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Codex Book Fair in Richmond April 10–13

March 29, 2022 by Bill Amatneek

Hello BAIPA-nistas all, The Codex book fair is taking place this year in Richmond from April 10 thru 13. If you design your own books or have them designed for you, I suggest you attend this expo. It is an eye-staggering exposition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book design Tagged With: codex book fair

Last Call for Book Cover Contest

November 19, 2021 by John Byrne Barry

 The original deadline for the book cover contest was November 20, which is Saturday, but we’ll accept covers through the end of the day Monday, November 22. The rules are simple. Any book authored by a current BAIPA member is eligible, whether … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

Submit Your Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 20

November 13, 2021 by John Byrne Barry

David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design at our December meeting and once again we will hold our annual book cover contest. (This is our fourth year, so it's becoming a tradition, and it on its way to an institution!)  Since we're not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

Five-Minute Feedback Debuts at May 1 Meeting

April 26, 2021 by John Byrne Barry

At our next meeting, we’re going to try something new to tap into the smarts of our members and help each other out. We’re calling it “Five-Minute Feedback.” We can all benefit from feedback, but five minutes is not a lot of time. But what if you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, book design Tagged With: cover design, feedback, redesign

Zooming Into the Holidays — Join Us for BAIPA’s December 5 Holiday Party, With Cover Design Contest and Author Interviews

December 2, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

We’ll start our December 5 meeting, as usual, with Q & A, introductions, announcements, and then our presentation — David Kudler on Book Cover Design. Then comes our holiday party, in two parts. Of course, you’re welcome to bring your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, book design, Contests, interview

BAIPA Book Cover Contest at December Meeting — How We’re Going to Do It

November 15, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

As was the case at our BAIPA meeting last December, David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design. We will also be hosting our annual book cover contest. (This is our third year, so can we now confidently call it an annual tradition?)  But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

The Puzzle of Book Cover Design — An Interview with Book Cover Designer Andrew Benzie

January 6, 2019 by John Byrne Barry

Andrew Benzie led the December BAIPA presentation on book cover design. As a follow-up, I spoke to him on the phone the week after the meeting to find out more about how he got where he is and how he does his work. Q: How did you get into book … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, book design, interview

Mastering the CreateSpace-to-KDP Shift

October 23, 2018 by Gini Graham Scott

A few weeks ago, CreateSpace was taken over the KDP—Kindle Direct Publishing, and over the past few weeks, titles already in CreateSpace have been migrating to KDP, and this is still occurring as I write. You will get a notice about transferring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book design, Print books

An Online Option for Attractive, Affordable Covers (Part 2)

July 16, 2017 by Patricia Leslie

(This is my second post on online options for book covers. Here's Part 1.) When the interior of my 2nd edition of Mercurial Tales was ready, I ordered the back cover and spine from the SelfPubBookCovers.com website, which has a user-friendly order … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, book design

An Online Option for Attractive, Affordable Covers (Part 1)

July 10, 2017 by Patricia Leslie

Recently I discovered SelfPubBookCovers.com, a web-based business that provides a good, useful service for indie authors. The synchronicity was stunning — at that moment I needed three new book covers: a digital front cover for my Steampunk novel, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, book design, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: book cover, resources

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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. (Once in-person events are able to resume, 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 who … More

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