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I highly recommend watching Amazon’s video on M.O.D. book printing.

March 17, 2022 by Ruth Schwartz

It will answer a lot of questions, I'm sure. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amazon, distribution, KDP, Print books, printing, self-publishing

Need Help Getting Your Book Published and Promoted?

June 15, 2017 by John Byrne Barry

Most BAIPA members are authors, but a significant fraction of our members are service providers as well — editors, designers, printers, marketers, book midwives, and more. Let’s say you’re an author who needs help getting your book published … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, book design, Book Promotion, Editing, marketing, printing, publicity, self-publishing

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

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

Lee Foster Talks Monetizing, Publishes in China

June 30, 2016 by Lee Foster

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...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Blog Article, Book Promotion, ebooks, marketing, printing, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, writing Tagged With: California Travel, Fiberead, Lee Foster, Northern California Travel: The Best Options., Travels in an American Imagination: The Spiritual Geography of Our Time.

Association of Publishers Offers Discount for Printing

May 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Samorano

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...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, ebooks, printing Tagged With: APSS, book printing

Some self-publishing gifts for you from our March speaker

March 20, 2016 by Ruth Schwartz

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...]

Filed Under: ebooks, printing, self-publishing Tagged With: BookBaby, self-publishing, Steven Spatz, Traditional vs. Indie Publishing

Medusa's Muse Press Book Wins Award

November 26, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA member Terena Scott's publishing company Medusa's Muse Press, publishes non-fiction, memoirs and children's books about people who are transformed through chaos and art. USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, BAIPA News, printing, publicity, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Medusa Muse Press, Terena Scott, The Radical Housewife, USA BEST BOOKS AWARDS

Gus Kearney Publishes His First Novel, The Education of Joey G.

August 19, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

With the publication of his first novel, The Education of Joey G., a 30-year dream has come true for new BAIPA member Gus Kearney "It began with a writing workshop, where I shared one of my stories about a 6-year-old boy who explores the wilderness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, marketing, printing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Gus Kearny, The Education of Joey G.

A New Book About Transgender Women Incarcerated in San Quentin Prison

July 20, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

The Women of San Quentin: Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons by internationally acclaimed journalist and photographer and BAIPA member, Kristin Schreier Lyseggen will be published by SFINX Publishing on September 15. The book tells the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Promotion, printing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: incarceration, Kristin Schreier Lyseggen, prison, San Quentin, SFINX Publishing, transgender

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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. (Once in-person events are able to resume, 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 who … 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. 

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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

  • May 21: Workshop: Dan Miller on how to know if a work is copyrighted
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  • June 18: Workshop: Gwen Hernandez on Scrivener
  • July 9th: Building an Author Platform with Fauzia Burke
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