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IBPA Member Highlights & Happenings
Little Pickle Press let us know that their Being Global app, developed in partnership with SachManya, is a finalist for an Appy Award in the Multicultural Media App category. Their competition is Disney! Amy Reiley's new title Romancing the Stove: the unabridged guide to aphrodisiac foods (January), has already caught quite a bit of media attention. She talked about the book on Playboy radio and gave aphrodisiac advice to NBC's Life Goes Strong blog. She also has upcoming stories on eHow.com and Shape.com as well in USA Today. A Frog Thing is Kidwick Books' third app to hit the internet. Leo and Ellison led their casts to become two of the highest rated children's book apps - Leo the Lightning Bug (July 2011) and Ellison the Elephant (January 2012) have FIVE stars in the iTunes Store. Sedona Sun Press is proud of Sunday Larson, author of Secret of the Missing Crown, Vol I of the Secrets of Sedona Fables for the Cosmospolitan,who dedicated all author proceeds of the 11-11-11 book signing and 10 copies of the fable to The Humane Society of Sedona, in honor of Our Angels on Earth, an organization benefiting those who offer sanctuary to lost, abandoned, or abused pets. SedonaSunPress.com Five Star Publications announced that three of their titles have been designated official Arizona Centennial Legacy Projects by the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) as authorized by the Arizona Legislature. Arizona Way Out West & Wacky, Cheery: The True Adventures of a Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo were celebrated last month at the Centennial Celebration. Maupin House Publishing's, Steve Johnson, author of Digital Tools for Teaching: 30 E-tools for Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing Across the Content Areas was recently featured in a TEDxTalks event. TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." If you missed Ebook Publishing Best Practices: A Conversation with Mark Coker of Smashwords - Presented by IBPA, it was recorded and may be accessed any time by dialing 712-432-1085 and entering access code 405513. The cost to ship and receive small packages has increased again this year. Although the cost impacts to you will vary based on your shipping characteristics, most buyers of small package services can expect to see cost increases of 4-5% or more based on recent announcements made by the major service providers. If you ship or receive small packages, now is a good time to enroll in the IBPA Discount Shipping Program. Visit PartnerShip.com/17IBPA for complete program details. We've had so many fun photos and great news submitted recently that there will be an e-News, part two this month. Stay tuned! | 
