HYBRID PUBLISHING

Hybrid Publishing Standards

White Finch Press is proud to uphold the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Hybrid Publisher Criteria. These standards protect authors by setting clear expectations for transparency, quality, and responsible publishing.

IBPA’s Hybrid Publisher Criteria

IBPA’s Hybrid Publisher Criteria includes the following expectations, which all hybrid publishers are expected to meet (expanded details here).

Define a mission and vision for its publishing program.
Vet submissions.
Commit to truth and transparency in business practices.
Provide a negotiable, easy-to-understand contract for each book published.
Publish under its own imprint(s) and ISBNs.
Publish to industry standards.
Ensure editorial, design, and production quality.
Pursue and manage a range of publishing rights.
Provide distribution services.
Demonstrate respectable sales.
Pay authors a higher-than-standard royalty.

Define a mission and vision for its publishing program.
Vet submissions.
Commit to truth and transparency in business practices.
Provide a negotiable, easy-to-understand contract for each book published.
Publish under its own imprint(s) and ISBNs.
Publish to industry standards.
Ensure editorial, design, and production quality.
Pursue and manage a range of publishing rights.
Provide distribution services.
Demonstrate respectable sales.
Pay authors a higher-than-standard royalty.