Three more education events from NABP
May 24, 2012 at 5:49 pm | Posted in Conferences, Education, NWABP | Leave a commentThe Oregon-based Northwest Association of Book Publishers Northwest holds several educational and social events for publishers over the next month.
May 31, 11 a.m., Lake Oswego, All About Book Shows
The topic for their monthly meeting is book shows: Is it worth attending, and how can publishers make the most of the experience? Speakers include Katie Merritt, Festival Director for Wordstock; Kelly Melillo, the NABP Pub U scholarship winner for 2012; and NABP member Alina Blankenship of Bree Noa Press, who has seen much success come out of show attendance.
June 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, Portland, SEO Seminar, Session 2
Even if you didn’t make session 1 of NABP’s three-part seminar on making the web work for publishers, it’s not too late to get in on the education! The second and third sessions are June 2 and June 16, and registration is still open for both.
June 12, 6 pm to 8 pm, Portland, Mixer at Lucky Lab on HawthorneA
A casual, friendly mixer and networking event with area writers, publishers and vendors. This event is open to all.
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For more information on NABP and their events, please check their website.
The future of the book is here
May 24, 2012 at 1:45 am | Posted in Conferences, Publishing | Leave a comment
Patricia Vaccarino
by Patricia Vaccarino, organizer of Seattle Book Summit
I picked up a traditional hardcover book on education, but when I opened the book (Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner) it was smart phone friendly and full of QR codes that could dynamically link to video, audio, website and other material. The book’s author noted that he wanted his book to be a blend of the best of 15th century technology-the printed page – with the best of 21st century technology, QR codes to Facebook fan pages.
Authors now have the option to have social media apps connected to their eBooks so their fans can get updates about their favorite characters and build community on Facebook. If you are a blockbuster author, you can have a music video embedded in your eBook where the characters come to life in a full-scale movie production.
As the traditional publishing industry continues to meltdown, some unlikely new players are jumping into the game and changing the playing field. Esquire Magazine just announced they will publish boy books, a new series of eBooks called “Fiction for Men.”
NBC News has launched into book publishing to capitalize on the growth in eBook reading devices and tablets, coupled with the low cost of eBook production. Their new move is also intended to repurpose their backlog of over one million hours of video content.
Everyone is jumping into the publishing pool, which is a scary prospect. After all, when everyone else is in the pool it can get awfully crowded and there is no room to swim. It usually means it’s time to get out.
Authors of today will now have to decide not only how they will publish, but also if they want to be tech-friendly and create interactive books. Authors will have to think about whether they want to take product placement to a new level by mentioning brands, such as Prada, Pepsi or Target. An app from eBooks to the brands’ shopping cart will result in another revenue stream for authors and publishers. Authors will have to consider that if they cash-in and allow their books to become advertising vehicles that they could realize more money from advertising revenue than they would from the actual sales of the books themselves. And finally, authors can still choose to be pure artists, focusing on the craft of being a wordsmith, and write plain old beautifully bound books that are meant to be treasured through the ages.
Make it your business to know why the future of the book is already here. Join us for the Seattle Book Summit on Friday, June 1st, 11:30 am to 6:30 pm, Art Institute of Seattle, South Campus, 2323 Elliot Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. The focus of this event is on the business side of publishing. We have over 20 highly credentialed panelists and our keynote speaker is NYC’s top comedian and author Wali Collins. For complete details check out our Facebook PR for People fan page or our Seattle Book Summit event page on Facebook.
Registration for this event is available on EventBrite — check for BPNW discount too.
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Patricia Vaccarino has over 20 years’ expertise working with a wide range of national and international clients, in all areas of public relations. We thank her for allowing the reprint of this article. If you would like to submit an article to Book Publishers Northwest, please email bpnwnew at aol.com.
PNW-ASI offers indexers conference June 9
May 21, 2012 at 2:02 am | Posted in Conferences, Education | 1 CommentThe Pacific Northwest chapter of the American Society for Indexing (PNW-ASI) will be holding its spring meeting in the Seattle area on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the beautiful Bastyr University campus located in Kenmore, Washington. The early-bird registration deadline is just a couple weeks away and accommodations on campus are still available, but it would be wise to reserve now since there will be another conference happening there the same weekend.
This is a fantastic training and networking opportunity—at a bargain rate—for indexers, taxonomists, editors, technical writers, publishers, authors, librarians, information and database specialists looking to bolster their skill set from leading industry professionals and the latest trends. The first-timer special rate is only $55!
More details are available on the PNW-ASI website at http://www.pnwasi.org/mtgnext.htm.
Saturday’s program at Bastyr:
- Author kickoff presentation with David Burch, Starpath Publications
- Indexing in Adobe InDesign with Cheryl Landes
- Indexing Passing Mentions with Judi Gibbs and Cheryl Landes
- Office Fitness with Larry Swanson, LMP
When: Sat. June 9 (main day with workshops) with networking dinners on Fri. June 8 & Sat. June 9. All ASI members are welcome to attend the PNW-ASI board meeting on Sun. June 10 (time TBD).
Where: Bastyr University – Teak Room #284, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA
Cost: Early-bird rate is $80 for members and $110 for nonmembers (payment rec’d BY June 1); $110 for members and $140 for non-members (payment rec’d AFTER June 1); first-timer special rate is $55 (payment rec’d by June 1)
A continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, and in-room beverage service are included.
Lodging is available at Bastyr University on the fifth floor of the main building ($29 single, $37.50 double) and in the new LEED Platinum-certified Student Village ($59 single). See registration packet for additional information. http://www.pnwasi.org/mtgnext.htm)
BPNW members invited to Boston conference
March 24, 2012 at 5:15 pm | Posted in Conferences | Leave a commentIndependent Publishers of New England invites members of
Book Publishers Northwest and other IBPA affiliate groups to attend their annual publishing conference in Boston at low member prices.
The two-day publishing conference takes place on April 27 and 28 in
Boxborough, MA. The early-bird price for BPNW members registering before April 1 is $125.
IPNE plans to have sessions on digital and electronic publishing, publicity, marketing, distribution, the evolving role of bookstores, the business end of publishing, and other subjects of interest to book publishers.
More information is available at their website.
Red Pencil in the Woods in September
August 3, 2011 at 12:04 pm | Posted in Conferences | 1 CommentThe Northwest Independent Editors Guild recently announced “Red Pencil in the Woods,” a conference for editors and other word lovers, to be held on Sept. 24 at Bastyr University.
The keynote speaker will be Carol Fisher Saller, editor of The Chicago Manual of Style Online Q&A and author of The Subversive Copy Editor.
Conference sessions will include:
Finding Our Way: Writing and Editing in the New Publishing Landscape, keynote by Carol Fisher Salle
(Almost) Everything Editors Need to Know about E-books, with Kate Rogers, Judith Dern, Bob Mayer, and Waverly Fitzgerald
Just Enough Marketing for Freelancers, with Frank Catalano
Writing and Editing for Video and Board Games, with Angela Taylor Hylland, Shanon Lyon, Joe McDonagh, and Wynn Rankin
Secrets of a Successful Book Proposal, with Kerry Colburn and Jennifer Worick
Self-Publishing: What Editors Need to Know, with Mi Ae Lipe and Robyn M Fritz
Twitter for Word Lovers, with Catherine Carr
Getting to the Truth about Technical Editing, with Tina Loucks-Jaret
Small discussion groups will explore topics such as indexing, guidebook editing, helping authors get published, developmental editing, collaborative editing as a business model, legal issues for freelancers, and editing for business.
Admission will be $75-$125, which includes continental breakfast and a lunch buffet. For more information, check the Editor Guild’s website.
May: Self-Publishers Online Conference
April 23, 2011 at 3:23 am | Posted in Conferences | Leave a commentThe third annual Self-Publishers Online Conference allows participants to attend without ever leaving home. The online conference software presents seminars live or via recording.
Useful publishing resources are displayed onling in the Exhibit Hall, and interaction with speakers and other attendees is available through the live discussion areas.
Visit http://www.selfpublishersonlineconference.com for more infomation. Members of Book Publishers Northwest can use the code IBPA11 to receive 10% off the cost of registration.
NWABP offers one-day conference in Portland
March 13, 2011 at 11:00 pm | Posted in Conferences | Leave a commentThe world of publishing is changing rapidly, with the increasing ease of access for independent publishers and shifting roles for brick and mortar bookstores and large publishers. But the book business is thriving, and the basics of creating a successful book remain the same. Quality still matters, and you need to have a plan.
On Saturday, April 9, NWABP, in conjunction with Portland Community College, will offer a seminar called “Essentials of Book Publishing.” In this day-long event, you will “walk in with a vision, walk out with a plan.”
Drawing expertise from NWABP membership and local independent publishers and vendors, the seminar will lead would-be independent publishers from developing a realistic marketing and business plan to creating a high-quality book and getting it into the distribution and sales system.
With its emphasis on creating a real plan for real success, the seminar is perfect for writers who are considering publishing their own book and want to make informed decisions. It will also benefit the independent publisher considering which project to tackle next.
What: “Essentials of Book Publishing”
When: Saturday, April 9, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: PCC Sylvania Campus, Little Theatre
Cost: $89 through March 17; $99 March 18 to April 6: $119 after April 6 or day of event.*
To Register or for More Information: http://nwabp.org/home/11-general-news/60-2011-spring-seminar.
BPNW members invited to Boston conference
March 12, 2011 at 5:43 pm | Posted in Conferences | Leave a commentAll members of IBPA-affiliate organizations are invited to attend the New England Publishing Conference at member rates–which until March 11 are still at the “early-bird” level of just $120 for the full two-day event.
Details as follows:
Event: New England Publishing Conference
Location: Waltham, Mass. (near Boston)
Dates: Friday afternoon, March 25 and all day Saturday, March 26
Speakers include:
–David Godine, David R Godine, Inc.
–Cevin Bryerman, publisher, Publishers Weekly
–Tim Brookes, founder of the Champlain College Publishing Initiative
–Anita Silvey, author, publisher and expert on children’s books
–Tom Woll, expert on running a publishing business
–Deborah Porter, founder of the Boston Book Festival
–Florrie Binford Kichler, president of IBPA
The conference will also feature many other prominent publishers, experts, and instructors who will teach specific technical skills such as setting up a blog with WordPress or converting book files to e-book formats. More information at www.ipne.org .
BAIP “Get Published” Institute
March 4, 2011 at 3:30 pm | Posted in Conferences | Leave a commentThe Bay Area Independent Publishers Association will hold their 2011 “Get Published!” Institute on March 12 at the Nile Hall, Preservation Park, in Oakland, California.
PMA affiliates members, such as BPNW members, receive the BAIPA member price of $139 for the day, which includes lunch. For more information on the conference, see www.baipainstitute.org
Speakers include:
Jim Horan, One-Page Business Plan
Brian Jud, How to Make Money Selling Books
Jon Tandler & Lloyd Rick, Maximizing revenue
Lin Lacombe, From Passion to Publicity
Vicki Weiland, Working with an editor
Kristen McLean, Future of Children’s Publishing
Pete Masterson, Book Design
Catharine Bramkamp, Your Book Starts Here
IBPA awards 18 scholarships to Pub U
May 6, 2010 at 3:02 am | Posted in Conferences, IBPA | Leave a commentIBPA announced that a record number of eighteen Publishing University scholarships for a total value of close to $10,000 have been awarded to two at-large and sixteen deserving members of eleven affiliates. The BPNW scholarship was awarded to Miryam Gordon of Green Elms Press.
“The all-new upcoming Publishing University promises to be the best yet,” said Florrie Binford Kichler, President of IBPA. “With every topic from marketing with social media to publicity that separates your book from the crowd to the back-by-popular-demand “Speed-dating the Distributors,” we are certain this year’s University’s will meet its overarching goal–to help publishers sell more books. Take a look at the Publishing University website for details and I’m sure you’ll agree.”
IBPA’s Publishing University, May 24-25, New York
“I learned so much at IBPA’s Publishing University and was so impressed with the workshops and the facilitators. Everyone was helpful and accessible. It was an experience that has propelled me to another level with my publishing company.”—Deborah Bellis, Reflections Publishing, Inc.
Publishing University 2010: Transitions-How to Start, Grow and Succeed in Publishing’s New World
* Seth Godin, author of 12 bestselling books and called by American Way magazine “America’s Greatest Marketer,” will bring his unique style and no-holds barred vision to independent book publishers as the luncheon keynote speaker.
* Dominique Raccah, Publisher and founder of Sourcebooks, Inc., a company whose name is synonymous with “innovation” and that has grown from one room in 1987 to a multi-million dollar independent publishing company, will kick off the opening day.
* PW’s Fast Growing Indies Roundtable. You’d spend thousands for consulting elsewhere—here at IBPA’s Publishing University you’ll be elbow-to-elbow with publishing leaders who have grown exponentially in the middle of a recession. Find out how they did it!
* Emagination: What’s Now and What’s Next in Ebooks. The e-revolution is upon us—what do you need to know to come out on top? Join a panel of digital pioneers and industry prophets who will weigh in on a host of e-issues that will help you formulate your publishing company’s e-strategy right now.
* Totally new tracks are customized to your publishing experience level and taught by experts whose professionalism and knowledge are unrivalled in the industry:
GETTING STARTED
For those new to publishing and those trying to decide the best path to take.
MAKING A LIVING
For those who have started a company and need strategies for profitable publishing.
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
For established publishers poised for growth
For more details, visit www.thepublishinguniversity.com or call IBPA at 310-372-2732.
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