Nancy J. Martin has recently had her short story Those Colorful Streets published in both the Redwood Writers 2021 anthology Remember When, edited by Shawn & Crissi Langwell and in Work in Progress, edited by Mandy Haynes (Texas). Nancy is the … [Read more...]
Seeking Book Blurbs for BAIPA Blurb Contest
We're running our first book blurb contest, modeled after our cover contest. The book blurb is the short book description on your online book sales page or on the back of your book. Here are the rules. The contest is open to any book blurb by a … [Read more...]
Meet New Friends at The BookFest on April 2 and 3
Here's an invitation to The BookFest from our Desiree Duffy, who's leading the April 16 BAIPA workshop on BookTok Talk and Takeaways. — The BookFest streams online and is an always free-to-attend two-day event. Day one is dedicated to readers, … [Read more...]
Audiblegate Campaign: Fair Deal for Rights Holders
The following article is copied from the ALLI website. ALLI, the Alliance of Independent Authors, an excellent non-profit professional association for authors who self-publish, much like BAIPA. ALLi was founded by Orna Ross and Philip Lynch in 2012. … [Read more...]
Deadline for Writer’s Digest Self-Published Author Awards is May 3
Have you heard about the Writer's Digest Book Awards for self-published authors? Here is the link to apply: The early-bird deadline is today, April 1, but the final deadline is May 3. … [Read more...]
Free Virtual Book Selling University: Selling Books in a COVID World, January 28-29
Discover how to sell to non-bookstore buyers you never thought of for profits you never dreamed of even in uncertain times! Here's an announcement from the Association of Publishers for Special Sales about a free two-day virtual conference starting … [Read more...]
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth Releases Audiobook of ‘Expect Deception’
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth recently released an audiobook version of Expect Deception, her award winning, WWII paranormal suspense novel wherein the U.S. government recruits psychics to hunt down Nazi spies. Thanks to Becky Parker Geist as narrator. You … [Read more...]
Only 8 Books Published by BAIPA Members in 2019 and 2020?
Earlier this month, we announced, at the September meeting and in our blog, that we're compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020. You can see it here — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020. (It's also under the … [Read more...]
Reflections on This Moment
Here's a note from the Independent Book Publishers Association, a sort of national "parent" of BAIPA, that we wanted to share with you. Dear members of the IBPA community, We are a nation struggling with two crises. One, a months-old pandemic that … [Read more...]
Join Us June 13 for Smashwords’ Mark Coker on ‘The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success’
If you want to learn how to publish your ebook and make it more discoverable, desirable, and enjoyable to readers, you won’t want to miss our June 13 meeting featuring Mark Coker, founder of the ebook pioneer Smashwords. He’ll be returning to BAIPA … [Read more...]
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