BAIPA member Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab will be talking about their historical novel Stumbling Stone on Monday, August 15 at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City. The event is particularly timely in light of … [Read more...]
Lee Foster Talks Monetizing, Publishes in China
I look forward to talking to BAIPA at 11am on August 13 about “Monetizing Your Book Content.” I plan to begin that talk with a teasing reference to the day in 1993 when my publisher wrote me a check for a windfall $28,000. Why did he do that? It was … [Read more...]
Mara Lynn Johnstone and Other Authors Read at Free Events
BAIPA member Mara Lynn Johnstone shares about local authors event If you’re within driving distance of Santa Rosa on Sunday July 10th, or Tuesday the 12th, come join a number of local authors at two different free events! The first is Author Launch, … [Read more...]
John Byrne Barry’s Post Featured in BookWorks
BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry’s post, “Is a Book Tour Worth the Trouble?” was featured this week in BookWorks, a community for self-publishing authors and the professionals who serve them. It was the inaugural post for BookWorks’ new feature, … [Read more...]
From Climber to Kunoichi: Interview with David Kudler About his New Book ‘Risuko’
Continuing with our author interviews author series, BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry interviews BAIPA vice-president David Kudler Somehow David Kudler, founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief for Stillpoint Digital Press, overseer of the … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Book 'Risuko' Released
David Kudler’s teen historical adventure novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale officially hits the shelves on June 15. Set in 1570 during Japan's century-long civil war, Risuko follows Kano Murasaki, daughter of a disgraced samurai, as she is pulled into a … [Read more...]
Lee Foster Releases Revision of Book/E-book on Self-Publishing
Lee Foster has published his annual revision of his recent book/e-book about the independent publishing movement, titled An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option. The book can be seen … [Read more...]
Association of Publishers Offers Discount for Printing
Great Option for BAIPA Members to Save 50% on Standard Digital Title Set-Up Fee Brian Jud, a past speaker at BAIPA, has announced that his Association of Publishers for Special Sales (formerly SPAN) is offering a 50 percent LSI/Ingram discount on … [Read more...]
Some self-publishing gifts for you from our March speaker
Despite some logistic challenges, we had a great day with Steven Spatz, President of BookBaby on March 12th. He was stuck in Philadelphia with a badly sprained ankle, and he still delivered some great content on self-publishing via a microphone in … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Kickstarter Campaign for his New Book Risuko ends Friday
BAIPA Vice-President and author David Kudler has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help make Risuko the best book it can possibly be. While Risuko is nearly finished, there’s still more we’d like to do, and we need your help. Reserve your copy … [Read more...]