Celebrating Independent Publishing: Award Wins Help Authors Reach New Levels of Recognition Traverse City, MI, August 7, 2023 — The Independent Publisher Book Awards (known as the IPPYs) were established in 1996 and have been awarding the best in independent, small press and academic publishing for almost 30 years. In a world that welcomes millions of new book titles annually, winning an award such as an IPPY can open doors and give authors much-deserved recognition, says IPPY Awards Director Amy Shamroe.  “In the over 15 years I have been working for the IPPY Awards, the one thing that strikes me is the impact being a medalist winner can have on…