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...]
I highly recommend watching Amazon’s video on M.O.D. book printing.
It will answer a lot of questions, I'm sure. … [Read more...]
BAIPA Launches Bookshop on Bookshop.org
Thank you to Andy Hunter for starting bookshop.org and presenting at our January meeting. (Members can see the video of his presentation here.) If you missed it, here’s the distilled version. Andy Hunter started bookshop.org as a public benefit … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Using KDP and Ingram Spark, with Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz
If you didn't make July’s meeting, where Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz described the best practices of using KDP and IngramSpark efficiently and in the right order, you missed out on a lot of valuable information. There have been so many changes, … [Read more...]
Mastering the CreateSpace-to-KDP Shift
A few weeks ago, CreateSpace was taken over the KDP—Kindle Direct Publishing, and over the past few weeks, titles already in CreateSpace have been migrating to KDP, and this is still occurring as I write. You will get a notice about transferring … [Read more...]
Are you confused and concerned about moving your books from CreateSpace to KDP?
It can be very simple, and as some people have found, there can be some serious challenges. For some, their books just disappeared into the ether, for others their books wound up in one KDP account, but their paperback from CreateSpace went to … [Read more...]
New IngramSpark Landscape Trim Size Available
IngramSpark announced a new landscape trim size — 11 x 8.5 inch (216 x 280 mm) — in both hardcover and paperback formats. Good for children's books, art and photography, and more. … [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...]
Codex Book Art Fair Feb. 5-8 in Richmond
Codex is a book art fair held this year in Richmond, California, Feb. 5-8. Book art is about the book as an art object, a piece of art one can always enjoy looking at, and often even read. The Codex Foundation’s slideshow of last year’s fair barely … [Read more...]
David Kudler to Read from his Book, Risuko at Left Coast Writers Monthly Salon
On Monday, October 3, author/publisher David Kudler will read from his new teen novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale at the Left Coast Writers monthly salon. In addition to sharing sections of the book, he will discuss the process of publishing his first … [Read more...]