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Expired[PAST EVENT] CreateSpace to KDP Webinar with Ruth Schwartz

October 15, 2018 by Becky Parker Geist Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amazon, CreateSpace, independent publishing, KDP, self-publishing, workshop

BAIPA Member Joel Blackwell Asks: Outrageous Offers on Amazon—What Is Behind These Things?

November 13, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Below is an image of how Amazon presents my books for sale: I asked David Kudler, author and publisher, to please explain to me what is going on since this seems insane. Here's what he said:   "What’s going on is that booksellers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Promotion, distribution, Networking, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, David Kudler, Joel Blackwell

David Kudler shares keywords and categories handout

September 10, 2016 by David Kudler

As requested at today's wonderful IngramSpark! event, I've uploaded the handout that I created concerning categories/subjects and keywords/search terms. I created the handout for July's All Things Amazon roundtables, and so the focus is somewhat on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: distribution, ebooks, marketing, Print books, printing, self-publishing Tagged With: All Things Amazon, Amazon, categories, David Kudler, IngramSpark, keywords, metadata

All Things Amazon —Takeaways from the July 9 BAIPA Meeting

August 5, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry collected some information to share from the July meeting There was a lot of great information shared at the July BAIPA meeting, “All Things Amazon,” more than we can possibly include in this blog post, but here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book apps, Book Promotion, ebooks, Networking, printing, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon's Author Central, Audible Creative Exchange, Bowker, CreateSpace, Goodreads, Ingram Spark, Kindle Direct

Slides from July Meeting About All Things Amazon are Available

July 14, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Dear BAIPA members.  If you missed the July meeting, or were there and would like to see the slides again that were presented, here's your chance. The Latest on All Things Amazon: How to Manage Your Most Important Publishing Relationship in 2016 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, ebooks, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips Tagged With: Amazon, Becky Parker Geist, David Kudler, Judy Baker, Ruth Schwartz

Lee Foster Releases Revision of Book/E-book on Self-Publishing

June 4, 2016 by Lee Foster

Lee Foster has published his annual revision of his recent book/e-book about the independent publishing movement, titled An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option.  The book can be seen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, ebooks, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, Social Media, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, tips, website, writing Tagged With: Amazon, An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option, Lee Foster, Smashwords

[PAST EVENT] Self-Publishing Expert Carla King Speaks on New Publishing Options for Fun and Profit

February 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien Leave a Comment

Beyond the Usual Suspects: New Publishing Options for Fun & Profit Carla King reviews a new generation of publishing options that allow authors to experiment and profit Join BAIPA on Saturday, February 6 when self-publishing expert Carla King … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amazon, Carla King, IngramSpark, Self-Publishing Boot Camp, Smashwords

[PAST EVENT] Self-Publishing Expert Carla King Speaks on New Publishing Options for Fun and Profit

February 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien Leave a Comment

Beyond the Usual Suspects: New Publishing Options for Fun & Profit Carla King reviews a new generation of publishing options that allow authors to experiment and profit Join BAIPA on Saturday, February 6 when self-publishing expert Carla King … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amazon, Carla King, IngramSpark, Self-Publishing Boot Camp, Smashwords

[PAST EVENT] Self-Publishing Expert Carla King Speaks on New Publishing Options for Fun and Profit

February 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien Leave a Comment

Beyond the Usual Suspects: New Publishing Options for Fun & Profit Carla King reviews a new generation of publishing options that allow authors to experiment and profit Join BAIPA on Saturday, February 6 when self-publishing expert Carla King … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amazon, Carla King, IngramSpark, Self-Publishing Boot Camp, Smashwords

[PAST EVENT] Self-Publishing Expert Carla King Speaks on New Publishing Options for Fun and Profit

February 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien Leave a Comment

Beyond the Usual Suspects: New Publishing Options for Fun & Profit Carla King reviews a new generation of publishing options that allow authors to experiment and profit Join BAIPA on Saturday, February 6 when self-publishing expert Carla King … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amazon, Carla King, IngramSpark, Self-Publishing Boot Camp, Smashwords

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  The Bay Area Independent Publishers Association is a diverse and open group involved in the world of independent publishing, from folks who simply have a book idea to published authors, editors to illustrators, readers to reviewers, agents to printers, audio book experts to book shepherds. One of my favorite things about BAIPA is its culture of … More

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