IPG/PMA distribution program at 10.(Publishers Marketing Association, Independent Publishers Group)

When Irene Singletary, publisher of year-old Morgana Press, got a call last week telling her that her very first book had been selected for PMA's Trade Distribution Acceptance program with Independent Publishers Group, she was, she said, "very pleased. I won't say we would never have been able to do this otherwise. But certainly working with IPG is going to open doors much more readily."

Now in its 10th year, the program offers presses like Morgana, which don't have a distributor, a chance to get trade representation for a single title. The books are included in IPG's Small Press Selection catalogue, and some presses--most recently Angel Bea Publishing and …