Scott Norton, president of Publishing Professionals Network, has announced a new student category to the organization’s highly regarded book design competition. Entries may include books, covers, jackets, ebooks, and product catalogs across all … [Read more...]
Call for Entries for Publishing Professionals' Book Design Awards, Including New Student Category
Scott Norton, president of Publishing Professionals Network, has announced a new student category to the organization’s highly regarded book design competition. Entries may include books, covers, jackets, ebooks, and product catalogs across all … [Read more...]
Last Call for Book Covers for Critique at July 8 Cover Design Workshop
As some of you know, on July 8, book design guru (and former BAIPA president) Joel Friedlander is presenting We All Judge Books By Their Covers — How to Create Book Covers That Work. In the afternoon, he'll be part of a panel doing live critiques … [Read more...]
Need Help Getting Your Book Published and Promoted?
Most BAIPA members are authors, but a significant fraction of our members are service providers as well — editors, designers, printers, marketers, book midwives, and more. Let’s say you’re an author who needs help getting your book published … [Read more...]
Seeking Brave Souls to Submit Book Covers for Critique at July Meeting
At our July 8 meeting, we’re thrilled to welcome book design guru Joel Friedlander, who will be delivering a presentation called We All Judge Books By Their Covers — How to Create Book Covers That Work. Whether you’re selling online or at a … [Read more...]
Ingram Offers Free Hardcover Books from Paperbacks
At the past BAIPA meeting I mentioned that LSI will convert your bestselling paperbacks into free hardcover books! But I had forgotten to bring the details! Here they are. Contact the Content Manager for details. You need promo code HARDCOVER17 … [Read more...]
Author Meg Beeler Lands Publishing Contract and Wins Cover Award
Author Meg Beeler has just received word that Findhorn Press will publish her book, Living in the Heart of the Universe: Expanding Your Relationship with Earth and the Cosmos, in 2017. Also this month, as icing on the cake, the book’s cover … [Read more...]
Dan Schieberl Seeking Illustrator for Children's Book
BAIPA member Dan Schieberl, who has written a children's book called Troll Mountain, is looking to hire an illustrator for it, and for other books in the series. Any interested illustrators should send him samples for their work to … [Read more...]
Updated Agenda for Our Upcoming "Everything Amazon Day"
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...]
Book Design for Independent Authors
BAIPA Features Three-Person Design Panel on February 7 Sometimes cliches are true. Potential buyers of BAIPA authors' books really DO judge a book by its cover! So it's particularly appropriate that the topic of our special first-Saturday-in-February … [Read more...]