Spine Design with John Berry What makes a book spine effective? And what job does the spine design have to do? When: June 18, 2024, noon (Pacific time) Where: On Zoom! … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Winners of 2023 Book Cover Contest
Congratulations to Sandra McGee, Chris Buchanan, Beth Ann Mathews, and Linda Joy Myers for winning our poll for best book cover. We divided the 24 entries in 4 categories: Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's/YA, and Fiction. Thank you to all members who … [Read more...]
Here’s a Preview of Book Cover Contest Entries
In case we haven't told you enough times, here's another reminder that our next meeting, December 2, is focused on book design, and features a presentation by David Kudler, followed by our annual book cover contest. We divided the 24 entries in 4 … [Read more...]
November 17 is Deadline for BAIPA Book Cover Contest + Some Tips Before You Submit
The deadline for our annual book cover contest is November 17. At our December meeting, after David Kudler leads his presentation on cover design — you can register here — we will review the book cover contest submissions and vote on the best in each … [Read more...]
Submit Your Book Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 17
Once again, at our December meeting, David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design and we will hold our annual book cover contest. It's our contest's sixth year. Here's are the instructions: The contest is open to any book authored … [Read more...]
Seeking Feedback on Cover Redesign for ‘Wasted’ [UPDATED]
On September 21, I'll be part of a local author panel at the Mill Valley Library called “Writing California,” about researching and writing books set in the state. (See flyer and link below.) Since I'll be talking about Wasted, my “green-noir” … [Read more...]
Book Design for Editors, Free Webinar, Feb 16, 2023
From the Publishing Professionals Network... What every editor should know about book design Thursday, February 16, 2023, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST Online Register at eventbrite Mobile eTicket About this event Design is … [Read more...]
12/3/22 BAIPA Meeting: Cover Design with David Kudler
You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover: How to make sure your book cover is doing its job — regardless of medium or genre with David Kudler: author, publisher, and expert provider of design and editorial services to independent publishers You may … [Read more...]
Submit Your Book Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 21
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 fifth year, so it's now practically an institution!) Since we're not meeting in person, here's … [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...]
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