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Book Blurb Contest Deadline is April 30

April 25, 2022 by John Byrne Barry Leave a Comment

There's still time to submit your book blurbs for our contest on May 7. We will vote on the entries at the meeting, and winners get a free afternoon workshop in 2022. The book blurb is the short book description on your online book sales page or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Promotion, Contests, marketing Tagged With: book blurbs

Book Blurb Contest Deadline Extended to April 30, But You Can Seek Feedback on Your Blurb This Saturday

March 29, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

Thanks to those of you who submitted book blurbs for our contest already. However, because of a scheduling conflict, we are extending the deadline for the contest until April 30. We will vote on the entries at the May meeting. In the meantime, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Contests, self-publishing Tagged With: book blurbs

Seeking Book Blurbs for BAIPA Blurb Contest

March 21, 2022 by Webmaster

We're running our first book blurb contest, modeled after our cover contest. The book blurb is the short book description on your online book sales page or on the back of your book. Here are the rules. The contest is open to any book blurb by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion Tagged With: book blurbs

Submit Your Blurb for March 19 ‘Killer Book Blurb’ Workshop

March 9, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

I’m leading a BAIPA workshop on “How to Write a Killer Book Blurb” on March 19 at 10 am.  The blurb is the book description that appears on the back cover of the book and on your online sales page. You might think of it as the teaser — it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amazon, Author Platform, Book Promotion, marketing, self-publishing Tagged With: book blurbs, book descriptions

How to Submit Your Blurb for Our March 19 ‘Killer Blurb’ Workshop

March 2, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

In the olden days, before self-publishing, publishers wrote book blurbs. Now you’re the publisher and you need to write the killer blurb that will sell your book in today’s crowded marketplace. The blurb, a.k.a. the book description, appears on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News Tagged With: book blurbs, book descriptions, keywords

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With COVID-19 teaching us all how to function remotely, BAIPA will meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings. (Once in-person events are able to resume, we will continue the Zoom option.) We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and password out to members and to non-members who … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

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