Social Media Expert Shari Weiss will help you understand how social media has changed the way you need to market products and services. Learn what social media sites are particularly beneficial for writers and independent publishers and where to … [Read more...]

Here's a quote from story in NYT: On the first Monday in June I checked the Kindle Single sales rankings, having last looked a month before, when “Boom” was still hanging on at about No. 40. Now I couldn’t find it in the top 100. Oh well, I thought, … [Read more...]

Lin Lacombe, one of BAIPA's past presidents, brought this great offer to our attention, and I thought it worth getting out to more people. Basically, BookBaby is giving away free copies of the latest edition of APE: How to Publish a Book, by Guy … [Read more...]

Judith Briles's Morning Presentation To BAIPA Book Shepherd Judith Briles, a former Bay Area resident who now lives in Colorado, told a rapt audience of 70-plus people how self-published authors can become multi-million-dollar success stories -- … [Read more...]

BIBLIOPHORIA, A daylong celebration of printmaking and book arts, will take place on Saturday,  June 28, in Sebastopol. Local writers, publishers, poets, artists, and booksellers, including Copperfield's Books, will be showcased.  BAIPA's Linda Jay … [Read more...]

     Maya Angelou died today.  This quote of hers seemed appropriate for BAIPA authors who might be struggling to write their book: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."                         -- Linda Jay, BAIPA … [Read more...]