Our Affiliations

Association of American Publishers — Rainbow Books, Inc. is a house member of the Association of American Publishers. AAP is the national trade organization of the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP’s members include most of the major commercial book publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses, and scholarly societies. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, computer software, and electronic products and services.

Florida Publishers Association — Rainbow's publisher, Betty Wright, founded The Florida Publishers Association, Inc., a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides Florida's book community with an opportunity for education and networking. FPA's membership includes publishers, authors, editors, illustrators, librarians, publishing industry vendors and others who are considering active roles in the book publishing business. Betsy Lampe is currently FPA's association executive, and Betty Wright is its treasurer. FPA is an affiliate of AAP (see above), the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA, formerly PMA) and the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN), and it is a member of the Florida Library Association (FLA) and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME).