by Joel Friedlander | Sep 16, 2011 | Self-Publishing
by Gary Turchin Today I’m happy to introduce you to poet, performer and educator Gary Turchin. I met Gary at the meetings of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). We met and talked about the book he wanted to publish, If I Were You. I told...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 23, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
Book award shows abound in the publishing world, and every year in the fall you can expect to see lots of email, flyers, mailings and solicitations to enter your books into one contest or another. This subject needs a fuller examination, and I’m busy putting...
by Joel Friedlander | Jul 3, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Deep in the summer, but the media coverage isn’t the only thing heating up. From big media to small, indie publishing is a hot topic. We start off with an indie’s take on Independence Day, some formatting help, the growth of e-books, advice from a pro, and...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 16, 2011 | Self-Publishing
Ed: There’s a discount code for purchases at BookBaby at the end of this article. Wouldn’t want you to miss it. The world of books has been in flux for some time, and now the move to e-books is pushing the changes in reading, publishing, writing and...
by Joel Friedlander | May 5, 2011 | Self-Publishing
This week the Indepedent Book Publishers Association posted their list of finalists for the 2011 Benjamin Franklin Awards, a keenly-anticipated event throughout the indie publishing world. IBPA is the largest not-for-profit trade association representing independent...