PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2021 interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — A Q&A with indie publisher and writers’ conference founder Clay Stafford. After having to take a year off due to the global pandemic, Killer Nashville founder Clay Stafford is looking forward to holding his 15th annual writers’ conference this August. IBPA Independent …

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 by Abbe Rolnick, Author, Generations of Secrets series — Remodel the way you promote your books to have a further audience reach amidst COVID-19. When COVID-19 hit the United States in March, my well-planned book launch of Founding Stones disintegrated. I was scheduled to talk at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington, at …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2020 by Jodee Blanco, Founder & CEO, Jodee Blanco Group — How authors can use digital platforms to reach their audience remotely. It feels weird doing online now what we would normally do in person every day. Giving an author talk and knocking it out of the park is challenging enough face to …

PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2020 by John Koehler, Publisher, Koehler Books — An author hosts a book event and runs a bestseller campaign on the same night. Hillery Schanck loves music and finding new ways to pray and worship God—in church and in private. Several years ago, he started listening to Handel’s Messiah while reading the scripture …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Michael C. Higgins, Ph.D. — “You’re never going to make a lot of money from selling your books. Money is made from how your books can open doors to make money in other ways.” I’ve definitely heard that way too many times. And while I don’t want to believe it, I …

PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2019 by Jodee Blanco, Founder & CEO, Jodee Blanco Group — Speaking is something anyone can do, costs little to nothing to initiate, and has substantial rewards. And I’m not just talking about the income from speaker’s fees, which can be significant, but also what those engagements can mean for your presence, brand, …

PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 by Jim Azevedo, Marketing Director, Smashwords – The mention of public speaking can strike fear and self-doubt into the hearts of even the most courageous and successful publishing professionals. Most people loathe the thought of public speaking so much they won’t even give it a try. Therein lies your advantage. By simply giving …

PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent – Large trade shows and conferences aren’t the only places to meet industry professionals. Publishers also benefit from smaller-scale opportunities to network and share ideas. At trade shows and conferences, there’s a hum in the air: the buzz of hundreds, if not thousands, of industry professionals …

PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 by Joshua Tallent, Director of Outreach & Education, Firebrand Technologies – I go to many conferences. On average, I attend eight publishing conferences every year (for work), plus three or four gaming and comic conferences (for fun). Add that up over the past 10 or so years, and you can see why …

PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 by Victoria Sutherland, Publisher, Foreword Reviews magazine — Watch Joshua Robertson’s video recap of this article! Now that the domestic trade show season is behind us, our thoughts turn to the international marketplace and how to best utilize our presence at book fairs from late summer 2017 to late spring 2018—Beijing, Frankfurt, Shanghai, …