by Kelley Way With all the copyrighted works of 1929 entering the public domain as of January 1, it’s a good time to ask how copyrights work, and when do copyrights expire. Yes, all copyrighted works will expire at some point. The U.S. … [Read more...]
Books They Don’t Want You to Read — Banned Books in the 21st Century
PPN (Publishing Professionals Network invites BAIPA members to participate in this free January 21 presentation on banned books. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-they-dont-want-you-to-read-tickets-1138863845419 Books They Don't Want You to Read … [Read more...]
My Recent Poster Design for Sonoma-Marin 2025 Fair
by Steve Rustad Here's a recently completed poster I designed for the Sonoma-Marin 2025 Fair. … [Read more...]
How a Critique Group Works
by Mike Van Horn, I've had a critique group for years, and people have asked how it works so they could form one also. Our group has six members — -about the max. We meet monthly — recently by Zoom, but formerly in person. A week before each … [Read more...]
1/11/25 RECORDING: Timelines for self-publishers with David Wogahn
The Secret to Improving Self-Publishing Results: Mastering Publishing Timelines while Baking Book Marketing into the Process David Wogahn, author of the Countdown to Book Launch series Book marketing is often thought of as an activity that begins … [Read more...]
Thanks to the Volunteers Who Made Our December Hybrid Meeting a Success — Plus Photos!
About 40 BAIPA members and friends gathered in person on December 7 at the Key Room in Novato for our second hybrid in-real-life/online meeting of 2024. There were another fifteen or so who joined us online. We could not have done it without the help … [Read more...]
12/7/24 RECORDING: You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover (panel)
How to Make Sure your Book Cover is Doing its Job — Regardless of Medium or Genre David Kudler, John Byrne Barry, and Suzanne Parrott You may not be able to judge a book by its cover — but that doesn’t mean that people don’t every day. Your … [Read more...]
Last Call for BAIPA Book Cover Contest. Submissions Due November 26.
The deadline for our annual book cover contest is November 26, which is Tuesday. We only have seven entries so far, so if you submit, you have a good chance of winning, unless everyone is waiting until the last minute. Details below. At our … [Read more...]
REMINDER: Deadline for BAIPA Book Cover Contest Is November 26
(We posted this last week, but only a few of you have submitted covers, so this is a rerun. You have 11 days before the deadline.) The deadline for our annual book cover contest is November 26. At our December 7 meeting, the presentation will … [Read more...]
‘Pirates of Sausalito’ Audiobook Is Live on AMPlify. Yay! Plus Free Ebook Starting Monday
by John Byrne Barry I’m thrilled to announce that the audiobook of Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery is now available on AMPlify Audiobooks, narrated by BAIPA president and founder of Pro Audio Voices, Becky Parker Geist, and … [Read more...]