Member Benefits
- Discounted introductory membership for unpublished members — only $25 for the first year!
- Our informative bimonthly newsletter
- Monthly meetings where you can meet and commiserate with other publishers and authors
- Access to the ad-free, members-only e-mail discussion list for member networking
- Private online area for building our institutional memory and connecting with other members
- Access to publishing professionals — editors, designers, indexers, book shepherds — people who can help you over the rough spots
- Discounted admission to our annual awards program and publishing conference
- Private directory, formatted for print, with members’ contact information
- Your books and website promoted on the NCPA site
- Backlinks from our public, online directory to your website help raise your ranking in search engines
- Annual scholarship, in association with IBPA, for one member to attend the Publishing University held each year just before BookExpo America
- Links to a wealth of publishing resources (suggest links)
- Discounted membership in national publisher associations
- 10% discount on writing courses with UC Davis Extension
- The use of the NCPA logo for your website
