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UpcomingSimple Video Marketing to Sell More Books

December 10, 2019 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

General meeting begins at 9 am, speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements, followed by our informal lunch gathering from 12:15 PM-3 PM. Scroll down for details and to register. (Click here … [Read more...]

Tagged With: IngramSpark, KDP, self-publishing

UpcomingYou CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover

November 21, 2019 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

General meeting begins at 9 am, speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements, followed by our informal lunch gathering from 12:15 PM-3 PM. Scroll down for details and to register. (Click here … [Read more...]

Tagged With: IngramSpark, KDP, self-publishing

ExpiredWhat’s Happening with Indie Publishing?

October 5, 2019 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

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General meeting begins at 9 am, speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements, followed by our informal lunch gathering from 12:15 PM-3 PM. Scroll down for details and to register. (Click here … [Read more...]

Tagged With: IngramSpark, KDP, self-publishing

ExpiredBranding for Authors with Beth Barany

August 9, 2019 by Ruth Schwartz 1 Comment

Branding for Authors

General meeting begins at 9 am, speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements, followed by a brief lunch break and then our Afteroon Workshop from 1–3 pm. Scroll down for details and to … [Read more...]

Tagged With: IngramSpark, KDP, self-publishing

ExpiredBest Practices with KDP and IngramSpark

June 5, 2019 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

Ruth Schwartz, Book Midwife and Self-Publishing Consultant (General meeting begins at 9 am, speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements), followed by our informal lunch gathering from 12:15 … [Read more...]

Tagged With: IngramSpark, KDP, self-publishing

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

Expired[PAST EVENT] How to Make Facebook Actually Work for Authors

October 1, 2018 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

A Day with John Sames, Online Marketing Consultant  (General meeting begins at 9 AM, speaker presentation is at 11 AM, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements). Then afternoon workshop from 1-3 PM. Scroll down for details … [Read more...]

Tagged With: book marketing, Facebook, John Sames, landing pages, online marketing, self-publishing, workshop

A Few Interesting Articles from Joel Friedlander’s Newsletter

October 2, 2016 by Steven Kessler

Here are some interesting articles, noted in Joel Friedlander's newsletter: David Vandagriff (Passive Guy) on The Passive Voice A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing “PG poses a respectful questions to authors using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, distribution, ebooks, self-publishing Tagged With: Amy Collins Hummingbird Digital Meda, David Vandagriff, Joel Friedlander, self-publishing

Everything You Need to Know About Self-Publishing from Reedsy

September 1, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Dear BAIPA members, below is an interesting article about self-publishing, part 1 and part 2 from Reedsy Everything You Need To Know About Self-Publishing A Book (Part One) Aug 23 2016, 10:16 PM Ever thought about writing a book? Well, you’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, self-publishing Tagged With: Reedsy, self-publishing

Some self-publishing gifts for you from our March speaker

March 20, 2016 by Ruth Schwartz

Despite some logistic challenges, we had a great day with Steven Spatz, President of BookBaby on March 12th. He was stuck in Philadelphia with a badly sprained ankle, and he still delivered some great content on self-publishing via a microphone in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ebooks, printing, self-publishing Tagged With: BookBaby, self-publishing, Steven Spatz, Traditional vs. Indie Publishing

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Becky Parker Geist, BAIPA President

Welcome to BAIPA

  The Bay Area Independent Publishers Association is a diverse and open group involved in the world of independent publishing, from folks who simply have a book idea to published authors, editors to illustrators, readers to reviewers, agents to printers, audio book experts to book shepherds. One of my favorite things about BAIPA is its culture of … More

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Upcoming Events

  • You CAN Tell a Book by Its Cover
    • December 14, 2019
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Simple Video Marketing to Sell More Books
    • January 11, 2020
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm

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BAIPA meets at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month in Novato.

Future Events

After those already posted on this site

December Event: Cover design with David Kudler, our annual cover contest AND our holiday party, which will be at a fun, local restaurant this year (no-host).

In 2020, program topics through April include:

  • Video for Authors
  • Literary Law with Kelley Way
  • Podcasting for Authors
  • Social Media Day with a morning presentation on Social Media for Authors by the folks from Word Mice and then an afternoon workshop with Cat Smith on Instagram for Authors.

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