Indie publishers booming

The UK's independent publishing sector is flourishing, with the number of start-ups increasing by almost 6% over the last three years. The boost, which indies attribute to technological advances and the increasing number of ways they have found to 'elbow' their way into chain retailers, has seen Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) membership hit an all-time high. It now has 515 members, up from 440 three years ago. Turnover ranges from a few thousand pounds to Faber's GBP16m through Nielsen BookScan in 2007 - The Bookseller