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What Is a Blog Tour, Anyway?

March 7, 2019 by John Byrne Barry

If you’re gearing up to promote your new book or to revive an already published title, you might think you should do a book tour. Contact bookstores and cafes. Make posters. Sell books out of the trunk of your car. But in our wild and futuristic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, self-publishing Tagged With: blog tour, online book tour

Book Launch: The Realm of the Wise: Finding Your Wise Guide by Marc Deprey

June 6, 2017 by Becky Parker Geist

Marc Deprey Book Launch Event! Marc Deprey will be launching his new book, The Realm of the Wise: Finding Your Wise Guide June 8, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. at Many Rivers Books & Tea, 130 S. Main Street, Suite 101, Sebastopol. His presentation is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Events, Book Promotion, Book Signings Tagged With: BAIPA, Many Rivers Boos & Tea, Marc Deprey, Sebastopol, The Realm of the Wise: Finding Your Wise Guide

Lee Foster’s Article about Author Monetization Published on “The Book Designer”

December 4, 2016 by Lee Foster

I have published a detailed article about writer/author monetization in the new self-publishing era. The article, “11 Top Tips for Making Money from Your Writing and Photography in 2017," is on Joel Friedlander's "The Book Designer" website blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, Book Promotion, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing, Joel Friedlander, Lee Foster, The Book Designer

A Few Interesting Articles from Joel Friedlander’s Newsletter

October 2, 2016 by Steven Kessler

Here are some interesting articles, noted in Joel Friedlander's newsletter: David Vandagriff (Passive Guy) on The Passive Voice A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing “PG poses a respectful questions to authors using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, distribution, ebooks, self-publishing Tagged With: Amy Collins Hummingbird Digital Meda, David Vandagriff, Joel Friedlander, self-publishing

Book-Browsing Adventures

September 11, 2016 by Webmaster

BOOK-BROWSING ADVENTURES by Dawn Marie Carlson While on a recent bookstore expedition at Copperfield’s in Novato, I uncovered this gem, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing. The authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, Book Events, ebooks, Editing, independent bookstores, marketing, self-publishing, tips, writing Tagged With: An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing, And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Better Than Before, Dawn Marie Carlson, From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing., Gretchen Ruben, Margaret Roach, Marie Kondo, Richard Todd, Stephanie Chandler, The Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder

The Failure of Free — How and Why I Gave Away My First Book to Attract New Readers to My Second

September 2, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

Despite the headline, I’d prefer to frame my book giveaway as an experiment, not a failure. I tested the strategy of making my book free and got definitive results — fewer sales or reviews than my modest projections. A successful experiment, but a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, ebooks Tagged With: Bones in the Wash, BookBub, free, John Byrne Barry, Smashwords, Wasted

More Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss

August 12, 2016 by Shari Weiss

Top Ten challenges for newcomers to social media: 1. Trying to do too much too soon: My suggestion to “students” — no matter what their age or discipline — is to understand that the learning process follows these four-steps: CONFUSION → SILENCE → … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, marketing, Networking, publicity, Social Media, tips Tagged With: Facebook, Mafia Wars, Shari Weiss, social media, Twitter

Takeaways from BAIPA Meeting on May 7 (Last Saturday—One Week Earlier Than Usual)

May 12, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA Meeting Held on May 7 Frances Caballo on Social Media and Joel Friedlander on Blogging for Authors We had a great meeting last Saturday, with Frances Caballo speaking about the ins and outs of social media, and Joel Friedlander sharing his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, marketing, Networking, publicity, self-publishing, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, Frances Caballo, Joel Friedlander, thebookdesigner.com

Blog Post from Upcoming Speaker Steven Spatz

February 27, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Join BAIPA this Saturday, March 12 and learn the behind the scene stories, strategies and shortcuts used by successful BookBaby authors. BookBaby President Steve Spatz will talk about: People Powered Publishing – How Self-published Authors Around the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blogs, self-publishing Tagged With: BookBaby, Rebel Miller, Steven Spatz

The Latest on the Current State of Publishing

February 13, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Thanks to Stephen Kessler, who posted this on the BAIPA Answers Forum in Facebook: "I want to recommend you read www.hughhowey.com/the-state-of-the-industry/.  Joel Friedlander included this in his latest "this week in the blogs" and I thank him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blogs, self-publishing Tagged With: Hugh Howey, Joel Friedlander, Stephen Kessler

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Becky Parker Geist of Pro Audio Voices

Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA continues to meet via ZOOM ONLY. However, we held a very successful HYBRID meeting on May 6. The board is in discussion about future events like that one, and we will get the word out as soon as decisions are made. Even when we decide to resume regular in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option. We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

  • Recording Only Workshop Ticket: Putting Your Audiobook to Work for You with Becky Parker Geist
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    • June 17 Audiobook Results workshop with Becky Parker Geist
       June 17, 2023 - December 31, 2023
       10:00 am - 12:00 am
  • Podcasters as Promotional Partners
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    • Melody Ann Owen - podcasters as promotional partners
       October 7, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • How to Take Your Book to the Worldwide Translation Rights Market
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    • Roseanne Cheng - Worldwide Translation Rights
       November 4, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW with Ruth Schwartz of Wonderlady Books
  • June 3rd: Becky Parker Geist on the latest trends in audiobooks
  • June 17th: WORKSHOP with Becky Parker Geist on audiobooks
  • July 8th: Patti Thorn of @BlueInk Review shares how to get #book reviews that count to enhance your #book marketing efforts. NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • August events TBD
  • September 9th: Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association on the latest trends in indie publishing.NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • October 7th: Melody Owen speaking on how to partner with podcasters to build your following and sell more books.

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