This weekend is the annual all-day workshop run by the (San Francisco) Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). This year the event has moved out of Marin County, where it has traditionally been held, to Nile Hall in Preservation Park, part of Oakland,...

Joel Friedlander
Book Cover Design Symposium in Your Inbox
Book Cover Design Symposium in Your Inbox. The monthly email from Goodreads, the social reading site, reveals conventions in book cover design in each genre.
Making eBook Conversion Decisions
Making eBook Conversion Decisions that are reasonable for self-publishers and indie authors who want to publish a book. Get a professional to do it.
This Week in the Blogs, February 27 – March 5, 2011
This Week in the Self-Publishing Blogs, February 27 – March 5, 2011 including Joe Konrath, Mark Coker, Nathan Bransford, M. Louisa Locke, and Piotr Kowalczyk
Self-Publishing Bang for the Buck
Self-Publishing Bang for the Buck means no matter what, you should get your book edited and hire a book cover designer to prepare your book for the market.
Lessons From a Do-It-Yourself Book Cover Designer
Lessons From a Do-It-Yourself Book Cover Designer by Will Entrekin, how he designed the covers for his first three books, and got an education along the way
Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain
Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain, H.H. Buhne by Marvin Shepherd, Georgie Press. With original documents in an outstanding self-published book.
Smartphones: The Next Home of the Ebook?
Smartphones: The Next Home of the Ebook? Will the millions of smartphones become a vast platform for content creators and self-publishers? Don’t bet against it.
Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #5
Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #5 with articles by Penny Sansevieri, Belinda Kroll, Joanna Penn, Dana Lynn Smith, Sue Collier and others
Competition
Thoughts on Competition and how we can’t really compete with each other
Typefaces I Can't Live Without: Adobe Myriad Pro
Typefaces I Can’t Live Without: Adobe Myriad Pro, a versatile sans serif font that can be used in almost endless ways in typographic designs like book design
How I’m Going to Book my Blog—Getting Testimonials
How I’m Going to Book my Blog—Getting Testimonials from industry professionals and thought leaders in your field can have a big effect on marketing and sales