The MidAtlantic Book Publishers Association is a community of
independent publishers located in the Mid-Atlantic area. We welcome all
independent and self-publishers in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington, DC.
The membership benefits and categories are listed below. To join, please complete our
online application. Payment may be made online by credit card or Paypal, or offline by mailing a check.
Membership Benefits
Here are some of the benefits of being a member of the Association:
- Exhibit at member rates at regional book festivals and conferences, such as the Baltimore Book Festival and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Conference.
- Subscription to our quarterly newsletter “Making Waves.”
- Access to listings in any print and electronic member catalogs we print and distribute to the trade and at events.
- Members-only access to other publisher and industry professional members in the region for networking purposes.
- Educational opportunities at member rates.
- Potential opportunity to represent our regional chapter at PMA University under full scholarship (an $1,100 value!).
- Discounts on membership in the Independent Book Publishers Association (PMA/IBMA) and the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN).
- Discounts on advertising in our newsletter.
Categories (Levels)
- Individual Membership (Publisher) $35.00
- Associate Membership (independent contractor/freelancer) $50.00
- Sustaining Membership (printers/suppliers) $100.00
- Organizational membership: 2 to 10 employees in the publications area $75.00
- Organizational membership: 11-20 employees in the publications area $150.00
- Organizational membership: 21 to 50 employees in the publications area $200.00
- Organizational membership: 51 to 100 employees in the publications area $250.00
- Organizational membership: 101+ employees in the publications area $350.00