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All participating stores receive a quantity of the printed Indie Next List fliers printed in four-color. Booksellers provide recommendations for books they have enjoyed reading and look forward to handselling in their stores.These recommendations are collected and tabulated, with the 25 titles receiving the most nominations designated as “Indie Next List Great Reads” and presented with jacket image and a bookseller quote.
An additional 6 titles are selected for the flier to be featured as “Now in Paperback.” These are titles that had been featured as Great Reads as hardcovers and continue to be hand-selling favorites in bookstores. A PDF with jacket image and bookseller quote as well as a shelf-talker for each “Now in Paperback” title is available for download here.
Stores also receive a quantity of the bi-monthly Kids’ Next List fliers, which is also printed in four-color, and feature a #1 overall title and ten books in each of the following age categories: Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult.
Both the adult Indie Next List and the Kids’ Next List are distributed electronically as store-branded e-newsletters with the book “buy” buttons linking back to the stores’ websites. The adult Indie Next List goes out on the first Thursday of each month with its full list of 25 new “Great Reads” titles and 6 “Now in Paperback” titles. The Kids’ bi-monthly list of 31 titles goes out the third Thursday of the first month for each issue (ie the January/February issue goes out the third Thursday of January).
Once a book is chosen for an Indie Next List, the publisher will be asked to consider providing funds to support the printing and distribution of the flyers.
The Indie Next List is published monthly with twelve issues per year.
#1 Title Includes cover placement in paper; author interview in electronic |
$4,250 |
Top 25 Titles (other than #1 title) Includes printing and distribution costs for fliers and production and distribution costs of the electronic version. |
$3,000 |
“Now in Paperback” (6 titles per month) Featuring books that that were previously INL picks in hardcover and appear with original bookseller quote |
$1,250 |
#1 Title Includes cover placement in paper; author interview in electronic |
$4,675 |
Top 25 Titles (other than #1 title) Includes printing and distribution costs for fliers and production and distribution costs of the electronic version. |
$3,300 |
“Now in Paperback” (6 titles per month) Featuring books that that were previously INL picks in hardcover and appear with original bookseller quote |
$1,375 |
All charges include design, printing and distribution costs for both printed fliers and electronic version.
Rates subject to change without notice.
The Kids' Indie Next List is published bi-monthly with issues for Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July, Aug, Sept/Oct and Nov/Dec.
“#1 Pick” Includes cover placement in paper; author interview in electronic |
$2,500 |
Regular listing Includes placement in appropriate section of picks for Picture Books, Middle Grade, or Young Adult |
$1,500 |
“#1 Pick” Includes cover placement in paper; author interview in electronic |
$2,750 |
Regular listing Includes placement in appropriate section of picks for Picture Books, Middle Grade, or Young Adult |
$1,650 |
All charges include design, printing and distribution costs for both printed fliers and electronic version.
Reading Group Guides are published four times per year, with Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter issues.
Regular listing, Frontlist | $1,050 |
Regular listing, Backlist | $575 |
All charges include design, printing and distribution costs for both printed fliers and electronic version.
Rates subject to change without notice.
Download this schedule as a PDF
Nominate titles via the online form.
Need a Reminder? Post this Indie Next List Nomination Shelf-Talker wherever you keep your ARCs.
Questions or Comments? Email matthew@bookweb.org
DECEMBER 2021 LIST | September 27, 2021 |
WINTER 2021-2022 READING GROUP GUIDE | October 18, 2021 |
JANUARY 2022 LIST | November 1, 2021 |
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 KIDS' LIST | November 8, 2021 |
FEBRUARY 2022 LIST
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November 30, 2021
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SPRING 2022 READING GROUP GUIDE | January 3, 2022 |
MARCH 2022 LIST
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January 6, 2022
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MARCH/APRIL 2022 KIDS’ LIST
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January 10, 2022
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APRIL 2022 LIST
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January 31, 2022
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MAY 2022 LIST
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February 28, 2022
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MAY/JUNE 2022 KIDS’ LIST | March 14, 2022 |
JUNE 2022 LIST
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March 28, 2022
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SUMMER 2022 READING GROUP GUIDE | April 11, 2022 |
JULY 2022 LIST
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May 2, 2022
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JULY/AUGUST 2022 KIDS' LIST | May 9, 2022 |
AUGUST 2022 LIST
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June 8, 2022
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SEPTEMBER 2022 LIST | July 7, 2022 |
FALL 2022 READING GROUP GUIDE | July 11, 2022 |
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 KIDS’ LIST
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July 13, 2022
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OCTOBER 2022 LIST
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August 1, 2022
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NOVEMBER 2022 LIST | August 29, 2022 |
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 KIDS' LIST | September 7, 2022 |
DECEMBER 2022 LIST | September 26, 2022 |
JANUARY 2023 LIST
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October 31, 2022
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 KIDS' LIST | November 7, 2022 |
FEBRUARY 2023 LIST
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November 29, 2022
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November 8, 2021 |
September 27, 2021 |
April 12, 2021 |
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