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Say No!

March 5, 2018 by Bob Heyman

What gets measured, gets managed.

Say No! By Judy M. Baker, Book Marketing Mentor Do you suffer from bright shiny object syndrome? If you are like me, as an author-publisher, it is easy to be distracted by promises of quick fixes for book marketing. I know I get solicitations all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Article Tagged With: Author-Publisher, BAIPA, BAIPA events, book marketing mentor, Judy Baker, Judy Reyes, self-publishers

6 Reasons You Need to Be on Goodreads

June 15, 2015 by David Kudler

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...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, marketing, publicity, self-publishing, tips, website Tagged With: author platform, BAIPA, book marketing, book reviews, David Kudler, Goodreads, marketing, review sites, self-publishers, self-publishing, social media, workshop

Fascinating article and interesting data about our industry

February 12, 2014 by Ruth Schwartz

Just saw this in the pod_publishers Yahoo group and felt it was important to share with all of you. Please read it through and post your comments. Also, feel free to share elsewhere. http://authorearnings.com/the-report/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: self-publishing Tagged With: book pricing, Kindle and Amazon, self-publishers, self-publishing, Traditional vs. Indie Publishing

Share Your Self-Publishing Tips

May 26, 2013 by Jeffrey Samorano

Share your best practices for self-publishers A tip that makes it easier for you may just help others with the same challenges.     … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ebooks, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: self-publishers, tips

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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

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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