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SPAN's Mission Statement

As a nonprofit trade association, SPAN is dedicated to advancing the interests and expertise of independent publishers and authors through educational opportunities
and discounted services.

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PubWest's
National Publishing Conference
& Book Industry Trade Show

November 13-15, Portland, OR

SPAN has a terrific fall conference for members to go to. This year we
are endorsing and partnering with
PubWest's national conference (the Publishers Association of the West).

The event promises to provide a wealth of learning and networking over three action-packed days.

SPAN members pay PubWest
member prices!!!

Click here for more information.



2008 Member Benefits


From start to finish, beginning to end, SPAN has benefits that will make your life easier. We have separated them into the following logical categories.

Information & Networking

Production, Shipping, & Distribution

Marketing

Lifestyle & Business
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Publishing Bibliography

Stock your library with these books on publishing and marketing.
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Member-get-a-Member Campaign

Everyone wins with this great new program. When you get
a new member, we will extend your SPAN membership by
three months, with no limit. You can add a free year or more to your membership by bringing your friends and colleagues into the fold.

All members have to do is download a PDF form from the SPAN Web site and have your new member fill it in and send it to the SPAN office.

You can get the form and complete information here.


SPAN Announces Support for Amazon/BookSurge Antitrust Lawsuit

In June , the SPAN Board voted to support the class action antitrust lawsuit, BookLocker.com, Inc. vs. Amazon.com, Inc.

Read about the campaign and how you can help.


SPAN's Feed Gallery
Read the latest publishing at SPAN's Independent Publishing RSS Portal.

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