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Takeaways from September BAIPA Meeting — Indie Publishing Trends, plus IngramSpark How To’s

September 17, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

Here are some key takeaways from the September 10, 2016 BAIPA meeting, which featured Jackie Thompson of Ingram Content Group speaking about Ingram’s digital distribution and print-on-demand services. 1. Learn about the book industry Think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, ebooks, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, Social Media, tips Tagged With: Ingram Content Group, IngramSpark, Jackie Thompson

Book-Browsing Adventures

September 11, 2016 by Webmaster

BOOK-BROWSING ADVENTURES by Dawn Marie Carlson While on a recent bookstore expedition at Copperfield’s in Novato, I uncovered this gem, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing. The authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, Book Events, ebooks, Editing, independent bookstores, marketing, self-publishing, tips, writing Tagged With: An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing, And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Better Than Before, Dawn Marie Carlson, From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing., Gretchen Ruben, Margaret Roach, Marie Kondo, Richard Todd, Stephanie Chandler, The Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder

David Kudler shares keywords and categories handout

September 10, 2016 by David Kudler

As requested at today's wonderful IngramSpark! event, I've uploaded the handout that I created concerning categories/subjects and keywords/search terms. I created the handout for July's All Things Amazon roundtables, and so the focus is somewhat on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: distribution, ebooks, marketing, Print books, printing, self-publishing Tagged With: All Things Amazon, Amazon, categories, David Kudler, IngramSpark, keywords, metadata

The Failure of Free — How and Why I Gave Away My First Book to Attract New Readers to My Second

September 2, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

Despite the headline, I’d prefer to frame my book giveaway as an experiment, not a failure. I tested the strategy of making my book free and got definitive results — fewer sales or reviews than my modest projections. A successful experiment, but a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blogs, Book Promotion, ebooks Tagged With: Bones in the Wash, BookBub, free, John Byrne Barry, Smashwords, Wasted

Lee Foster YouTube Video and PowerPoint Now Available from August BAIPA Talk

September 1, 2016 by Lee Foster

BAIPA board member Lee Foster gave a presentation at the August meeting on "Monetizing Your Book Content."  For anyone who missed the program, you can now view it on YouTube, and review the PowerPoint presentation. Videographer Howard Slater, also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, ebooks, Public Speaking, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips, video Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, Lee Foster, Monetizing book content, Smashwords

Indie Author Spree

August 21, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

New BAIPA member Arianna Marie Golden Invites You to an Indie Author Spree You're invited to the 2016 Indie Author Spree. We've been hard at work behind the scenes to get everything ready for you and now it finally is. I'm very excited by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, ebooks, other events, publicity, self-publishing, Seminar Tagged With: Abyssinian Books, Arianna Marie Golden, Indie Author Spree

Free Webinar on How to Sell Thousands of Books

August 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA member David Colin Carr found a free webinar by Steve Harrison and Amy Collins on how to sell thousands of books that he has shared:   You’re invited to a special free web training on ... "The Library Profit System" How To Sell Thousands … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, ebooks, libraries, marketing, publicity, self-publishing Tagged With: Amy Collins, Steve Harrison

All Things Amazon —Takeaways from the July 9 BAIPA Meeting

August 5, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry collected some information to share from the July meeting There was a lot of great information shared at the July BAIPA meeting, “All Things Amazon,” more than we can possibly include in this blog post, but here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book apps, Book Promotion, ebooks, Networking, printing, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon's Author Central, Audible Creative Exchange, Bowker, CreateSpace, Goodreads, Ingram Spark, Kindle Direct

Susan Edelman's New eBook

July 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Samorano

BAIPA member Susan Edelman, author of the award-winning book Be Your Own Brand of Sexy, has a new eBook coming out on August 4, What to Say to Men on a Date. It’s a Be Your Own Brand of Sexy guide to help you figure out how to answer tricky questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, ebooks, publicity, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, writing Tagged With: Be Your Own Brand of Sexy, Smashwords, Susan Edelman, What to Say to Men on a Date

Sharon Cooper to Hold Meet and Greet At Petaluma Copperfield’s

July 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Samorano

BAIPA member Sharon Cooper, a former gymnastics teacher in Petaluma, has written and illustrated her first book, a whimsical children’s tale about gymnastics called Gymnastics Day with Silly Sammy. On Saturday, August 20, from 1:30-3:30pm, Sharon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Promotion, Book Signings, ebooks, independent bookstores, publicity, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Copperfield's, Gymnastics Day with Silly Sammy, Sharon Cooper

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Welcome to BAIPA

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. (Even when we decide to resume in-person events, 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 … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

  • CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers
    Crowdfunding | Karolina Grabowska Pexels
    • Dr. Judith Briles on how to use CrowdFunding to raise money to create your book
      July 9, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Email Marketing Success
    Email Marketing Success | Pexels
    • Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success for Authors
      August 6, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • The Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
    • Fauzia Burke shares the Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
      November 5, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • July 9th: CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers with Dr. Judith Briles
  • July 23rd: Workshop: How to Creat a Million Dollar Speech with Dr.Judith Briles
  • August 6th: Email Marketing Success with Pauline Wiles
  • August 20th: Workshop: IngramSpark Best Practices & Tips with Ruth Schwartz
  • October events TBD
  • November 5th: Building an Author Platform with Fauzia Burke
  • December 3rd: Annual Cover Design Event

More exciting speakers and topics coming in the rest of 2022!

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