2011 BAIPA Get Published! Institute Roundup including talks by Brian Jud, Jim Horan, Lloyd Rich and Jon Tandler, Pete Masterson, Lin Lacombe and others.
BAIPA 2011 Get Published! Institute with Brian Jud
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, […]
Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 2
Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 2 How book distribution works and the best path for self-publishers
Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 1
Self-Publishing and Distribution: Jacqueline Simonds of Beagle Bay Books, Part 1 How book distribution works and the best path for self-publishers
BAIPA: At a Publishing Group Meeting
BAIPA: At a Publishing Group Meeting with Peter Masterson, Jonathan Bender and lots of questions about the self-publishing process
Wild Writing Women: Lisa Alpine and Carla King at BAIPA
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 […]
How to Copyright Your Book
In this article I’m going to show you how to get a copyright application, fill it out, determine how much to pay, and exactly how to send your application and books into the Copyright Office. This is not a difficult process, but since you’re dealing with your creative work and the government at the same […]
At the BAIPA Meeting: Questions and Answers
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. […]
Straight from the Master: Masterson on Book Design & Production
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 […]
15 Questions, and Why Everything is a Niche: At a Local Indie Publishing Group Meeting
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 […]