Join Books BC
Membership overview
Books BC membership offers access to our business development programs, events, and a community of publishing professionals dedicated to a thriving BC publishing ecosystem.
Join one of our committees or working groups and contribute to a long history of collective action and advocacy.
Join Books BC
Gain access to industry events, business development opportunities and a community of publishing professionals.
We are currently switching to a new membership management system. Application forms are disabled during this migration process. Thanks for your patience as we get it ready for launch.
Membership levels
Active members
For companies with at least 7 titles in print and an annual production of 2 titles.
Associate members
For companies with 2 titles in print published in the previous 3 years.
Friends of the Association
Friends support the aims and objectives of Books BC and may include suppliers, industry associations, book marketers, editors, printers, publishing educators or publishers who are not eligible for membership.
Membership benefits
| Benefits | Active & Associate Members | Friends | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional development |  | | Discounted or free access to online seminars, panels and annual professional development events |
| Networking Events | | | Access to industry events and roundtables |
| Member-only Portal | | | Access to our member-only portal for exclusive announcements and our monthly member-only newsletter |
| Member-only Discounts | | | Access to partner organization discounts |
| Business Development and Promotion | | | Access to business development initiatives and individualized publisher profiling |
| Advertising | | Access to Read Local BC collective advertising initiatives | |
| Advocacy and Lobbying | | Invitation to our annual BC Book Day lobby day and advocacy toolkits |
*Active member fees are based on sales of publisher’s own books, agency books and rights
sales in all markets
*Not-for-profits are charged 2/3 appropriate sales category, to a minimum of $485
*All membership fees are subject to tax.
Fees
| Active Members* | |
|---|---|
| Sales of up to $50K | $550 |
| Sales of up to $100K | $825 |
| Sales of up to $250K | $1,100 |
| Sales of up to $500K | $1,655 |
| Sales of up to $750K | $2,205 |
| Sales of up to $1M | $2,760 |
| Sales of up to $1.5M | $3,445 |
| Sales of up to $2M | $4,135 |
| Sales of up to $3M | $4,825 |
| Sales of $3M plus | $5,515 |
| associate members | $485 |
| friends of the association | $210 |
Ready to become
a member?
Fill out our membership application form and our Membership Services Coordinator will be in touch within 5 business days.
We are currently switching to a new membership management system. Application forms are disabled during this migration process. Thanks for your patience as we get it ready for launch.
Meet our members
Our members are innovative publishers specializing in a range of genres including fiction and non-fiction, early and young adult readers, and Indigenous literatures.
Questions?
Questions about membership and eligibility?