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BAIPA Launches Bookshop on Bookshop.org

January 19, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

Thank you to Andy Hunter for starting bookshop.org and presenting at our January meeting. (Members can see the video of his presentation here.) If you missed it, here’s the distilled version. Andy Hunter started bookshop.org as a public benefit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book apps, Book Promotion, independent bookstores, Print books

“Scrivener: What’s All the Fuss?” — a Conversation with Vanessa Kier

August 27, 2018 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Vanessa Kier

Have you been curious about software tools for writers,  specifically Scrivener? I had been intrigued by the notion of software to support and organize my writing for quite a while, and finally delved into Scrivener recently while working on a middle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book apps, interview, speaking engagement Tagged With: Scrivener, Writer's World

Footnote Format

May 28, 2018 by Karl Sjogren

If you're seeking guidance on footnote format, I found Citation Machine very helpful for books and websites. Put a book title or ISBN in, and it will pull author, publisher, etc. Put in a URL and it will pull information about it—title, author, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book apps, Editing

All Things Amazon —Takeaways from the July 9 BAIPA Meeting

August 5, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry collected some information to share from the July meeting There was a lot of great information shared at the July BAIPA meeting, “All Things Amazon,” more than we can possibly include in this blog post, but here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book apps, Book Promotion, ebooks, Networking, printing, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon's Author Central, Audible Creative Exchange, Bowker, CreateSpace, Goodreads, Ingram Spark, Kindle Direct

Updated Agenda for Our Upcoming "Everything Amazon Day"

August 30, 2015 by Ruth Schwartz

Amazon logo

David and I are really looking forward to presenting key points about the most important Amazon services for independent authors on September 12th during our presentation—Everything Amazon. We have refined our list and here’s the latest agenda for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book apps, book design, Book Promotion, distribution, ebooks, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, CreateSpace, David Kudler, Goodreads, KDP, Kindle Scout, Ruth Schwartz

Book Apps

December 3, 2013 by Jeffrey Samorano

By Joseph T. Sinclair Apps (applications) are programs that run on a smart phone. They are typically dedicated to a specific and narrow purpose. For instance, an app might do nothing more than condense 10 steps on the Web into one tap on the phone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book apps Tagged With: BAIPA, book apps, Joseph T. Sinclair

The Book App — Part II

October 23, 2013 by Jeffrey Samorano

By Joseph T. Sinclair In a prior article entitled The Book App, I reported that Kindle Fire has outsold iPads. I remembered that incorrectly from the statistics, and I should have reported out-polled. The source I read had reported not sales but the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book apps Tagged With: BAIPA, book apps, Joseph T. Sinclair

For the Digiliterati

October 20, 2013 by Jeffrey Samorano

By Joseph T. Sinclair There are three trade shows coming up in the Bay Area in which authors and publishers of book apps may be interested. These conferences tend to be very expensive, as they present many educational sessions over a multiday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book apps, other events Tagged With: BAIPA. Joseph T. Sinclair, Expos

The Book App

October 18, 2013 by Jeffrey Samorano

By Joseph T. Sinclair The author of The Mobile Wave, Michael Saylor, states that five billion people out of seven billion worldwide now have cell phones. Soon the one billion people who now have smart phones will be five billion people as cheap … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book apps Tagged With: BAIPA, book apps, Joseph T. Sinclair

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Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA will continue to meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings, which we are planning to try on May 6th, 2023 (see below for some initial info). 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 … 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

  • Writing Can be so “Taxing”
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    • Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
      February 4, 2023
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • How to Sell More Books Using Metadata
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    • Shelley Adina on using metadata
      March 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

  • February 4th: Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
  • February 18th: WORKSHOP—Chris Morris on crafting systems for success as a writer
  • March 4th: Shelly Adina on how to sell more books using metadata
  • April 1st: Dave Farrow, Memory & PR Expert, shares his tips for memorable marketing and business success.
  • April 15th: WORKSHOP—Dave Farrow on helping authors position themselves for success after releasing their story
  • 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

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