Thank you to Andy Hunter for starting bookshop.org and presenting at our January meeting. (Members can see the video of his presentation here.) If you missed it, here’s the distilled version. Andy Hunter started bookshop.org as a public benefit … [Read more...]
Aikya Param Publishes College Research Paper on BAIPA
Below is a research paper on BAIPA that I completed for a Berkeley City College class. Bay Area Independent Publishers Association In a YouTube video, Fantagraphics Co-founder Gary Groth said that self-publishing comics was first viable in the … [Read more...]
The Copyright Claims Board is Coming Soon!
Did you know there is a new venue for copyright small claims coming soon? When I first put this article on my blog schedule, the Copyright Claims Board was supposed to be up and running on January 1, 2022. Unfortunately, the Copyright Office has … [Read more...]
All Hail Winners of Book Cover Contest
Thank you to the more than three dozen authors, designers, and/or publishers who entered their book covers in our annual contest. We divided the entries into five categories — nonfiction; mystery and thriller; historical fiction, literary fiction, … [Read more...]
Help for my Research Paper on BAIPA
I'm writing a research paper on BAIPA for a Berkeley City College class called Production and Development. Val Sherer gave me wonderful help which I will happily include. Here are two questions I wanted to ask the members? 1) in the past … [Read more...]
Woody Weingarten and Granddaughter Finally Launch Kids’ Fantasy Book; New Website’s Up, Too
Hey, guys, our operative phrase is “at last.” It took more than five years to actually launch Grampy and His Fairyzona Playmates, a kids’ fantasy book that I co-wrote with my granddaughter, Hannah Schifrin, when she was eight and I was 78 — a mere … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents
When it comes to intellectual property law, the most frequently asked question is what’s the difference between copyrights, trademarks, and patents? So let me explain what each of these concepts means and what each protects. To start with the … [Read more...]
Last Call for Book Cover Contest
The original deadline for the book cover contest was November 20, which is Saturday, but we’ll accept covers through the end of the day Monday, November 22. The rules are simple. Any book authored by a current BAIPA member is eligible, whether … [Read more...]
Submit Your Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 20
David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design at our December meeting and once again we will hold our annual book cover contest. (This is our fourth year, so it's becoming a tradition, and it on its way to an institution!) Since we're not … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents
When it comes to intellectual property law, the most frequently asked question is what’s the difference between copyrights, trademarks, and patents? So let me explain what each of these concepts means and what each protects. To start with the … [Read more...]
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