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2011 BAIPA Get Published! Institute Roundup

by Joel Friedlander on March 14, 2011 14 Comments

2011 BAIPA Get Published! Institute Roundup including talks by Brian Jud, Jim Horan, Lloyd Rich and Jon Tandler, Pete Masterson, Lin Lacombe and others.

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, Brian Jud, indie author, indie publishing, Jim Horan, Jon Tandler, Lin Lacombe, Lloyd Rich, Pete Masterson, publish a book, self publishing, Vickie Wieland

BAIPA 2011 Get Published! Institute with Brian Jud

by Joel Friedlander on March 10, 2011 2 Comments

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, across the bay. Occupying two blocks in the heart of downtown Oakland, […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, Brian Jud, Get Published! Institute, independent publishing, Jim Horan, Pete Masterson, publish a book, publishing workshop, self publishing

Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on December 2, 2010 4 Comments

Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 2 How book distribution works and the best path for self-publishers

Filed Under: Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Beagle Bay, book distribution, Jacqueline Simonds, Pete Masterson, self publishing, self-publish a book

Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on December 1, 2010 13 Comments

Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 1 How book distribution works and the best path for self-publishers

Filed Under: Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Beagle Bay, book distribution, Inc., Jacqueline Simonds, Pete Masterson, self publishing, self-publish a book

BAIPA: At a Publishing Group Meeting

by Joel Friedlander on November 15, 2010 5 Comments

BAIPA: At a Publishing Group Meeting with Peter Masterson, Jonathan Bender and lots of questions about the self-publishing process

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, Jonathan Bender, Pete Masterson, public speaking, publishing group, self publishing

Wild Writing Women: Lisa Alpine and Carla King at BAIPA

by Joel Friedlander on June 14, 2010 6 Comments

The monthly meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) got underway with a spirited Q & A session lead by Pete Masterson. Meeting attendance has increased recently to the point that we no longer had space for the tables we usually use for the meetings. This month was no exception. After the Q […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, book distribution, Carla King, independent publisher, Lisa Alpine, Pete Masterson, self publishing

How to Copyright a Book (12 Essential Questions Answered)

by Joel Friedlander on March 11, 2010 97 Comments

If you are looking for a quick and easy guide about how to copyright a book, you have come to the right place. In this article, I’m going to show you how to choose the right copyright application, fill it out, determine how much it will cost, and exactly how to send your application and […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged With: Copyright a book, copyright law, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, online registration, Pete Masterson, self-publish a book

At the BAIPA Meeting: Questions and Answers

by Joel Friedlander on February 13, 2010 7 Comments

I wasn’t sure what kind of turnout we would have at today’s monthly meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. After all, just 20 minutes away the San Francisco Writer’s Conference was a sell-out, so we had schedule conflict. But the meeting was one of our biggest of the year, with many new faces. […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, Pete Masterson, Self-Publishing

Straight from the Master: Masterson on Book Design & Production

by Joel Friedlander on December 30, 2009 10 Comments

Many smart self-publishers already own the “bible” of the business, Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual. But another iconic resource is available to self-publishers who decide to take on the design and production of their own books. Of course, the book I’m referring to is Pete Masterson‘s Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors and Publishers […]

Filed Under: Book Production, Book Reviews Tagged With: BAIPA, Pete Masterson

15 Questions, and Why Everything is a Niche: At a Local Indie Publishing Group Meeting

by Joel Friedlander on December 12, 2009 4 Comments

At today’s meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA), President Pete Masterson as usual presided over the first hour’s Q&A session. I always find these interesting. Each month there’s a lot of people who are new to BAIPA and the questions people bring to the meeting reveal something of the state of independent […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, Bay Tree Publishing, CreateSpace, David Cole, Lightning Source, Pete Masterson

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