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Have you tried listing your book with Google Play recently?

March 30, 2023 by Ruth Schwartz

I just came across this updated article from Reedsy, with detailed instructions for indie authors and how they can get their books set up in Google Play. It is certainly comparable to what you need to do with Amazon and Draft2Digital, with maybe a … [Read more...]

3/4/23 BAIPA RECORDING: How to Sell More Books Using Metadata with Shelley Adina

March 5, 2023 by Becky Parker Geist

How to Sell More Books Using Metadata Shelley Adina BAIPA 3.4.23 chat BAIPA 3.4.23 meeting_saved_chat Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and Google Play all run on algorithms, but each of them is different. Each provides their … [Read more...]

2/18/23 BAIPA RECORDING: Writing Can Be So Taxing with Chris Morris, CPA

February 18, 2023 by Becky Parker Geist

Writing Can be so “Taxing” Chris Morris, CPA Presentation Slides BAIPA 2.18.23 chat Most writers and authors don’t exactly get excited about taxes or accounting. Actually, it probably stresses you out…but it doesn’t have to. Get … [Read more...]

Make Better Books & Sell More of Them | IPNE (Independent Publishers of New England) 11th Annual Conference – Nov 18-19

November 2, 2022 by Becky Parker Geist

IPNE, another affiliate organization to IBPA, is thus a sister to BAIPA, and BAIPA board member Pamela J. Fenner is also an active IPNE member. Make Better Books & Sell More of Them “Make Better Books & Sell More of Them” is the theme of … [Read more...]

What is really involved when you self-publish your book?

August 27, 2022 by Ruth Schwartz

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...]

Reading My Own Novel, Nine Years After Writing It

July 10, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

In June, I hiked and hung out with my brother-in-law at his family’s off-the-grid cabin at Echo Lake, and one evening, impatient with the library book I was reading on my tablet, I scrolled through what other books I had downloaded and there was my … [Read more...]

Book Blurb Contest Deadline Extended to April 30, But You Can Seek Feedback on Your Blurb This Saturday

March 29, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

Thanks to those of you who submitted book blurbs for our contest already. However, because of a scheduling conflict, we are extending the deadline for the contest until April 30. We will vote on the entries at the May meeting. In the meantime, … [Read more...]

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...]

Submit Your Blurb for March 19 ‘Killer Book Blurb’ Workshop

March 9, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

I’m leading a BAIPA workshop on “How to Write a Killer Book Blurb” on March 19 at 10 am. The blurb is the book description that appears on the back cover of the book and on your online sales page. You might think of it as the teaser — it’s … [Read more...]

Aikya Param Publishes College Research Paper on BAIPA

January 19, 2022 by Aikya Param

Below is a research paper on BAIPA that I completed for a Berkeley City College class. Bay Area Independent Publishers Association In a YouTube video, Fantagraphics Co-founder Gary Groth said that self-publishing comics was first viable in the … [Read more...]