This Saturday's program (All Things Amazon: How to Manage Your Most Important Publishing Relationship, led by BAIPA board members and indie publishing veterans David Kudler and Ruth Schwartz) was a great success! As promised, here are the slides: … [Read more...]
Updated Agenda for Our Upcoming "Everything Amazon Day"
David and I are really looking forward to presenting key points about the most important Amazon services for independent authors on September 12th during our presentation—Everything Amazon. We have refined our list and here’s the latest agenda for … [Read more...]
All Things Amazon: How to Manage Your Most Important Publishing Relationship
Let's face it—Amazon is a giant in the publishing industry, traditional and indie. So understanding how to use this powerful tool to help you to promote and sell your book is an essential key for success. Don't miss this important presentation at the … [Read more...]
6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads
At this past Saturday's BAIPA meeting, I led a roundtable about the reasons that every independent author and publisher (as well as every “dependent” author) needed to have an active presence on Goodreads.com. It was one of three roundtable sessions … [Read more...]
David Kudler's Do-It-Yourself Book Marketing Tips
Every author wants to know how to get the word out about his or her book—and most are frightened that it’s going to cost an arm and a leg. To be honest, the most effective marketing that an author can do doesn’t involve paying money—just lots and … [Read more...]
What’s an Independent Publisher?
So, I was astonished earlier this month to find myself elected president of BAIPA — the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. You may call me Mr. President. (Actually, please don't!) Born in the early, heady days of the desktop … [Read more...]