The Independent Publishers Guild was founded in 1962 to provide an association dedicated to the needs of the independent publisher. The IPG currently has a membership in the region of 330 companies, ranging from the substantial to the tiny. Any publisher can join regardless of size and every member pays the same modest subscription. To qualify for full membership a publisher must have at least three titles in print, although non-voting membership is open to new publishers who have published fewer than three titles or who are yet to publish.
Membership is also open to a limited number of suppliers of services to the book industry.
The annual membership fee is 85 plus VAT, a modest cost compared with that of other professional associations. We also run shared book fair stands at the London and Frankfurt Book Fairs, with occasional additional events. Members are kept in touch via regular e-mail and postal mailings. Its officers and Committee, most of whom run their own publishing businesses, give their services voluntarily.