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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

Email List Building: The Slides

November 15, 2015 by David Kudler

Email-for-Authors-101 poster image

Saturday's session with Joel Friedlander on the subject of the whys and hows of creating an email list was terrific! Not a surprise to any of us who know Joel. Joel has kindly shared the slides with BAIPA. Click on the image below to download the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Promotion, marketing, publicity, self-publishing Tagged With: author platform, BAIPA, BAIPA events, book marketing, independent publishing, PDF, presentation slides, publicity, self-publishing

All Things Amazon Slides

September 14, 2015 by David Kudler

Everything Amazon

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...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Promotion, distribution, ebooks, self-publishing Tagged With: ACX, Amazon, BAIPA, BAIPA events, book marketing, CreateSpace, David Kudler, Goodreads, independent publishing, KDP, meeting, Ruth Schwartz, Traditional vs. Indie Publishing, workshop

Article, Video: Traditional vs Independent Book Publishing

April 18, 2014 by Jeffrey Samorano

Lee Foster, well-known travel writer and longtime BAIPA member, has been carefully following the issue of “Traditional versus Independent Book Publishing.” He is a practitioner as well as an observer of the trends. Lee has, in fact, given … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-publishing Tagged With: independent publishing, Traditional vs. Indie Publishing

Help Your Book Succeed in the Marketplace

February 6, 2014 by Jeffrey Samorano

It's a given: you want your book to succeed in the marketplace.  Then get the edge on success, and get it right the first time! Come to BAIPA Saturday, Marh 14th. Amy Collins, founder of New York's New Shelves Books, the fastest-growing book … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform Tagged With: independent publishing

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Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA will continue to meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings, which we are planning to try on May 6th, 2023 (see below for some initial info). Even when we decide to resume in-person events, 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 … 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. 

Upcoming Events

  • Writing Can be so “Taxing”
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    • Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
      February 4, 2023
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • How to Sell More Books Using Metadata
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    • Shelley Adina on using metadata
      March 4, 2023
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • February 4th: Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
  • February 18th: WORKSHOP—Chris Morris on crafting systems for success as a writer
  • March 4th: Shelly Adina on how to sell more books using metadata
  • April 1st: Dave Farrow, Memory & PR Expert, shares his tips for memorable marketing and business success.
  • April 15th: WORKSHOP—Dave Farrow on helping authors position themselves for success after releasing their story
  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW

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