Publisher Associations

There are both national and regional associations for publishers that seek to assist their members in becoming effective, successful book publishing operations. Many of these associations provide their members with newsletters, conferences, shared marketing programs, and other problem-solving, educational, or promotional services. Here is a listing of publisher organizations that can be highly commended to anyone within their respective geographical area:

• American Booksellers Association
• American Library Association
• American Society of Indexers
• Association of Authors and Publishers
• Association of Canadian Publishers
• Association of Research Libraries
• Audio Publishers Association
• Bay Area Independent Publishers Association
• Bookbuilders of Boston
• Bookbuilders West
• BookSense.com
• Business Software Alliance
• Canadian Publishers Council
• Children's Book Council
• Christian Small Publishers Association
• Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA)
• Educational Paperback Association
• Florida Publishers Association, Inc.
• Independent Publishers Assoc. of Canada
• Magazine Publishers of America
• Midwest Independent Publishers Association
• Music Publishers' Association
• National Music Publishers' Association
• New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Organization
• New England Publishers Association
• New Mexico Book Association
• Newspaper Association of America
• Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
• Pub-Forum (an online publisher discussion group)
• Pub-Forum Gifts
• Pub-Forum Vendors
• Publishers Association of the South
• Publisher's Associations (Publishing Law Center)
• Publishers Marketing Association (PMA)
• Publish-L (an online publisher discussion group)
• Publish-L Archives
• Publishers & Writers of San Diego
• PubNet
• Recording Industry Association of America
• Sacramento Publishers Association
• Small Press Center
• The Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network
• Software Information Industry Association
• Southern California Booksellers Organization
• SPAN (an online publisher discussion group)
• West Valley Authors Association
• Women's National Book Association