Please join us for our dynamic Q&A session at the beginning of the session, and help us welcome Lee Wind, author, blogger, and director of education and programs for IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association), who is going to talk about the … [Read more...]
What is really involved when you self-publish your book?
Over the years, there have been numerous requests at BAIPA events for a description of what is involved in self-publishing a book. So, here it is. Note that this list is based on using KDP and IngramSpark, which are the only two print-on-demand/ … [Read more...]
Where are you on the self-publishing path?
There are two opportunities coming up for author-publishers. FIRST: If you are sitting there with a finished manuscript, you (and other authors like you!) can get past these hurdles and other obstacles, and finally publish your book—quickly, … [Read more...]
Update on FREE ebook promotion – so many things to double check
My ebook of The Left Turn: Two Lives, Worlds Apart was supposed to be free today, but it wasn't. My apologies to those of you who went to get your free copy. FRIDAY through SUNDAY it WILL be FREE. When Things Go Wrong with a Promotion … [Read more...]
Key Items in an Author Illustrator Contract
Most people who write a book that requires illustrations (such as children’s or botanical books) aren’t artists. When self-publishing their book, these authors will need to hire someone themselves to create the necessary artwork. They may hire the … [Read more...]
Email List Providers for Authors: BAIPA Members Spill the Beans
These days, most authors understand the importance of being able to reach their audience through an email list. After all, as industry expert Jane Friedman says, Email has so far proven to be a more long-term and stable tool than social media, which … [Read more...]
If your past vanished . . . who might you become? New novel by Becky Parker Geist
The audiobook edition of The Left Turn: Two Lives, Worlds Apart (book 1 in the Split Universe Series) by Becky Parker Geist is now available. Narrated by Becky Parker and JS Arquin Length: 7:27 To get it for just $11.11 now through 7/19/22, … [Read more...]
Join Us to Celebrate Launch of ‘I Used to Be Shy’ June 25 & July 16
We are delighted to introduce you to I Used To Be Shy, an illustrated story with songs about inclusion, belonging, and compassion.It’s Book Two in The Carla Stories. Book One is Sister Butterfly and Book Three, coming in 2023, is Special People. (See … [Read more...]
Whose Book Blurbs Will Win the BAIPA Book Blurb Contest?
Thanks to those of you who submitted your book blurbs for our contest. Unlike the cover contest, we are sharing the slides in advance because it takes more time and attention to evaluate a blurb than a cover. We'll be voting on the blurbs at the … [Read more...]
Nancy Martin Short Story Published in ‘Remember When’ Anthology
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...]
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