The Independent Alliance is a global alliance of UK publishers and their international partners who share a common vision of editorial excellence, original, diverse publishing, inno
vation in marketing and commercial success.The founding publishers of the Independent Alliance were Faber and Faber, Atlantic Books, Portobello Books, Canongate, Icon Books, Profile Books and Short Books, who came to partnership in July 2005. The group now also includes Granta Publications, David Fickling Books, Pushkin Press, Scribe, Lonely Planet, Murdoch Books, Daunt Books, New York Review of Books, Pavilion and Old Street Publishing. Faber and Faber provides the sales force and administrative team for Independent Alliance publishers and, in March 2008, The Book Service Ltd (TBS/GBS) became sole distributor.
In 2006 the Independent Alliance announced a range of exclusive benefits for its independent counterparts in bookselling, including increased terms, point-of-sale and dedicated promotions on titles from leading authors, aimed to help them promote their businesses and boost sales. Together, the publishers and booksellers are a unique umbrella organisation representing shared core values – independence, integrity, quality and range – in an increasingly centralised marketplace.
