BAIPA

Bay Area Independent Publishers Association

Member Login
  • Home
  • Members
    • Member List
    • BAIPA Bookshop.org
    • Books Published by BAIPA Members
    • Member Login/Logout
    • View & Edit Profile
    • Membership Account
    • Membership Cards
    • Get the Most Out of Your BAIPA Membership
    • Volunteer with BAIPA
    • BAIPA Book Awards
      • 2018 BAIPA Book Awards Contest
      • 2016 BAIPA Book Award Winners
      • 2015 BAIPA Book Award Winners
  • Join
    • Member Benefits
    • More About BAIPA
    • BAIPA Board
    • Submit Testimonial
  • Events
    • Meeting Format
    • Morning Only Meeting Format
    • Meeting Location & Directions
    • Want to Present at a BAIPA Monthly Meeting?
  • Blog
    • Blog Guidelines
    • Author Interviews
  • Member Portal
    • Member Only Resources
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Events / What’s happening in Indie Publishing?
loading...

What’s happening in Indie Publishing?

August 27, 2022 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

BAIPA monthly meetings are now exclusively on Zoom, at least until we get through this COVID-19 crisis. The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before, around 9 PM.
Therefore, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for the morning session automatically.

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.

The general meeting begins at 9 am, the speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements.
(Click here for the schedule for the day)

PRESENTATION:

Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Fall 2022 and Beyond

Lee Wind, Director of Education and Programs
Independent Book Publishers Association

IBPA is the largest publisher association in the US serving indie and author-publishers, and as such, keeps track of what is happening in our industry.

Key Takeaways include:

  • What are the key directions for indie/author publishing going forward
  • All about  the Independent Book Publishers Association and member benefits
  • How BAIPA is connected to the Independent Book Publishers Association.




About Our Speaker: Lee Wind

 

Lee WindLee Wind (he/him) is an author, blogger, and director of education and programs for IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association). He  loves empowering indie publishers to have their voices heard. As an author, Lee published YA novel Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill celebrated by Publishers Weekly as an Indie
Success Story and has two books published by IBPA member indie presses, the middle grade non-fiction No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Lerner) honored as a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books winner and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and
the picture book Red and Green and Blue and White (Levine Querido, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Paul O.Zelinsky) which was named a Sydney Taylor Award Notable Picture Book, received five starred trade reviews, and was called “beautiful” by The New York Times. 
To find out more about Lee, checkout the interview that John Byrne Barry did back in 2018.

You can find out more about IBPA here: ibpa-online.org

Lee Wind can be reached at [email protected]

Share this…


  • Facebook


  • Twitter


  • Linkedin

  • Lee Wind on Current Trends & Challenges for Author Publishers
    September 10, 2022
    9:00 am - 12:15 pm
We're sorry, but all tickets sales have ended because the event is expired.

Venue:   Zoom Event

Address:
online event, Pacific time zone, California, United States

Description:

This is exclusively an online event via Zoom.
Zoom links will be provided in an email sent out the Friday evening before the event day, between 8:45 and 9 PM. If you have pre-registered and do not receive that email, please reach out to [email protected]

Zoom

Tagged With: BAIPA events, book marketing, Email marketing, marketing, self-publishing

← Workshop: IngramSpark Best Practices & Tips with Ruth Schwartz
CANCELED: Workshop: Setting That Works with John Byrne Barry →

About Ruth Schwartz

Ruth helps authors get clear about the steps needed to turn out a professional book that looks as good as anything coming from a traditional publisher. She helps you get past the stuck places, getting through the decision-making process quickly, birthing your book with ease.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Becky Parker Geist of Pro Audio Voices

Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA will continue to meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings, which we are planning to try on May 6th, 2023 (see below for some initial info). 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 … 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

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

  • February 4th: Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
  • February 18th: WORKSHOP—Chris Morris on crafting systems for success as a writer
  • March 4th: Shelly Adina on how to sell more books using metadata
  • April 1st: Dave Farrow, Memory & PR Expert, shares his tips for memorable marketing and business success.
  • April 15th: WORKSHOP—Dave Farrow on helping authors position themselves for success after releasing their story
  • 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

Keep up to date with BAIPA

Member Search

Search Members

  

Looking for Something?

Copyright © 2023. Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. All Rights Reserved. Website created by MakeChico.com and managed by WPinOneClick.com.

Copyright © 2023 · BAIPA Genesis Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in