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Pictured above: Author Gemini Adams of Live Consciously Publishing.

Pictured above: Author Alva Sachs of Three Wishes Publishing Company.

Pictured above: Joy Rains, author of Meditation Illuminated    
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Greetings!

November 26, 2013 - Welcome to another issue of "Independent Publishing Now" celebrating YOU, our members! 

November is National Family Stories Month and National Family Week, leading to November 29, which is the National Day of Listening. The National Day of Listening is a day to honor a loved one through listening. All of which make sense pertaining to IBPA.

After all, isn't that the reason we're all here together - to share our stories, to listen to each other and to be heard as an association? We'd be honored if you would share your stories with us this season - we're listening. And, a very Happy Thanksgiving to you, IBPA Family!

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

Live Consciously Publishing's, The Facebook Diet: 50 Funny Signs of Facebook Addiction and Ways to Unplug With a Digital Detox, won a Gold Award in the Moms Choice Awards for humor books last month. The Bookseller highlighted the book in their editors pick, marking it as 'one to watch!' and Take a Break, the UK's leading weekly women's magazine said "Read It!". Author, Gemini Adams, was also interviewed by leading celebrity and style site, Female First.

  

Seven Publishing's title Saltwater Taffy broke into Amazon's top 10  at #9 for all adventure children's books! Author Eric DelaBarre let us know that only 8 titles were ahead of Saltwater Taffy in October and they are all by Rick Riordan!     

IBPA member, Aleysha Proctor will be hosting "Inspiration For Life with Aleysha Proctor" on WLVS Radio, which can be heard and SEEN Sundays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST on www.listenvisionlive.com. WLVS can be seen and heard world-wide, and currently has listeners/viewers in over 130 countries. The opportunity presented itself while Proctor was a guest on another radio show during the launch of her fifth book, Good News In a Bad News World.

 

Joy Rains, author of Meditation Illuminated has been busy during the last month taking advantage of exhibit opportunities including the Las Vegas Compassion Conference and Building Bridges for traditional Chinese Medicine and finished the month with a presentation about meditation and stress at the Washington National Cathedral.

 

Three Wishes Publishing Company announced that their latest launch of Dear Master Dragon, written by Alva Sachs and illustrated by Patricia Krebs, was awarded Best Book of 2013 by Creative Child Magazine. Creative Child Magazine's Awards Program is unique in that parents, educators and professionals review all products submitted each year during a 2-day event held in Henderson, Nevada. One hundred guest reviewers are invited to attend their organized review event at the local convention center.

 

Congratulations to the latest Benjamin Franklin Digital Award winners:
  • My Gutsy Story� Anthology: True Stories of Love, Courage and Adventure From Around the World, Gutsy Publications - Silver Award, E-Book category
  • Nose, Legs, Body! Know Wine Like The Back of Your Hand,Wineology Press -Silver Award, E-Book category

 

Events:

 

December 3-4, 2013 - The Digital Publishing Innovation Summit will focus on the solutions offered by innovative Digital Publishing Strategy. IBPA Members Receive 35% Discount!  

 

January 16, 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!

 

February 13-16, 2014 - IBPA will be exhibiting at the San Francisco Writers Conference during Presidents' Day Weekend. Come out to meet us and learn more about what IBPA can do for you!  

 

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

News You Can Use...

Why You Shouldn't Link Your Company's Facebook Account to Twitter

10 Quick Blog Post Ideas To Fill Your Editorial Calendar Holes
 
Tools for Dealing with Piracy, Including a Brand New One

Not Sure What to Read Next? Goodreads Wants to Help

Social Media Design Guide - Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn

Industry Notes...


7 Literary Tributes in Popular Music

The Successful Publisher = Three Specific Traits

Is an X Factor for novelists a good idea?
 
German Union to Give Amazon a Strike for Christmas

Inside Stories About Memorable Books

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 [email protected]. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Lisa

Lisa Krebs
Assistant Director
Independent Book Publishers Association