Sculpture Artists Produce Exquisite Book on Assemblage Artists by Ashley Hiraeo IBPA Association News October 10, 2023 As assemblage artists, Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer of Harmony Gaits are breathing new meaning into antique objects – they … [Read more...]
FREE! Book Marketing on a Limited Budget – An Invitation from IBPA
Following the information-packed presentation on 9/9/23 ("What's Happening in Indie Publishing"), Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), sent these follow-up links for BAIPA list members: "Book Marketing … [Read more...]
9/10/22 BAIPA Meeting: Trends with Lee Wind, IBPA
Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Fall 2022 and Beyond Lee Wind, Director of Education and Programs Independent Book Publishers Association IBPA is the largest publisher association in the US serving indie and author-publishers, and … [Read more...]
Meet IBPA’s Angela Bole
We had a full house for our November meeting — more than 100 people at 11 am, and they kept streaming in. (The main attraction may have been the Writers’ World vendor fair in the afternoon — I’m writing here about our keynote speaker, Angela Bole, … [Read more...]
THE 28TH ANNUAL IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARDS™
CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! BAIPA Member John Brooks won a Silver Ben Franklin Award this year for his book, Girl Behind the Door. Why not enter yours? The Benjamin Franklin Awards™ are administered by the Independent Book Publishers … [Read more...]
Lee Foster’s Article about Social Media in Self-Publishing is Featured in The Independent
Lee Foster’s expertise on social media in self-publishing is the subject of a recent article in The Independent, the monthly magazine for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), which is the national equivalent to BAIPA (BAIPA is an … [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...]