Karen's blog: bookbaby newsletters and Independent Authors conference

Thursday 19 October 2017

bookbaby newsletters and Independent Authors conference

With details of the Independent Authors conference and more, here are the latest bookbaby newsletters:

Featured Article:
How to Go From Author to Salesperson

As a self-published author, when switching from author to salesperson, remember: readers want a good story more than a cheap book. Read more.

All Great Writers Make a Contribution

The shared feature of all great writers is that they make a contribution, which makes it the most important thing on your “to do” list as a writer. Read more.

18 Uniquely Philadelphia Attractions: Your IAC Extracurricular Planner

As we gear up for BookBaby’s Independent Authors Conference, here are things to do, places to eat, great bookstores, and a start to your list to fill your itinerary while you’re in Philadelphia. Read more.

Strengthen your book with pro copy and line editing.

Top Stories:

The drama is in the details (the humor, horror, and suspense are too)

Want reviews? Assemble a book review team.

Sensory language IS the detail in your writing

There are a million kinds of writers: which one are you?

How to legally quote song lyrics in your book

Conflate, and tighten up your story

Your Plan to a Professionally Printed Book

What if there was an association of self and indie publishers that would give you:

Discounts on publishing resources & services
Opportunities and discounts on marketing, publicity, and advertising
Online and in-person ‘best practices’ education
Advice and access to experts
A community of your fellow self-publishers all year long

There is! The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), 3,000 members strong!

IBPA's Director of Marketing and Programming Lee Wind will be at The 2017 BookBaby Independent Authors Conference, and we hope you'll meet him there. Lee will be participating in the following events at the conference:

Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:00 PM – Conference Kickoff with the Independent Book Publishers Association

Sunday, Nov. 5 at 12:45 PM – The Importance of Professionalism in Indie Publishing

IBPA is pleased to be offering $20 off IBPA membership through November 2017 to the BookBaby community! Use the coupon code BOOKBABY+IBPA when registering for your membership.

These are the top 10 ways IBPA can empower YOU:

Learn more about IBPA

Build-A-Book. Your book.
Learn how to reach the “industry-standard” with guidance from Joel Friedlander.

Take your book to print

“I’ve seen far too many really good books hampered by self-publishers’ lack of understanding about how print books should be put together. That’s a shame, and it doesn’t have to be that way.”—Joel Friedlander

Spot on, Joel. That’s why we’re giving away his latest book—the Book Construction Blueprint: Expert Advice for Creating Industry-Standard Print Books—to help you turn your eBook into a professionally printed book that grabs readers’ eyes in bookstores and libraries.

What will you learn?

How to pick fonts for your book interiors and covers, including lots of free options
Why readers expect your books to be “industry-standard”
Step-by-step instructions to handle short-run offset book printers
Keys to understanding the “language of printing”
Making the decision between Print-On-Demand and offset printing
How to design details like running heads, text breaks, and indexes for your book
Expert tips on preparing your Word files for book production
And much more

Joel’s book is perfect for anyone just starting out with self-publishing printed books and authors that want to take their eBooks to print. And it’s absolutely free. Download your copy and read it now.

Take your book to print