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IBPA Announces Virtual Single-Title Display Options for Frankfurt Book Fair 2020

August 27, 2020 by Ruth Schwartz

I have always been interested in how indie authors could successfully sell foreign rights, and this showed up in my inbox today.  The $99 per title offer is a great deal but it is for IBPA members only, so if you are interested and you are not yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-publishing, tips Tagged With: foreign rights, Frankfurt

Free Webinar – Tuesday 11/19: How to Make More Money with Your Book

November 16, 2019 by Becky Parker Geist

How to Make More Money with Your Book (5-6:30 pm)  Get a re-frame on both how to leverage your book and how to figure out what words to use to find your Wow audience - the ones who will tell all their wow friends. This webinar is focused on ways … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, marketing, other events, tips, webinar, webinar

Best Practices for Using KDP and Ingram Spark, with Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz

August 26, 2019 by Webmaster

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...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, ebooks, Print books, self-publishing, tips, video

Who Makes the Rules for the English Language?

March 6, 2019 by Arlene Miller

A blog post by Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva — As a copyeditor and grammarian, I sometimes find myself having to defend my position on a point of grammar or punctuation. For example, someone will ask me why I took out the comma … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editing, tips, writing

Publishing Q&A Lunch with David Kudler. Bagels Optional.

April 3, 2018 by Webmaster

A chance to ask any questions you may have about publishing with expert editor, author, and publisher David Kudler. (He's also a BAIPA board member.) Come join him for a lunch and a freewheeling discussion of everything to do with creating books — … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Author Platform, BAIPA News, ebooks, tips

How to SEO Your Book Excerpt into a Blog Post

December 17, 2017 by Jason McDonald

Serializing content isn’t something new to the Internet. Just about 150 years ago, for example, Dostoyevsky serialized his novel, Crime and Punishment, into the Moscow Journal, The Russian Herald. By putting excerpts of his novel into a newspaper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, marketing, publicity, Social Media, tips, website

An Online Option for Attractive, Affordable Covers (Part 1)

July 10, 2017 by Patricia Leslie

Recently I discovered SelfPubBookCovers.com, a web-based business that provides a good, useful service for indie authors. The synchronicity was stunning — at that moment I needed three new book covers: a digital front cover for my Steampunk novel, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, book design, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: book cover, resources

BAIPA Member Joel Blackwell Asks: Outrageous Offers on Amazon—What Is Behind These Things?

November 13, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Below is an image of how Amazon presents my books for sale: I asked David Kudler, author and publisher, to please explain to me what is going on since this seems insane. Here's what he said:   "What’s going on is that booksellers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Promotion, distribution, Networking, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, David Kudler, Joel Blackwell

How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically – A Free Book!

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Here's a great offer from the San Francisco Writers Conference Affordably build your career on the words of others They say there’s no better marketing than word-of-mouth. Readers trust fellow readers’ opinions, and a few genuine good words about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically, San Francisco Writers Conference

Great Article about Why Indie Authors Must Hire Proofreaders

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Dear BAIPA members: An author whose book I recently edited, told me that the editing process inspired him to write the article below. It is an excellent article about why indie authors need editors before they publish.  The article was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Editing, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Brad Graber, editing, Proofreading, The Intersect

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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. (Even when we decide to resume in-person events, 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 … 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. 

Upcoming Events

  • CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers
    Crowdfunding | Karolina Grabowska Pexels
    • Dr. Judith Briles on how to use CrowdFunding to raise money to create your book
      July 9, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Email Marketing Success
    Email Marketing Success | Pexels
    • Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success for Authors
      August 6, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • The Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
    • Fauzia Burke shares the Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
      November 5, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
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

  • July 9th: CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers with Dr. Judith Briles
  • July 23rd: Workshop: How to Creat a Million Dollar Speech with Dr.Judith Briles
  • August 6th: Email Marketing Success with Pauline Wiles
  • August 20th: Workshop: IngramSpark Best Practices & Tips with Ruth Schwartz
  • October events TBD
  • November 5th: Building an Author Platform with Fauzia Burke
  • December 3rd: Annual Cover Design Event

More exciting speakers and topics coming in the rest of 2022!

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