Dear BAIPA family, I’m finally published!—after writing eighty-plus children’s stories over thirty-five years! The Poof! Academy — a collection of fairy tales that teach kids to read — is now available at amazon.com, soon to be followed by The … [Read more...]
How Are You Promoting (Or Not Promoting) Your Book During the Pandemic?
At our April meeting, during the Q & A, we briefly discussed how we, as independent publishers, might best use this pandemic period. Maybe it doesn't feel right to be plugging your books, and besides, bookstores are closed. Maybe the best … [Read more...]
‘Keep Mum, She’s Not So Dumb’ — A Fireside Chat at Sausalito Woman’s Club (WW II American Women Secret Agents)
BAIPA member and New York Times/USAToday, bestselling author, Ciji Ware, whose latest novel is Landing by Moonlight, will take us back to the 1940s when American women secret agents had no idea whether they’d be dropped behind enemy lines off a … [Read more...]
Book Launch for ‘When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller’ at Book Passage November 17
BAIPA member/author John Byrne Barry will be reading from his new novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller — and leading a conversation about end-of-life concerns of November 17 at 1 pm. The book launch is the "Opening … [Read more...]
Free Audiobooks Presentation at Presidio Library November 14
California Writers Club is hosting BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist for a free workshop — "What Every Author Should Know About Audiobooks" — on November 14, 6:30-8 p.m, at the Presidio branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 3150 Sacramento … [Read more...]
Learn from Other Authorpreneurs at Indie Uncon — February 2020 in San Francisco
Hi from a long-distance BAIPA member. (I'm writing from Maine.) I co-organize a small indie unconference in San Francisco in February. A bit like a BAIPA meeting, but for three days. We've been going for 7 years strong — the uncon is a small … [Read more...]
How to Package Your Books as a”Series Bundle” on Amazon KDP
At the September BAIPA meeting, I mentioned a new process at KDP that I think could add considerable sales opportunity to Amazon selling our products. I promised to explain it more fully, so here it is. It’s called a “series bundle,” and it lets you … [Read more...]
Audiobook Marketing Strategies That Work — Teleseminar on June 19 with Becky Parker Geist
Becky Parker Geist will be giving a teleseminar on Audiobook Marketing Strategies That Work on June 19 at 10 am Pacific Time for the NonFiction Authors Association. BAIPA members Becky Parker Geist and John Sames created the Audiobook Marketing … [Read more...]
‘A Journey to Silicon Valley and Beyond’ — Interview with Author Andrea Anderson
(In our continuing series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors, children’s author Christina V. Kueppers interviewed author Andrea Anderson about her new book, A Journey to Silicon Valley and Beyond.) “Unlike explorers in the old days who … [Read more...]
What Is a Blog Tour, Anyway?
If you’re gearing up to promote your new book or to revive an already published title, you might think you should do a book tour. Contact bookstores and cafes. Make posters. Sell books out of the trunk of your car. But in our wild and futuristic … [Read more...]
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