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...]
Free Webinar on How to Sell Thousands of Books
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...]
American Library Association's Annual Conference
The American Library Association's Annual Conference (ALA) on June 24-27, 2016 in Orlando, Florida is the premier event for libraries in the United States. Displaying your book(s) in IBPA's Cooperative Booth at ALA will help put you in front of the … [Read more...]
Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab—Upcoming Book Events
Does Leaving the Bay Area Pay Off? BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her co-author Rudi Raab are doing a book event in Helena, Montana on May 19 at the Lewis and Clark library. It's the second time they've taken their Stumbling Stone novel on the … [Read more...]
35th Northern California Book Awards
The 35th Northern California Book Awards will be held Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library at the Civic Center. Admission is free. The schedule is: Awards Ceremony from 1-2:30 p.m., and book signing and … [Read more...]
With Three Readings and a Book Launch—Author Tim Jollymore is Busy!
Want to catch BAIPA author Tim Jollymore at his book launch or one of his many bookstore signings? Here's where you should show up! * On Saturday, April 2, from noon–2:00 p.m., at COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS, 850 Fourth Street in San Rafael, Tim will be … [Read more...]
BAIPA Vice-President David Kudler will be Speaking at Local Libraries
Timely Topic: How to Publish an eBook David Kudler, BAIPA vice-president, and a writer, editor, and actor, will be speaking at three local libraries during the next month about a most timely and vital topic: how to publish an eBook. Never has it … [Read more...]
Mining Minnesota for Stories, an Interview with Author Tim Jollymore
[BAIPA member John Byrne Barry continues his series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors.] Tim Jollymore, a former English teacher in Oakland, who grew up in northern Minnesota, has written and published two novels, Listener in the Snow, set … [Read more...]
Laurie McAndish King Reads about Cornwall at Novato Library
Need a virtual vacation? Cornwall's moors and mineshafts, castles and Camelot, magic and Merlin are as close as the Novato Public Library, where Laurie McAndish King will read from the recently released Wandering in Cornwall — Mystery, Mirth and … [Read more...]
Julie Freestone Gets Some Ink and Appearances for Stumbling Stone
BAIPA member Julie Freestone admits she's obsessed with the twice-daily dispatches she gets from HARO—Help a Reporter Out: helpareporterout.com. The free service links journalists with sources they can interview for insights on a broad variety of … [Read more...]