I'm excited to share that I recently appeared on the Biz Book Publishing Hub podcast with the wonderful Robbie Samuels! In this episode, we discuss essential strategies for publishing and marketing business books, although the principles apply to all … [Read more...]
This year’s Bay Area Book Festival was a huge success
Here's a link to the report. Big thanks to BAIPA member and author coach Michael Larsen for bringing this to my attention. BAIPA has done other book festivals with the goal of selling member books and recruiting new members, but the results were … [Read more...]
Interested in AI?
We just put the August 5th BAIPA event up on the BAIPA home page, with a focus on AI for writers. In addition, I just got an announcement from Tim Grahl, who has spoken at a past BAIPA event, about a workshop he is giving on July 17th specifically … [Read more...]
One editor’s views on AI
I came across this article as I was researching AI for writers and authors online the other day, and I thought it might be worth reading by our BAIPA audience. Not the link to Joanna Penn's article towards the end. Will AI Replace Writers? It … [Read more...]
Have you tried listing your book with Google Play recently?
I just came across this updated article from Reedsy, with detailed instructions for indie authors and how they can get their books set up in Google Play. It is certainly comparable to what you need to do with Amazon and Draft2Digital, with maybe a … [Read more...]
Checklist for Submissions to the BAIPA Blog
As independent authors and publishers, we wear (too) many hats and sometimes it helps to have checklist. During the next few months, I'll be assisting John Byrne Barry with the BAIPA blog while he is busy directing his new play, “Sausalypso … [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...]
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...]
My Conversations with Judith Briles on Untangling KDP and IngramSpark
Recently, I had the honor of being interviewed by Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for two of her podcast episodes: one on KDP and one on IngramSpark. We covered a lot of ground in a very short time. Below are direct links to each of those … [Read more...]
A couple of fun cartoons from BAIPA member Chris Santilli Johnson
Enjoy! … [Read more...]