Jim Azevedo first met Smashwords founder Mark Coker in 1994 at Dovetail, where they worked to garner publicity for their high-tech clients. When he got burned out, Azevedo joined a heavy metal band, playing drums in a chicken costume. Being in … [Read more...]
The Secrets of Ebook Publishing Success
January 14 BAIPA Meeting Jim Azevedo, Marketing Director of Smashwords (Morning Speaker + Afternoon Workshop) Here's a preview of the BAIPA January meeting by presenter Jim Azevedo. My morning session will be more of an introduction to ebooks, … [Read more...]
Maetreyii Ma Launches New Book
Dear Friends Please join us next Saturday, December 10, at a Christmas Party to celebrate the book launch for my new book: Living Love: The Yoga of Yama and Niyama The party will include: Sattvic Vegetarian Potluck * Kirtan * Secret Santa … [Read more...]
A Few Interesting Articles from Joel Friedlander’s Newsletter
Here are some interesting articles, noted in Joel Friedlander's newsletter: David Vandagriff (Passive Guy) on The Passive Voice A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing “PG poses a respectful questions to authors using … [Read more...]
Albuquerque to Berkeley — Page-Turners with a Conscience
I wish I could say I’ve written and published a new book. That’s half true. I’ve published a new ebook called Albuquerque to Berkeley — Two Election-Season Thrillers. What’s new is the packaging, not the pages. (All 677 of them — that's Kindle's … [Read more...]
Takeaways from September BAIPA Meeting — Indie Publishing Trends, plus IngramSpark How To’s
Here are some key takeaways from the September 10, 2016 BAIPA meeting, which featured Jackie Thompson of Ingram Content Group speaking about Ingram’s digital distribution and print-on-demand services. 1. Learn about the book industry Think … [Read more...]
Book-Browsing Adventures
BOOK-BROWSING ADVENTURES by Dawn Marie Carlson While on a recent bookstore expedition at Copperfield’s in Novato, I uncovered this gem, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing. The authors … [Read more...]
David Kudler shares keywords and categories handout
As requested at today's wonderful IngramSpark! event, I've uploaded the handout that I created concerning categories/subjects and keywords/search terms. I created the handout for July's All Things Amazon roundtables, and so the focus is somewhat on … [Read more...]
The Failure of Free — How and Why I Gave Away My First Book to Attract New Readers to My Second
Despite the headline, I’d prefer to frame my book giveaway as an experiment, not a failure. I tested the strategy of making my book free and got definitive results — fewer sales or reviews than my modest projections. A successful experiment, but a … [Read more...]
Lee Foster YouTube Video and PowerPoint Now Available from August BAIPA Talk
BAIPA board member Lee Foster gave a presentation at the August meeting on "Monetizing Your Book Content." For anyone who missed the program, you can now view it on YouTube, and review the PowerPoint presentation. Videographer Howard Slater, also … [Read more...]
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