by Joel Friedlander | Nov 6, 2013 | Self-Publishing
by Michael Larsen This Saturday we’ll be having our regular monthly meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). People who attend are in for a special treat. Usually we focus on the nuts-and-bolts of book publishing, marketing, editorial...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 6, 2013 | Self-Publishing
What does it take to become a successful self-publisher? An author who learns how to publish her own books successfully, develops a market for her content, and continues to expand her books and other offerings into a sustainable business? Okay, that’s a pretty...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 9, 2012 | Cover Design, Self-Publishing
Book covers—you can’t escape them if you publish books, and why would you want to? They bring a book to life for consumers, help to communicate with us about what’s inside. Every month, of course, we get to see dozens and dozens of ebook cover...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 15, 2012 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Self-Publishing
If you’ve looked at a lot of self-published books, you already know that authors sometimes go to press before they have really absorbed all the conventions of book making and the advice of publishing professionals. In fact it surprises authors—who...
by Joel Friedlander | May 14, 2012 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
I just finished judging half the entries in the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) annual Book Awards competition. This contest is open to members of BAIPA, an organization that includes many self-publishers but also small independent presses,...
