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13 Ways to Use a Book Award for Marketing

by Sandra Beckwith on July 22, 2019 16 Comments

When you win a book award, don’t just pose for a grip and grin at the awards banquet. Make sure your audience hears the good news, too.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing Tagged With: Book Awards, book marketing, Sandra Beckwith

Why Self-Published Books Look Self-Published

by Joel Friedlander on August 15, 2012 142 Comments

Why Self-Published Books Look Self-Published describes a host of mistakes that authors make and how to avoid them

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, Book Awards, book design, book layout, self publishing

eBook Cover Design Award Guest Judges

by Joel Friedlander on August 11, 2012 3 Comments

eBook Cover Design Award Guest Judges describes the guest judges for July 2012 contest including Tami Dever of TLC Graphics

Filed Under: Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Book Awards, cover design, eBooks, Erin Stark, Monica Thomas, self publishing, Tami Dever, TLC Graphics

30 Book Awards for Self-Published Authors

by Joel Friedlander on December 7, 2011 18 Comments

30 Book Awards for Self-Published Authors announces a new blog page listing book awards that accept self-published books

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: awards for books, blogging, Book Awards, book design awards, publishing a book, self publishing

Blogs for Writers Contest and Book Award Season

by Joel Friedlander on November 28, 2011 3 Comments

Blogs for Writers Contest and Book Award Season. Writetodone.com 2011 contest opens and book award season prompts a new resource at thebookdesigner.com

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: blog awards, blogs for writers, Book Awards, Joanna Penn, thecreativepenn.com, Writetodone.com

BAIPA Book Awards 2011 and Mark Coker of Smashwords

by Joel Friedlander on May 9, 2011 4 Comments

BAIPA Book Awards 2011 and Mark Coker of Smashwords who will speak at the next BAIPA monthly meeting

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, Book Awards, book design, Brian Marais, Carolyn CJ Jones, Lisa Alpine, Mark Coker, self publishing, Smashwords

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