Latest Book design Podcast Episodes
Should Independent Publishers Jump on the Audiobook Bandwagon?
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - April 22, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThere is a lot of buzz about how booming the audiobook market is, so should independent publishers make audiobooks an essential part of their business model? What types of books have a better chance succeeding as audiobooks? What are helpful tips to market audiobooks? Audiobook industry expert, ...
Tips for How Independent Publishers Can Land Traditional Distribution, with IPG’s Richard T. Williams
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - March 25, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLanding traditional distribution can be one of the most difficult things for independent publishers and author publishers to achieve, so Independent Publishers Group’s Vice President of Publisher Development Richard T. Williams shares invaluable advice about how indie publishers can increase the...
How Independent Publishers Can Support DEI & Be Antiracist, with SCBWI’s Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer April Powers
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - February 25, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSCBWI’s Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer April Powers joins host Christopher Locke for a candid conversation about actions independent publishers can take to bring about real change for marginalized communities, and actions that are unhelpful. Plus, what does April have to say about people who c...
The Controversy & Ethics of Hybrid Publishing, with Wonderwell CEO Maggie Langrick
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - January 28, 2021 16:55 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat are some of the ethical conundrums that hybrid publishers fall victim to, and how can they overcome them? Why do some publishers think it’s controversial for hybrid publishers to be considered publishers? Hybrid publisher Wonderwell CEO Maggie Langrick shares her expert insight on these iss...
Get Ready for the 2021 Season of "Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)"!
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - January 22, 2021 19:45 - 59 seconds ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA new season of “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)” starts Thursday, January 28! In this short intro, find out what new host IBPA Member Liaison Christopher Locke has in store for upcoming episodes of the podcast. Will this new season make you the most successful independent publisher th...
Host-Guesting: An interview with independent publisher Peter Goodman of Stone Bridge Press
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - December 10, 2020 08:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics Covered For Peter Goodman's final episode as host, new host Christopher Locke asks Peter about his experience as an editor and publisher. From working in Japan and the UK for ten years to running his own publishing company for over thirty years, Peter has seen a lot of technologies and t...
Virtual Frankfurt and Licensing Update, with MaryJo ("MJ") Courchesne of Gryphon Publishing Consulting
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - November 12, 2020 08:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Frankfurt Book Fair was a completely virtual event this year. Licensing and permissions expert MaryJo ("MJ") Courchesne of Gryphon Publishing Consulting reports on her experience, and also discusses the CASE Act, fair use, and piracy. Topics Covered Frankfurt Book Fair roundup, physical vs...
Improving your Amazon performance by tweaking your “relevancy score,” with guest Penny Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - October 29, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEvery book has to earn its place in Amazon’s discoverability queue. Does yours? Penny Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts tells you how to optimize your book’s visibility and relevance using keywords, your author page, and more. Topics Covered • Amazon, a force for good or for evil? • How t...
What’s new and what’s changed? How the pandemic has transformed publishing, with Angela Bole of IBPA.
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - October 15, 2020 07:05 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics include how the publishing world has changed the explosion of virtual events a hybrid approach to trade shows Pub-U online! a new focus on diversity indie publishers: adventurers and innovators why interns need to get paid better the emergence of bookshop.org how long can brick a...
Publishing: Looking backward, looking forward, with Robin Cutler of IngramSpark
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - October 01, 2020 07:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics Covered What is IngramSpark? Templates to make layout easier and books look more professional The importance of a unique cover design On-demand books for retail and wholesale markets How has publishing changed in the past 10 years and what trends will continue? POD manufacture lets...
The search for hard data on how libraries foster book discovery, author recognition, and consumer sales, with guest Guy LeCharles Gonzalez of the Panorama Project.
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - September 03, 2020 07:17 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings### Links 2019 Readers’ Advisory Activities Survey https://www.panoramaproject.org/2019-readers-advisory-activities-survey Public Library Events and Book Sales Survey https://www.panoramaproject.org/news/2019/12/9/public-libraries-book-events-panorama-project-survey Immersive Media & Reading ...
Diverse books for a diverse world, with Nicole Johnson of We Need Diverse Books
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - August 20, 2020 07:05 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsDiversity in book publishing begins with young readers finding books that speak to who they are and a diverse population of young professionals finding jobs in every aspect of the industry. Nicole Johnson, executive director of We Need Diverse Books, talks about programs and philosophies that ar...
Books are more than books: multimedia possibilities for content enrichment, with Lindy Ryan of Black Spot Books and Vesuvian Media Group
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - August 06, 2020 07:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSome books lend themselves to creative collaborations and multimedia treatments. Lindy Ryan of Black Spot Books and Vesuvian Media Group outlines the key issues facing publishers today and talks about what makes some stories suitable for dramatic performance and other nonprint media. Topics Cov...
A Foreword look, at trade shows, reviewing, libraries, and diversity, with Victoria Sutherland of Foreword Reviews magazine
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - July 23, 2020 07:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsVictoria Sutherland, founder/publisher of Foreword Reviews magazine and a new member of the IBPA Board of Directors, looks at indie publishing, virtual trade shows, reviewing, libraries, and diversity. Topics Covered Coping with COVID How the pandemic may change publishing The future of trad...
The view from the UK, a discussion with Independent Publishers Guild Chief Executive Bridget Shine
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - July 09, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic is changing publishing around the world. Bridget Shine of the Independent Publishers Guild talks about issues, partnerships, and the role of indies and author-publishers in the UK. Topics Covered What is the Independent Publishers Guild? How are publishers coping with CO...
Opposing the Open Library: an analysis of digital piracy and fair use, with Mary Rasenberger of the Authors Guild
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - June 25, 2020 07:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics Covered The Internet Archive and why its position is wrong The Open Library What is fair use? Update on the Case Act Links From the Authors Guild Appeal to readers and librarians from the victims of Controlled Digital Lending (CDL). https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/cd...
The IBPA Advocacy Committee, standing up for indie publishers, with Mel Corrigan
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - June 11, 2020 07:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe IBPA Advocacy Committee is making plans for this coming year to lobby, write, and campaign for better awareness and fairness for independent publishers. Committee member Mel Corrigan discusses some of these initiatives, from distribution to piracy to copyrights. Topics Covered mission of t...
New realities in book publishing in the post-COVID world, a speculative rant from host Peter Goodman
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - May 28, 2020 07:05 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAll the conventions of book publishing have been disrupted in just a few months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How many of these changes are permanent, and how is indie publishing likely to evolve as a result? Podcast host and book publisher Peter Goodman takes a pause in his regular inte...
Virtual author events and other strategies for building online communities, with Maria Dismondy
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - May 14, 2020 07:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat kind of virtual author events are successful in getting the word out, supporting booksellers, and developing enthusiastic online communities? Maria Dismondy of children’s book publisher Cardinal Rule Press has had recent success and discusses strategies and goals. Topics Covered online bo...
Strength from community, a portrait of Portland, with Forest Avenue Press publisher Laura Stanfill
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - April 02, 2020 07:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe city of Portland, Oregon, is one of the centers of Pacific Northwest publishing. Laura Stanfill of Forest Avenue Press discusses her own journey and describes how the special bond among Portland publishers, readers, and booksellers leads to the small victories that can get us through these t...
Bookselling Update: First Impressions of the Impact of COVID-19, with John Mutter of Shelf Awareness
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - March 26, 2020 07:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed American life overnight. How are booksellers faring, what kinds of issues do they face, and what measures are they taking to survive? John Mutter of industry newsletter Shelf Awareness makes some initial observations. Topics Covered The plight of booksellers a...
Working with Amazon, Part 2: Quality control, social media, and preparing for the future, with guest Ian Lamont of i30 Media
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - February 13, 2020 08:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsGetting the look and content of your book right is priority 1. But looming changes at Amazon may be beyond your control. What to do? This is part 2 of our interview with Ian Lamont of i30 Media. Topics Covered 3 keys to success: a great cover, powerful keywords and metadata, solid content Usi...
Working with Amazon, Part 1: Amazon Advertising and managing the relationship, with guest Ian Lamont of i30 Media
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - January 30, 2020 08:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAmazon advertising can be a great way to boost discoverability, but you have to know what it costs and how to manage Amazon issues that arise from time to time. This is part 1 of our interview with Ian Lamont of i30 Media. Topics Covered Amazon Advertising Customer support Keeping an eye on ...
Publishing in 2020, what lies ahead? with guest Angela Bole of IBPA
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - January 16, 2020 08:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsCEO Angela Bole of IBPA summarizes some of the key issues facing book publishers and authors in the coming year—hint: there are challenges, but lots of opportunities (and lots of great books!) important issues, some old, some new AB5 (the gig economy law) windowing ebooks to libraries (the Ma...
A British indie tackles America: talking international publishing with guest Michael Cannings of Camphor Press
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - January 02, 2020 08:05 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics covered include: Marketing into the US from overseas: conforming with schedules and promotion Using Ingram Spark to serve world markets Brexit: what happens next? Customs and VAT UK rules and regulations, loosening libel laws Complying with EU privacy standards Links https://campho...
California’s new labor law and its impact on publishers, authors, and freelancers, with guest Jonathan Kirsch
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - December 19, 2019 08:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLinks Wikipedia on California Assembly Bill 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California\_Assembly\_Bill\_5\_(2019) Text of California Assembly Bill 5 (see tabs for history, amendments, voting, analysis) https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill\_id=201920200AB5 Publishe...
The Frankfurt Book Fair, why you should start planning NOW, with guest Terry Nathan of IBPA
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - December 05, 2019 08:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics covered include: What is the Frankfurt Book Fair? 302,000 visitors! Does it make sense for a small indie press or author publisher to attend? How the fair has changed over the years What IBPA offers at FBF: display, introducing books to buyers, a wealth of contacts and experience Wha...
The IP explosion: the expanding universe of subsidiary rights opportunities for indie publishers, with guest Ethan Ellenberg
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - November 14, 2019 08:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics include: The big picture of IP for authors and publishers: the hub of a wheel with many spokes Published authors are already part of an ecosystem and can create their own editions, audiobooks, and translations Your first step: make sure the primary edition is launched successfully! Th...
The CASE Act, small claims for writers and publishers, with guests Mary Rasenberger and Cheryl Davis of the Authors Guild
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - October 31, 2019 07:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics include: What is the CASE Act and why is it important? How does it work? A voluntary process where each side needs to opt in or out How big is piracy? A problem of international scope that demands a multiprong strategy The of the US Government in enforcement Should ISPs and host pla...
Websites for indie publishers: tips, cautions, and strategies, with guest John Burke of Pub Site
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA) - October 24, 2019 07:35 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTopics include: should you use Wordpress? (hint: probably not, unless you’re good at fixing things) why every author needs a website what is the purpose of your website? the importance of having a professional look to design and organization how much content? a lot is fine . . . but it need...
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