by Joel Friedlander | May 17, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
This past weekend we had our monthly meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). The featured speaker was Mark Coker, founder and CEO of Smashwords.com, the independent e-book distributor. Even before Mark got started on his presentation, even...
by Joel Friedlander | May 9, 2011 | Self-Publishing
This looks like the award time of the year. Last week we got the Ben Franklin Award Finalist lists, now we have the Bay Area Independent Publishers Associaion (BAIPA) 2011 Book Awards. From the official announcement: The 2011 BAIPA book award judging sheets have all...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 27, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Years ago when I moved to California from New York one of the first things I did was look up the local independent publishing group. These local groups are scattered all over the country. Run by volunteers and powered by optimism, they are great gathering places for...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 6, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Book marketing, self-publishing, intellectual property, armageddon and, oh yes, getting started on Facebook. You can’t say our bloggers aren’t a varied lot, can you? There’s lots to think about today, so take some time off and catch up on these...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 12, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
It’s definitely brisk, and the parking lots at all the malls are full to the edges. Holiday parties are going in earnest, but here at the Book Designer we’re learning about ebooks, iPad apps, ISBNs, subsidy publishers, and the new model of publishing...
