I recently had the great pleasure of narrating Where Flows the Creek: a Romp in the eDimension by editor David Colin Carr (also a former BAIPA board member). This tale of an aging elf was a delightful collaboration largely because of the charm of the … [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...]
Free Audiobooks Presentation at Presidio Library November 14
California Writers Club is hosting BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist for a free workshop — "What Every Author Should Know About Audiobooks" — on November 14, 6:30-8 p.m, at the Presidio branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 3150 Sacramento … [Read more...]
BAIPA Members Spreading the Word to Writers
BAIPA members Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, John Byrne Barry, and Becky Parker Geist will be leading local workshops this month and next. Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, who presented “From Page to Stage” at BAIPA in October 2017, will be at Book Passage … [Read more...]
Audiobook Marketing Strategies That Work — Teleseminar on June 19 with Becky Parker Geist
Becky Parker Geist will be giving a teleseminar on Audiobook Marketing Strategies That Work on June 19 at 10 am Pacific Time for the NonFiction Authors Association. BAIPA members Becky Parker Geist and John Sames created the Audiobook Marketing … [Read more...]
Going Where No Audiobook Has Gone Before
We're expanding into new frontiers at Pro Audio Voices. We love doing complex, challenging projects such as the multi-voiced audiobook of The Naked Truth About Hedonism II - 3rd Edition: A totally unauthorized, naughty but nice guide to Jamaica’s … [Read more...]
Pro Audio Voices—Not Just Audiobooks, but Marketing, Too
[This is the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series or post by BAIPA service providers promoting their services. If you would like to promote your services, see How BAIPA Service Providers Can Promote Themselves] It's been a growth-filled … [Read more...]
SOVAS Award Nomination for Audiobook of ‘When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-making Lessons from the Antarctic’
I have some exciting news. The audiobook version of my recent book When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-making Lessons from the Antarctic, (co-written with Brad Borkan) has been nominated for a prestigious SOVAS award. Good Morning … [Read more...]
Publishing Q&A Lunch with David Kudler. Bagels Optional.
A chance to ask any questions you may have about publishing with expert editor, author, and publisher David Kudler. (He's also a BAIPA board member.) Come join him for a lunch and a freewheeling discussion of everything to do with creating books — … [Read more...]
Host a Book Reading Over the Phone
BAIPA has teamed up with Senior Center Without Walls (SCWW), an award-winning program of Episcopal Senior Communities, which allows seniors to participate in more than 70 groups by phone or online, all from the comfort of home. The newest, Authors … [Read more...]