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Upcoming Events
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Lee Wind on Current Trends & Challenges for Author Publishers
September 10, 2022
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Lee Wind, Director of Education and Programs for the Independent Book Publishers Association, speaking on current trends and challenges for author publishers
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August 20th IngramSpark Workshop with Ruth Schwartz
August 20, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
How to best work with IngramSpark when self-publishing your book
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Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success for Authors
August 6, 2022
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success: how to begin or boost your author newsletter
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July 23rd Million Dollar Speech with Judith Briles
July 23, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaking is the #1 way to sell mega cases of books. Learn from Dr. Judith Briles who has created $5,000,000 in combined speaking fees and onsite book sales.
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June 18th Scrivener with Gwen Hernandez
June 18, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Scrivener is excellent writing software for both plotters and seat-of-the-pants writers. Want to find out what makes it so popular, or learn some new tricks? The author of Scrivener For Dummies will walk you through the basics and cover some of her favorite features.
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Kevin Tumlinson talks about D2D's growth, including the recent acquisition of Smashwords
June 4, 2022
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Kevin Tumlinson talks about D2D’s growth, including the recent acquisition of Smashwords.
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May 21st Researching Copyrights Workshop with Dan Miller
May 21, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Works created and/or published before 1978 are tricky when it comes to rights and permissions, since they may or may not still have copyright protection. Dan Miller will explain how to search the Copyright Office database and determine whether the work you want to use is protected by copyright.
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Guidelines for Using Other People's Content
May 7, 2022
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
A refresher on copyright law, when a use of copyrighted content may qualify as fair use, and how to get permission if fair use does not apply
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April 16th BookTok Talk Workshop
April 16, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Discover #BookTok on #TikTok with The BookFest & Black Chateau Founder Desiree Duffy.
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April 2, 2022
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
This workshop will provide an overview of BookTok and teach how to find influencers to increase chances of getting in front of readers and retailers.
For events that took place from FEBRUARY 2016 to MARCH 2018, please go to this page.
For events that took place prior to FEBRUARY 2016, please go to this page and click on Previous Events on the left.