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Members in Action
Pictured above: Jason Lewis, author of Dark Waters, in London. 
Pictured above: Tom North, author of True North with his Living Now Book Award medal and certificate.
 Pictured above: Author and publisher, Dr. Steven Haymon (l.) and Richard Polese of the New Mexico Book Association greet the crowds at the Mountains and Plains book show.
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Member Benefits
in the Spotlight
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Publishers Weekly: PW Select
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Beyond The Book Podcasting
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IBPA Publishing University 2014
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Greetings!
October 29, 2013 - Welcome to another issue of "Independent Publishing Now" celebrating YOU, our members! Today is National Cat Day and according to The Big New Yorker Book of Cats it should be celebrated, as cats have a "long history as literary muses, poetic devices and creative catalysts." And, tomorrow is Checklists Day, the day set aside to appreciate the value of checklists. Okay, so we celebrated Cat Day - check! What are you checking off your lists this month? IBPA's Terry Nathan and Angela Bole just returned from a successful Frankfurt Fair (check!) where they represented IBPA member titles for foreign rights sales opportunities. You can see the show report here. While there, our Executive Director, Angela Bole, sat down with the Copyright Clearance Center for a quick podcast about growing your association, the definition of publishing and more. Check it out here! If you've discovered a helpful site, found a better way of doing something or have a tip that will save other members time or money, please pass it along and we'll share it on your behalf. And, as always, if you have a question, remember to give us a call, anytime. If we don't have the answer, we'll find it for you! |
IBPA Member Highlights & Happenings
Since winning the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Non-Fiction) for their title The Expedition, Dark Waters: True Story of the First Human-Powered Circumnavigation of the Earth, BillyFish Books author and adventurer, Jason Lewis has been busy! He is now a featured author who has spoken to sold out audiences everywhere from the Oxford Literary Festival in England, The Royal Geographical Society in Scotland, the prestigious MountainFilm Festival in Telluride, and countless more. His book The Expedition: Dark Waters will soon be available in China, Poland, and Finland with more foreign markets to follow. His next book The Seed Buried Deep will be out for the Christmas market with advance orders coming in. Congratulations!
True North Productions, LLC, announced that author Tom North has won a Living Now Book Award Gold Medal for his book, True North - The Shocking Truth about "Yours, Mine and Ours" in the Inspirational Memoir - Male category. The awards celebrate the innovation and creativity of newly published books that enhance the quality of our lives.
Congratulations to Dominique Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks, who has been named the Muriel Siebert Entrepreneurial Champion and accepted the C200 Luminary Award in New York this month. The Muriel Siebert Entrepreneurial Champion award goes to a female entrepreneur who has created an innovative new product or service with global implications.
CCB Publishing announced that Harvard University has selected their author Jeremy Hespeler-Boutlbee's military memoir Mrs. Queen's Chump: Idi Amin, the Mau Mau, Communists, and Other Silly Follies of the British Empire, for their Fall Semester course British Colonial Violence in the 20th Century. Professor Caroline Elkins has also extended 1-week all expenses paid, with honorarium, invitation to Jeremy to make a presentation to the class. Way to go!
Congratulations to the latest Benjamin Franklin Digital Award winners:
- Where's the Egg in Exactly?, ManiaTales - Silver Award, Enhanced E-Book category.
Events: November 2-3, 2014 - Northwest Bookfest, sponsored by IBPA affiliate, Book Publishers Northwest (BPNW) is a two-day conference celebrating the literary arts in the Puget Sound region. November 8, 2014 - Join us at 10:00am PT / 1:00 pm ET with MetaComet Systems for a FREE webinar about Royalties: How Effective Management Will Save Money, Enhance Author Relationships, And Generate Additional Revenues. Details to come! November 9, 2014 - IBPA will be exhibiting at the Self-Publishing Book Expo 2013. Come out to meet us and learn more about what IBPA can do for you. Email IBPA Executive Director Angela Bole at angela@ibpa-online.org to learn more. May 7-9, 2014 - NonFiction Writers Conference, Virtual Teleconference. Conference Location: Your Couch! July 20-25, 2014 - Yale Publishing Course - IBPA members receive 15% discount. Use discount code YPC15IBPA
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Let us know what great things have happened for you (awards, TV appearances, radio, special mentions, etc.) Send in those pictures of signings, events, and other happenings to Lisa@ibpa-online.org. We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Lisa
Lisa Krebs
Assistant Director
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