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...]
Codex Book Fair in Richmond April 10–13
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...]
Last Call for Book Cover Contest
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...]
Submit Your Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 20
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...]
Five-Minute Feedback Debuts at May 1 Meeting
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...]
Zooming Into the Holidays — Join Us for BAIPA’s December 5 Holiday Party, With Cover Design Contest and Author Interviews
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...]
BAIPA Book Cover Contest at December Meeting — How We’re Going to Do It
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...]
The Puzzle of Book Cover Design — An Interview with Book Cover Designer Andrew Benzie
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...]
Mastering the CreateSpace-to-KDP Shift
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...]
An Online Option for Attractive, Affordable Covers (Part 2)
(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...]