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Need a Free Book Trailer? Try Canva

April 6, 2023 by Pauline Wiles

Canva's video options

Keeping up with all the tools available to help with book marketing is hard, and you can certainly get stuck deciding which technology will be most useful. Recently, when I wanted a short video to promote a new project, I was surprised to find the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Promotion, video

Happy New Year. Time to Gear Up Your Marketing with Video

January 6, 2020 by Webmaster

Join us for our first meeting of 2020 to learn from Mike Wolpert about how to use video marketing to sell more books. For authors, marketing is usually about connection, community, conversation and then conversion into book sales. Video can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, marketing, video

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

Gael Chandler Makes Book Trailer for ESPN Commentator Mark Shaw: He is Speaking at Book Passage

November 27, 2016 by Gael Chandler

Mark Shaw Speaking at Book Passage on December 8 at 7pm You're all invited to Book Passage in Corte Madera to hear lawyer/ESPN commentator Mark Shaw talk about his book The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, independent bookstores, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, video Tagged With: Book Passage, ESPN, Gael Chandler, Mark Shaw, PictureYourBook.com, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much

Lee Foster YouTube Video and PowerPoint Now Available from August BAIPA Talk

September 1, 2016 by Lee Foster

BAIPA board member Lee Foster gave a presentation at the August meeting on "Monetizing Your Book Content."  For anyone who missed the program, you can now view it on YouTube, and review the PowerPoint presentation. Videographer Howard Slater, also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, ebooks, Public Speaking, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips, video Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, Lee Foster, Monetizing book content, Smashwords

Mara Lynn Johnstone’s TV Interview and Second Giveaway

November 28, 2015 by Jeffrey Samorano

Mara Lynn Johnstone was recently on WriterSpeak, the local show that interviews authors.  It premieres on November 30 at 7pm on Comcast Channel 26 in Santa Rosa, though it’s already up on YouTube to watch at any time.  She recommends this for authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, video, video Tagged With: Comcast Channel 26, Goodreads, Mara Lynn Johnstone, Sweeping Changes, WriterSpeak, YouTube

Becky Parker Geist of Pro Audio Voices

Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA continues to meet via ZOOM ONLY. However, we held a very successful HYBRID meeting on May 6. The board is in discussion about future events like that one, and we will get the word out as soon as decisions are made. Even when we decide to resume regular 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 … 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

  • Audiobooks: From Pre-Production to Distribution
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    • Audiobooks: From Pre-Production to Distribution
       June 3, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Workshop: Putting Your Audiobook to Work for You with Becky Parker Geist
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    • June 17 Audiobook Results workshop with Becky Parker Geist
       June 17, 2023
       10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • What's happening in Indie Publishing?
    • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet on Current Trends & Challenges for Author Publishers
       September 9, 2023
       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

  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW with Ruth Schwartz of Wonderlady Books
  • June 3rd: Becky Parker Geist on the latest trends in audiobooks
  • June 17th: WORKSHOP with Becky Parker Geist on audiobooks
  • July 8th: Patti Thorn of @BlueInk Review shares how to get #book reviews that count to enhance your #book marketing efforts. NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • August events TBD
  • September 9th: Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association on the latest trends in indie publishing.NOTE: that this is the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
  • October 7th: Melody Owen speaking on how to partner with podcasters to build your following and sell more books.

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