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SUMMARY:Crowdfunding for Authors with Jason Brick
DESCRIPTION:BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nCrowdfunding for Authors\nwith Jason Brick\nJason Brick has made a living in almost every corner of the writing industry in his ongoing project to feed his family while never taking a real job. Today he’s here to share his experiences and mistakes with crowdfunding\, and how authors can use it both to springboard a writing career and as a way to add momentum to one that’s already going. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nHow to apply crowdfunding at your specific point in a writing career\nWhich crowdfunding models and platforms are best for your goals\nKey changes in and misconceptions about crowdfunding as it exists today\nA template for success in your next (first) crowdfunded project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Jason Brick\n\n \nJason Brick has written professionally since 2001\, full-time since 2007. He’s a nerd\, traveler\, martial artist\, husband\, and dad…and writing for a living has helped him do all of those things better. His crowdfunded Flash in a Flash project has sold thousands of copies and involved hundreds of authors\, while his fiction and nonfiction projects have hit bestseller lists consistently. Jason also writes and ghostwrites content. \n\nConnect with Jason \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/crowdfunding-for-authors-with-jason-brick/
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SUMMARY:IBPA State of the Industry\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:  BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nIBPA State of the Publishing Industry\, 2025\nwith Andrea Fleck-Nisbet and Christopher Locke\nThe publishing world is changing fast\, and independent publishers and authors are right at the heart of it. Join us for a special presentation from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)\, where we’ll explore what’s ahead for indie publishing and how you can stay ahead of the curve. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nWhat are the key directions for indie/author publishing going forward\nAll about the Independent Book Publishers Association and member benefits\nWhat is the publishing landscape and how can independent publishers contribute and participate in it\nWhat are the hot topics in publishing in 2025 and how does it relate to indie publishers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speakers\n\n \nAndrea Fleck-Nisbet is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association. Andrea has an extensive and diverse background in publishing\, with 20+ years in this field. Before joining IBPA\, she was the founding vice president and publisher at Harper Horizon\, a new nonfiction imprint of HarperCollins\, based out of Nashville\, TN. Prior to that\, she was the director of content acquisition for Ingram Content Group\, where she developed initiatives that supported independent publishers of all sizes\, using print-on-demand services to produce and distribute content. Andrea spent her first 15 years in the publishing industry at independent publisher Workman Publishing\, leading teams in special markets\, sales\, and digital marketing\, including three years as executive director of digital strategy and operations. \n \nAs the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services\, Christopher Locke assists the 3\,600 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast\, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He’s also passionate about indie publishing\, because he’s an author publisher himself\, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy\, The Enlightenment Adventures. \n\nConnect with Andrea and Christopher \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/ibpa-state-of-the-industry-2025/
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SUMMARY:Promote Your Book with Podcasts with Stephanie Chandler
DESCRIPTION:BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nPromote Your Book with Podcasts: Find\, Pitch\, and Deliver Podcast Interviews to Sell More Books\nwith Stephanie Chandler\nOver 100 million Americans listen to podcasts each week\, making this a growing opportunity for authors who want to reach more potential readers. During this content-rich presentation\, Stephanie Chandler shares proven strategies that you can use to find\, pitch\, and deliver podcast interviews as part of your book marketing plan. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nIdentify and contact podcasts that reach your target audience.\nDevelop an effective pitch that will help you land podcast interviews.\nPrepare for interviews so you feel confident.\nDeliver interviews that excite the audience\, inspire book sales\, and get you invited back as a repeat guest in the future.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Stephanie Chandler\n\n \nStephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan and The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan. She is CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association\, a vibrant community for writers\, and the Nonfiction Writers Conference\, an annual event conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio\, she has been featured in Entrepreneur\, Writer’s Digest\, The Writer\, BusinessWeek\, and Wired magazines. \n\nConnect with Stephanie \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/promote-your-book-with-podcasts-with-stephanie-chandler/
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SUMMARY:The latest with KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark with Ruth Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nWhat’s the latest with KDP/Amazon and IngramSpark?\nwith Ruth Schwartz\nJoin us on Zoom\, to learn what’s happening with print-on-demand publishing and distribution in 2025. \nRuth will cover the latest news from Amazon/KDP etc\, as well as with IngramSpark\, including best practices for self-publishing your book. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nChanges with KDP royalties and color print pricing\nKDP is making it a bit more challenging to talk or chat with a real person.\nIncrease in IngramSpark print pricing\nIngramSpark only allowing three categories (like KDP)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Ruth Schwartz\n\nRuth Schwartz \nRuth Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Wonderlady Books\, helping self-publishing authors turn finished manuscripts into well-published books\, complete with professional cover design\, interior layout\, and ebook editions—all up online and available for sale around the world. Ruth brings over 50 years of book publishing\, design and printing industry experience to every author’s project and has worked on over 250 independently-published books since 2012 when print on demand technology enabled the current indie publishing revolution. She has been a member of the BAIPA board of directors for many years\, as well as serving as Vice President\, managing the membership and events teams. \n\nConnect with Ruth: ruth@thewonderlady.com\,\nthewonderlady.com\nLinkedin.com/in/wonderlady\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/the-latest-with-kdp-amazon-and-ingramspark-with-ruth-schwartz/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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SUMMARY:HYBRID MEETING: Audiobook Success Blueprint: Production\, Distribution & Marketing for Indie Authors
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce another special hybrid meeting.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page for member RSVP link and non-member ticket.\n\nREGISTRATION FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS CLOSED.\nAs usual\, Zoom access will be sent out to all members and registered non-members by 9 PM Pacific on Friday\, June 6th\, so that people who cannot attend in person can join us.\n\n\nThe general meeting begins at 9 AM Pacific\, the panel presentation is at 11 AM Pacific\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n\n\nWhether you already have an audiobook or wish you did\, this program will provide you with the key information you need to make your audiobook investment a success.\n\n\n– Learn how to leverage your audiobook through a strategic pre-production process.\n– Find out how to launch and sell your audiobook to massively increase your royalties and retain control over your pricing.\n– Discover the secrets of increasing sales with promotions and discount codes.\n– Build your following and community by knowing how to develop and access your list of customers.\n– Get the inside scoop on new production and distribution options. \nAlready have an audiobook? Great! Discover how you can earn more\, regain control\, and guarantee yourself a return on your audiobook investment. New distribution opportunities mean an audiobook investment makes more sense than ever before. \nWe’ll go into detail on how to approach the decisions you face for both production and distribution. Join us for this juicy program on what’s happening in the audiobook world with BAIPA President and Founder and CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc: Becky Parker Geist! \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nLearn how and where to earn the highest royalties from audiobook sales\nFind out what your production options are\, how those relate to cost and success\, and how to make related decisions\nDiscover tips for success for pre-production through distribution and marketing\nUncover pre-order options and launch strategies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Becky Parker Geist\nBecky Parker Geist is the Founder & CEO of Pro Audio Voices and AMPlify Audiobooks\, President of BAIPA\, and host of the Audiobook Connection podcast. They typically work with rights-holders who have had some publishing success but may not be reaching their full potential. By producing\, distributing and marketing audiobooks and podcasts\, they create exceptional audio experiences to reach more people while providing the tools and higher royalties rights-holders deserve. Becky is also the author of six independently published books.\nBecky is a recipient of Inc Magazine’s 2025 Female Founders Award. She’s been published in IBPA’s The Independent and had articles written about her in Forbes online. She’s been the guest on many podcasts and had several articles published on this topic. \nConnect with Becky: Proaudiovoices.com \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/audiobook-success-blueprint-production-distribution-and-marketing-for-indie-authors-with-becky-parker-geist/
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SUMMARY:The Business of Being a Writer: It's About More Than Book Sales with Jane Friedman
DESCRIPTION:BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n\n\n\n\n  \nTo earn a living from writing and publishing\, most writers must look beyond book sales. \nFew authors are transparent about their book sales and some take offense if you ask. But most aren’t earning a living through book sales alone. So where does the money come from? Find out. \nGetting a book published is a major milestone that every author should celebrate\, each and every time it happens\, yet it rarely leads to the kind of success or earnings that everyone hopes for. Few authors are open and transparent about what they earn and most will take offense if you ask. Because of the taboo surrounding earnings\, it’s easy to assume everyone is doing better than you. But they probably aren’t. Few people make a living solely by writing and publishing books\, unless they have a big platform or a long career with a big backlist. So where does the money come from if not sales? In addition to day jobs\, writers earn money through patronage/donations\, advertising/sponsorships\, and services. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\n4 key ways that writers earn money\nHow strategy differs when you’re appealing to gatekeepers vs readers\nThe most likely type of writer to earn a living through book sales alone\nThe often overlooked and ignored ways that writers can earn money.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Jane Friedman\nJane Friedman has spent nearly 25 years working in the book publishing industry\, with a focus on author education and trend reporting. Her latest book is The Business of Being a Writer\, second edition (University of Chicago Press\, 2025)\, which received a starred review from Library Journal. In addition to serving on grant panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund\, she works with organizations such as The Authors Guild to bring transparency to the business of publishing. \nConnect with Jane: janefriedman.com \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://baipa.org/event/the-business-of-being-a-writer-its-about-more-than-book-sales-with-jane-friedman/
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SUMMARY:AI for Authors with Bob Heyman
DESCRIPTION:In AI for Authors\, you will learn how authors can use AI tools to outline\, research\, create illustrations\, cover art\, and voices\, write press releases and social media posts\, and more. All of the tools are in compliance with content being AI assisted rather than AI created. The handout will include 100 tools and links all authors should know. By the end of the presentation\, you will know what are the best AI tools to assist you in your writing journey – from research\, to writing to editing to art and much\, much more. \nWe will cover the AI tools to assist in all areas of creating and selling a book\, including:\n1. Research\n2. Authoring\n3. Speech to text\n4. Text to speech\n5. Art and design\n6. Marketing and promotion
URL:https://baipa.org/event/ai-for-authors-with-bob-heyman/
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SUMMARY:The Buck Starts Here: How to Sell More (Non-Returnable) Books
DESCRIPTION:BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n\n\nMORNING PRESENTATION:\nThe Buck Starts Here:\nHow to Sell More (Non-Returnable) Books\nBrian Jud\, author of How to Make Real Money Selling Books (Without Worrying About Returns)\nMost authors sell through bookstores — bricks and clicks. \n\n\nBut you can sell more books\, in large\, non-returnable quantities to non-bookstore buyers. These can be through retailers (airport stores\, supermarkets\, discount steres\, etc.) or to businesses\, associations\, schools\, the military and more. Brian Jud will show you how you can make more money selling your fiction\, non-fiction and children’s books to these buyers in a market twice as big as the trade. \nKey Takeaways include: \n\nHow to create a list of potential buyers\nHow to formulate a description of your target audience\nHow to cultivate an awareness of an enormous new sales opportunity\nHow to sell more fiction and non-fiction books without returns\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker: Brian Jud\nBrian Jud is an author\, book-marketing consultant\, speaker\, seminar leader\, television host and president of Premium Book Company which sells books to non-bookstore buyers on a non-returnable\, commission basis. Brian is also the Executive Director of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales. \nBrian is the author of How to Make Real Money Selling Books (Without Worrying About Returns). This is the ultimate do-it-yourself guide to selling your books to non-bookstore buyers in large quantities\, with no returns. He also wrote Beyond the Bookstore (a Publishers Weekly® book)\, a primer on non-bookstore marketing \nand was was the host of the television show\, The Book Authority that aired for 13 years. \nBrian is an adjunct lecturer of sales and marketing courses for graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Hartford and the University of Connecticut. Brian is a regular speaker on marketing topics at IBPA’s Publishing University and for publishing groups around the country. Brian has a BS degree in Marketing from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA in Marketing from Xavier University. \n  \nConnect with Brian: bookmarketingworks.com \n  \n  \n 
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