BAIPA News Archives - Page 47 of 63

Woody Weingarten "Getting out the Message" at Radio Interview and Conference

November 8, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

November's key phrase for me is "getting out the message." Why? Because I’ll be on the VoiceAmerica talk radio network in a live interview from 2pm to 3pm on November 11, and then be the main speaker at the 8th annual Healings in Motion caregivers … [Read more...]

John Byrne Barry on New Mexico Tour with Bones in the Wash

November 6, 2015 by Fearless Digital Journey

New Mexico Book Tour—Better Late Than Never Next week, seven years after knocking on doors all over Albuquerque for Barack Obama, and two years after publishing my first novel—Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough, Family is Tougher, which is set in … [Read more...]

THE 28TH ANNUAL IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARDS™

November 6, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! BAIPA Member John Brooks won a Silver Ben Franklin Award this year for his book, Girl Behind the Door. Why not enter yours? The Benjamin Franklin Awards™ are administered by the Independent Book Publishers … [Read more...]

Self-Publishing Pioneer Dan Poynter Dies

November 6, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

The death of Dan Poynter touched a lot of people in the self-publishing world. Below is an article/obituary from Publishers Weekly about Dan, and comments from many people who contacted us and wanted to share their feelings about him. Obituary: Dan … [Read more...]

John Cammidge to Participate in a Meet the Authors Event

November 5, 2015 by Fearless Digital Journey

BAIPA member John Cammidge, aka author Jonathan R. Husband has been invited to participate in Book Passage’s Small Business Saturday on November 28. He will be available from 10:00am until noon to talk about his 2014 novel An Unplanned Encounter … [Read more...]

Join Us on November 14th for Email List Building for Authors with Joel Friedlander

November 1, 2015 by Ruth Schwartz

Learn how to build this valuable skill from award-winning book designer, blogger, writer and BAIPA member Joel Friedlander. Joel has had remarkable success in building his email list—in fact, he has more than 40,000 people on various email lists, and … [Read more...]

William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

October 31, 2015 by Ruth Schwartz

Submissions are now being accepted for the seventh William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. This award, given by Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, recognizes newly published works of fiction and … [Read more...]

Earn Additional Revenue on Your Book from Amazon

October 31, 2015 by Ruth Schwartz

Dear BAIPA Members: Did you see the little article in the latest Kindle Direct Publishing Newsletter about them encouraging authors to become Amazon Associates so they could earn a little more money on book sales made through links on your … [Read more...]

CreateSpace Titles on Amazon Now Available in Canada

October 31, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

The CreateSpace website has a new service that they want everyone to know about: From the CreateSpace website: "Starting October 8, we began making CreateSpace titles enrolled in the Amazon.com sales channel available directly to readers in Canada … [Read more...]

Two Events for Snob Free Wine Tasting Companion

October 31, 2015 by Fearless Digital Journey

November Book Signing Events: Snob Free Wine Tasting Companion Andy Hyman, author of Snob Free Wine Tasting Companion, Wine Smart in a Day, Napa & Sonoma Edition, has two book signing events coming up in November: Sunday, November 8: One of … [Read more...]