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Blog Posts from Upcoming Speaker Carla King

January 14, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Self Publishing Expert Carla King will be the speaker at the February BAIPA meeting on Saturday, February 6. Her topic will be: Beyond the Usual Suspects: New Publishing Options for Fun & Profit Carla blogs regularly on a number of topics, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, marketing, publicity, tips Tagged With: BAIPA, Carla King, Google Adwords, metadata

The Blessing (and Curse) of Mild Success: Anatomy of the Wasted Author Tour

January 13, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

When my recent book tour ended — “not with a bang, but a whimper,” to borrow from the Hollow Men — I was relieved it was over.  Now I wish I had more readings scheduled. The “Wasted Author Tour,” which included ten event in Detroit, Berkeley, Mill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, Book Signings, ebooks, independent bookstores, marketing, publicity, Published articles, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Bones in the Wash, John Byrne Barry, Wasted, Wasted Author Tour

BAIPA Member Lee Foster Reflects on Our Indie Publishing Innovations

November 25, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Wondering where the independent publishing revolution is headed in the new year of 2016? Longtime BAIPA member Lee Foster has written an intriguing post on his website, describing many aspects of this revolution in publishing that have occurred here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, ebooks, Networking, publicity, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: California Travel, Lee Foster

Wasted Author Tour Comes to Berkeley, Marin

October 1, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

No one has written a mystery novel set in the recycling world. So I did. No, that’s not true. Maybe it is the first one, but I didn’t set out to break new ground, only to write a fun and fast-paced read in a setting that I found intriguing—the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, Book Signings, marketing, publicity Tagged With: Bones in the Wash, greennoir.com, John Byrne Barry, Wasted

New Posts from Joe Sinclair on Digital Formats

March 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

Joe Sinclair has entered three new posts covering device screen sizes, typography, and reading ease on his blog: http://AuthorsAndPublishersDigitalReview.com BAIPA members interested in digital books, whether ebooks or book apps, will get ideas on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Digital Publishing, Joe Sinclair

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Welcome to BAIPA

With COVID-19 teaching us all how to function remotely, BAIPA will meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings. (Even when we decide to resume 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 Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and password out to members and to non-members … 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

  • CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers
    Crowdfunding | Karolina Grabowska Pexels
    • Dr. Judith Briles on how to use CrowdFunding to raise money to create your book
      July 9, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Email Marketing Success
    Email Marketing Success | Pexels
    • Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success for Authors
      August 6, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • The Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
    • Fauzia Burke shares the Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
      November 5, 2022
      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

  • July 9th: CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers with Dr. Judith Briles
  • July 23rd: Workshop: How to Creat a Million Dollar Speech with Dr.Judith Briles
  • August 6th: Email Marketing Success with Pauline Wiles
  • August 20th: Workshop: IngramSpark Best Practices & Tips with Ruth Schwartz
  • October events TBD
  • November 5th: Building an Author Platform with Fauzia Burke
  • December 3rd: Annual Cover Design Event

More exciting speakers and topics coming in the rest of 2022!

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