How do you get on Indie Next List?
To nominate a book*, click the “Give Feedback” button from the book page or on your Shelf. Once you’re on the Opinions page click Yes (as seen below) to nominate the book for the Indie Next List. You will also need to share a text recommendation, which you can add as a Review, once you submit the Opinions page.
What is the indie list?
The Indie List is an initiative created to represent the community of experienced freelance people across the disciplines of strategy, creativity, e-commerce and project management. Promoting creativity, innovation, championing freelancers and connecting them to reliable income streams is what we’re all about.
Who owns Indie Bound?
IndieBound, the marketing movement developed by ABA, celebrates independent bookstores and supports localism.
Where can I find indie books?
Indiebound.org is a great resource for finding these bookstore gems to see if they offer any local indie finds. Social media is another great way to learn about and follow indie authors and readers. If you find an indie author you like, show them some love and follow them Facebook, Twitter, and GoodReads.
How do you get listed on Indiebound?
The Indie Bestseller list is based on reporting from independent bookstore members of the American Booksellers Association. Most stores report sales (online and in-store) through their point-of-sale systems. To make the list, your book will need to be carried — and sold — by the stores reporting to the list.
What is an indie read?
An indie book is any book published by an independent publisher. Any publisher outside the “Big 5” (Hachette, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster), and their many, many imprints, is considered an independent publisher.
Is IndieBound legit?
IndieBound is a program of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), a trade association representing thousands of independent bookstores. The purpose of the site is primarily to help customers find indie locations and purchase from independent bookstores.
What is an indie best seller?
The Indie Bestseller List puts the diversity of independent bookstores on display. It is produced just two days after the end of the sales-week, and is the most current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.
How does indie bound work?
When you shop at an independently-owned business, your entire community benefits: Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43. Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.