BAIPA News Archives - Page 16 of 63

Keywords in Book Descriptions — How to Make Them Work When Amazon Won’t

February 18, 2019 by Becky Parker Geist

After the wonderfully informative presentation at BAIPA in January by David Kudler and Bob Heyman on the topic of keywords and categories, I then attended an IBPA webinar by Joshua Tallent on the same basic topic. As an audiobook producer who also … [Read more...]

Kudos to BAIPA Fiction Award Winners Bonnie Monte and Craig Smith

February 13, 2019 by Webmaster

BAIPA President, Becky Parker Geist announced the 2019 Winner and Runner-up of the BAIPA Book Awards for Fiction at the Feb 9 meeting. Bonnie Monte won the Fiction Award for her book “The Sleeping Lady. Craig Smith was recognized as the runner-up … [Read more...]

How Improving Your Author Blog/Website Can Help You Sell More Books

February 5, 2019 by Lee Foster

(Author's Note: I talked about this at our BAIPA Writer’s World, and I published a version on Joel Friedlander’s The Book Designer website. Improving our writer/author blogs/websites is an ongoing and evolving issue.) (Editor's Note: Don't miss the … [Read more...]

BAIPA Board Elections Coming at January Meeting

January 6, 2019 by Webmaster

At our January meeting, we will be asking BAIPA members to vote for members of the Board of Directors, as stated in our ByLaws. For open seats, we will ask at the January member meeting if people are interested in being on the Board. They can … [Read more...]

The Puzzle of Book Cover Design — An Interview with Book Cover Designer Andrew Benzie

January 6, 2019 by John Byrne Barry

Andrew Benzie led the December BAIPA presentation on book cover design. As a follow-up, I spoke to him on the phone the week after the meeting to find out more about how he got where he is and how he does his work. Q: How did you get into book … [Read more...]

David Kudler to Speak on “The Hero’s Journey” January 27 at Book Passage

January 4, 2019 by Webmaster

California Writers Club–Marin will be hosting BAIPA member (and former board member) David Kudler on January 27 at Book Passage for The Hero's Journey — How It Can Serve as Blueprint for an Enduring, Transformative Story. Mythologist Joseph … [Read more...]

Join Us December 8 for Holiday Party — BYOBC (Bring Your Own Book Cover)

November 26, 2018 by John Byrne Barry

On December 8, BAIPA is hosting a members-only holiday celebration after our morning workshop. Of course, the highlight of the party will be hobnobbing with your creative, brilliant, and scintillating BAIPA colleagues, but for additional fun, … [Read more...]

Audio Book Launch for Ser Mujer en un Mundo de Hombres

November 26, 2018 by Becky Parker Geist

We're excited to announce the recent launch of Ser Mujer en un Mundo de Hombres (Being a Woman in a World of Men) by Linda Valette. With the expanding audiobook market is a growing need for more titles in languages other than English. At Pro Audio … [Read more...]

Bowker Hacked. If You Purchased ISBNs, Check Your Credit Cards.

November 5, 2018 by Webmaster

R.R. Bowker, LLC , a.k.a. MYIDENTIFIERS, is the primary place independently published authors buy ISBNs. The company announced on November 1 that its ISBN site has been breached and hackers have stolen credit card numbers and made unauthorized … [Read more...]

SOVAS Award Nomination for Audiobook of ‘When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-making Lessons from the Antarctic’

October 23, 2018 by David Hirzel

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...]