Pronoun, a much-beloved independent publishing operation, is closing its doors next year. (BAIPA had been in conversation with Pronoun about a presentation at one of our meeting next spring. Alas.) To find out more about what it means and what the … [Read more...]
David Kudler to Read from his Book, Risuko at Left Coast Writers Monthly Salon
On Monday, October 3, author/publisher David Kudler will read from his new teen novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale at the Left Coast Writers monthly salon. In addition to sharing sections of the book, he will discuss the process of publishing his first … [Read more...]
David Kudler shares keywords and categories handout
As requested at today's wonderful IngramSpark! event, I've uploaded the handout that I created concerning categories/subjects and keywords/search terms. I created the handout for July's All Things Amazon roundtables, and so the focus is somewhat on … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Book 'Risuko' Released
David Kudler’s teen historical adventure novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale officially hits the shelves on June 15. Set in 1570 during Japan's century-long civil war, Risuko follows Kano Murasaki, daughter of a disgraced samurai, as she is pulled into a … [Read more...]
David Kudler Interviews Christina V. Kueppers
In our continuing series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors, BAIPA board member David Kudler interviewed author Christina V. Kueppers. Enjoy! No matter what their origin, folktales always come from the “old country.” They speak to a … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Kickstarter Campaign for his New Book Risuko ends Friday
BAIPA Vice-President and author David Kudler has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help make Risuko the best book it can possibly be. While Risuko is nearly finished, there’s still more we’d like to do, and we need your help. Reserve your copy … [Read more...]
Email List Building: The Slides
Saturday's session with Joel Friedlander on the subject of the whys and hows of creating an email list was terrific! Not a surprise to any of us who know Joel. Joel has kindly shared the slides with BAIPA. Click on the image below to download the … [Read more...]
All Things Amazon Slides
This Saturday's program (All Things Amazon: How to Manage Your Most Important Publishing Relationship, led by BAIPA board members and indie publishing veterans David Kudler and Ruth Schwartz) was a great success! As promised, here are the slides: … [Read more...]
6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads
At this past Saturday's BAIPA meeting, I led a roundtable about the reasons that every independent author and publisher (as well as every “dependent” author) needed to have an active presence on Goodreads.com. It was one of three roundtable sessions … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Do-It-Yourself Book Marketing Tips
Every author wants to know how to get the word out about his or her book—and most are frightened that it’s going to cost an arm and a leg. To be honest, the most effective marketing that an author can do doesn’t involve paying money—just lots and … [Read more...]