R.R. Bowker, LLC , a.k.a. MYIDENTIFIERS, is the primary place independently published authors buy ISBNs. The company announced on November 1 that its ISBN site has been breached and hackers have stolen credit card numbers and made unauthorized … [Read more...]
‘Setting That Works’ on November 11 at Book Passage
How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot, Reveal Character, and Echo Theme On November 11 at 2 pm, I’ll be leading a workshop on setting at the California Writers Club Marin monthly meeting at Book Passage. The best and most memorable setting is … [Read more...]
SOVAS Award Nomination for Audiobook of ‘When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-making Lessons from the Antarctic’
I have some exciting news. The audiobook version of my recent book When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision-making Lessons from the Antarctic, (co-written with Brad Borkan) has been nominated for a prestigious SOVAS award. Good Morning … [Read more...]
Mastering the CreateSpace-to-KDP Shift
A few weeks ago, CreateSpace was taken over the KDP—Kindle Direct Publishing, and over the past few weeks, titles already in CreateSpace have been migrating to KDP, and this is still occurring as I write. You will get a notice about transferring … [Read more...]
My Book Tour in Nebraska
We are standing at the intersection of US 83 and Nebraska Highway 2 reading the highway sign about the Sand Hills outside Thedford, Nebraska when I see the Dollar General Store across the Highway. Then I remember what the volunteer at the Historical … [Read more...]
Are you confused and concerned about moving your books from CreateSpace to KDP?
It can be very simple, and as some people have found, there can be some serious challenges. For some, their books just disappeared into the ether, for others their books wound up in one KDP account, but their paperback from CreateSpace went to … [Read more...]
BAIPA Book Award Deadline is September 30
A self-published author cannot have too many marketing arrows in his/her quiver. One of the most visible is an indicia on the cover, announcing that book as an award winner. From that springs the opportunity for press releases, quotes — anything … [Read more...]
Google Releases Touringbird Travel Website — Might Google Become a Major Player In Content, and What Will That Mean for Authors?
Will Google become a content publisher, in travel and other subject areas? Google is the most prominent player in search. Could Google also become major in content? The answer could have long term consequences for all the non-fiction authors in … [Read more...]
Writer’s World Consultations — From Finished Manuscript to Finished Book, Editing and Writing, Killer Book Blurbs
In addition to eleven workshops, a keynote by Lee Wind, the Q & A (a BAIPA favorite), and a variety of vendors, Writer’s World will feature three consulting opportunities, where you can sit down one-on-one and discuss your project — with book … [Read more...]
Submit Your Book to the BAIPA Book Awards
It's easy. Here’s how: Books published between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, are eligible. You are a member of BAIPA in good standing through December 31, 2018. You may join BAIPA and then submit your books for the contest. If you … [Read more...]
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