contractor letting you know where you could use some home improvements."

Indie Groundbreaking Publisher

BenBella Books

by Jim Barnes / March 2022

"We operate in a true partnership model, providing our authors with a level of collaboration, flexibility, and partnership that is rare in the publishing industry."