CIPA Signature October 2014

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Colorado Independent Publishers Associaon 1

An e-Publicaon of the Colorado Independent Publishers Associaon

Important Dates

Thursday, October 16

Focus Forum

Saturday, October 18

Publishing Bloopers

Friday, October 31

Last day to watch the three CIPASummer Webinars with Brian Jud

Saturday, November 15

CIPAs November Meeng

Saturday, December 6

CIPAs Holiday Party

Join our mailing listto keep

up to date with all of CIPAs events!

Inside

Presidents Leer

CIPAs October Meeng

CIPAs Focus ForumFree for members

Member Benet: PINTEREST!

Arcle: Add your book to Goodreads

Member News

10 Reasons to Join CIPA

7 Ways to Make CIPA Pay for You

CIPA Board Members

November 2010October 2014

Presidents Leer

Here is to constantly learning and

improving!

Have you ever noced what happens

when you think you know all there is

to know about a subject? You stop

learning, and that means you stop

growing as a person, a professional,and in our case, a publisher!

Think about itwhat would happen

if I, an award-winning editor and Eng-

lish professor by training, thought

that I knew all about grammar and

sentence syntax? I could argue that

Ive spent more me than most stud-

ying the English language. But you

know what would happenI would

cut myself o from ever geng

beer. Im not a perfect editor, so Iknow that when the opportunity pre-

sents itself to learn more about our

language, I take it!

Saturdays CIPA meeng is all about

the mistakes we make as publish-

ersand that includes both book

producon and markeng. There is

sooo much knowledge in the room at

any given CIPA meeng. We decided

to ask some of the best publishing

minds in Colorado to come an give us

their insight on what works and what

doesnt according to their experse

and, more importantly, their experi-

ence!

Dont let this amazing opportunity

slip by because you think youve

been there, done that. We can al-

ways improve. We can always learn.

Find us on:

www.CIPACatalog.comColorado Independent Publishers Associaon

6565 West Jewell Ave. 4CLakewood, Co. 89232

Phone: 970-315-CIPA (2472)[email protected]

2014 Colorado Independent Publishers Associaon

See you on Saturday!

Much love,

Dr.PatriciaA. Ross

CIPA President 2013-2015

P.S. Did your membership expire

October 1st? If that is you, we invite

you to renew your membership and

connue to join us every month!

Regular Membership (Authors, Publish-

ers) $75 Individuals who support the

purpose of CIPA including authors, pub-

lishers and other interested individuals.

Associate Membership (Service provid-

ers, Publishers with mulple authors)

$120 Individuals or companies who sup-

port the purpose of CIPA and who desire

to directly oer products and services to

other members. Companies may desig-

nate up to ve individuals per member-

ship. They can aend events at regular

member rates.
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CIPAs October Meeng

True confessions me, authors! Publishing is a mine-

eldand everyone who has published a book has made

at least one blooper.

Here are just a few of the mistakes weve made:

Contractedwith a vanity publisher who over-

chargeduson everything

Didn't thinkweneeded an editor

Designedthe coveror the interior ourselves

Had the teenager down the street design our web-

site

Started markengourbook 6 monthsaerit was

published

All hope is not lost! Mistakes are how we learn, get beerat what we do, and be more successful!

Join us onOctober 18 for a panel discussion: Publishing

Bloopers: If Only We'd Known.Our stellar panel of pub-

lishing experts will share their war stories of their own

publishing journeys as well as the "rescue work" they've

performed for clients (who shall remain anonymous).

If you haven't published your book yet, you'll learn

about some of the major pialls and how to avoid

them.

If you've already published your book and made a

few mistakes, you'lllearnhow to correct them.

Our panel of publishing experts:

(Read their bios here!)

Our Roundtable Hosts and Topics:

Polly Lefofsky:More on self publishing mistakes

Dianne Maroney:Book markeng

Pa Thorn & Patricia Moosbrugger: Oh, the bloop-

ers they've seen!

Nick Zelinger: All about covers and interior design

Amanda Barbara: All about Pubslush

Mary Walewski:CIPA Catalog on Pinterest Demo

Publishing Bloopers

If Wed Only Known

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Free breakfast and coee

8:30 a.m. -Noon

$20 for CIPA Members by 6pm Friday before Event

$30 for Nonmembers, Guests,

Member Door PricingPolly Letofsky

My World Publishing

Dianne Maroney

The Imagine Project

Nick Zelinger

NZGraphics

Amanda Barbara

Pubslush

Pa Thorn

BlueInk Review

Patricia Moosbrugger

BlueInk Review
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CIPAs October Focus Forum

"The Language of Independent Publishing"

A Focus Forum for New Writers

Descripon:You know Rule #1:First write a good book.Youre well on your way to doing that. But do you also know

your opons for perfecng that book and publishing it? You need not be Cinderella waing for an agent or tradionalpublisher to grant your wish. Come talk with people who can show you the value and the opons of independent

(NOT VANITY) publishing.

Presenter:Dr. Patricia Ross, CIPA President and Karen Douglass, CIPA Secretary

When:Thursday, October 16, 2014, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Where:Bookbar at 4280 Tennyson Street; Denver, CO 80212 (ph720.443.2227 |www.bookbardenver.com)

Capacity:Seang is limited to 15 people.Registraon is required.

Cost for CIPA Members: Free

Cost for Guests/Nonmembers: $10 (at the meeng, guests will be given a coupon good for $10 o a new

membership)
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Member BenetPinterest!

CIPAs Catalog Moves to Pinterest

CIPA has taken the website catalog of members' books and expanded it to Pinterest.

You can nd CIPA's boards here:

hp://www.pinterest.com/cipabooks/

Please follow our boards and re-pin! As an added benet, we've added new boards spotlighng the 2014 EVVY

Awards and winners.

Want to add your book(s) to CIPA's 2014 author board? We are currently accepng books published in 2013 and

2014.

You must be a current member of CIPA. Send the following info to Mary Walewski, mary@buythebookmarkeng:

In the body of your email send the following info, formaed as below:

Book Title:

Author:

Publisher:

Website:

Contact info:

Edion:

Publicaon date:

ISBN:

Aach a jpg of your book cover.

IF YOUR BOOK WON A 2014 EVVY, please add the following info to your lisng:

2014 EVVY Winner: (what did it win? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Merit in what categories)

EVVY Category (or categories)

(2014 EVVY Winners will also be added to the 2014 EVVY Awards board.)

Want to learn more about Pinterest and the CIPA Catalog? Mary will be hosng a roundtable at the October meeng

where she'll demonstrate how the boards work and how you can parcipate.
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Add Your Book to Goodreads

How do I add my new book to Goodreads?By Mary Walewski

I get lots of blog inspiraon from my email inbox. The latest, was from authorKirk Axelson,How do I add my new

book to the Goodreads catalog? And should I wait to do this unl my book is available on Amazon?

You can create your books page on Goodreads before it appears on Amazon. Goodreads lists where your book is

available online and at what price.

To list your book, log into your Goodreads account and type the book tle or the ISBN in the search box at the top. If it

says that the tle is not listed, click the link at the boom to list it. Somemes your book will already have a lisng but

maybe some of the informaon is incomplete and the book cover isnt shown. If you have an author prole and have

claimed your books as your own, you should be able to edit those book pages. Click on the... [READ THE REST OF

MARYS ARTICLE ON HER BLOG HERE.]

ABOUT MARY WALEWSKI: Mary Walewski is a social media trainer and guide for boomer business owners, consult-

ants, authors, and speakers. Her specialty is taking the mystery out of online markeng.
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Member News

CIPA Authors Book Added to Internaonal Cultural

Center The Hunngton, one of the worlds great

cultural, research, and educaonal centers,

has placed John Gregory Country, Place

Names and History of Ralston Bues Quad-

rangle, Jeerson Country, Colorado, in

its Western American History Collecon.

Edited by Charles & Mary Ramsteer.

Named aer the Gregory toll road, the book illuminates

the mountains west of Denver under the des of gold

seekers loosed by the 1858 Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Song-

and-dance promoters, road builders who bet on the come

and the railroad men who put them out of business, farm-

ers who didn't understand the rain. Bootleggers who rent-

ed what they could, teachers who warmed and scrubbed

their schools, hard-luck miners and hard-luck mines.

Tepee rings and ancient camping grounds. Winner, Ameri-

can Regional History Award, Western States Category.Available from Baker & Taylor, Amazon, C Lazy Three

Press.

CIPA Authors Book Featured on Colorados Channel 8

Andrea Ancos book on bullying, Buster the Bully, is

being featured on Aurora, Colorados Channel 8 this

month which is Naonal Bully Prevenon Month!

Dateline Aurora: Bullying, A Community Conversaon

watch the episode here. In Buster the Bully, you will un-

derstand that theres hope for a young bully with low self-

esteem.You will see how a tornado, a smart, kind kid, and

a safe, supporve school environment can change the

way a bully acts and feels. This story poem will promote

class and family discussions about bullies. References

about tornadoes and bullying provide addional

resources for teachers, counselors,

parents and young readers. Check out

the website kindereads.com for addi-

onal informaon. Order by emailing

the author here.

CIPA Author Event at Manorbier Castle in Wales Cheryl

Carpinello recently spent three weeks touring the UK. As

part of that experience, the sta of Manorbier Castle in

Pembrokeshire, Wales invited her to do an author event

at the Castle! Part of her book Young Knights of the

Round Table: The Kings Ransomtakes place at the medi-

eval Manorbier Castle. In addion to walking through the

castle and the grounds, she met with visitors and evensold a few books. The picture shows

the sign at the entrance to the castle

grounds. Cheryl Carpinellos 5th book,

Sons of the Sphinx,is now available for

purchase in eBook and print formats.

A tween/YA paranormal adventure,

Sons of the Sphinxhas already received

signicant recognion. Literary Classics awarded it their

Seal of Approval and named it a nalist in the LC 2014

Book Awards. Readers Favorite gave it a 5-star review.

The book is available for purchase from Amazon.

CIPA Authors Book Chosen for a Maryland County Book

Club OnOctober 21, 2014 Sue Baon Leonard will be a

guest at a Dorchester County, Maryland Book Club that

has chosen the EVVY award-winning book

Gi of a Lifeme: Finding Fullling Things in

the Unexpected as their book of the month

to read. Sue Leonard's book Gi of a Life-

me: Finding Fullling Things in the Unex-

pectedpublished by BookCraers is a nalist

in two categories (noncon and youngadult) in the 2014 Harvest Book Compeon.
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10 Reasons to Join CIPA(as a Regular Member)

1. Monthly meengsOur monthly meengs oer expert

industry professionals geared to jump start your wring,

publishing, or book sales.

2. Free adviceEach monthly meeng starts with a

series of roundtable hosts to help answer your most

pressing publishing quesons.

3. Early bird sign-up discounts for CIPA meengs and

events.

4. The annual CIPA EVVY AwardsA book compeon

program that honors the best of our members' books by

providing an independently judged compeon in vari-

ous genres and technical categories.

5. Access to Associate Service Providers where you can

nd the best of the best in eding, book cover design,

layout, markeng, prinng, and more.

6. Trade show opportuniesCIPA members can promote

their books at such industry trade shows as Mountains

and Plains Independent Booksellers Associaon (MPIBA),

Colorado Associaon of Libraries (CAL), and others.

7. Vote at membership meengsMembers voices count

with CIPA!

8. Eligibility to parcipate in the Douglas County Libraries

eBook Submission Program.

9. Network with your PeersMeet and greet like-minded

writers, authors, and industry professionals.

10. FREE markeng for your book by subming your news

to the CIPA Signature, which is distributed to members

and non-members alike!

Successful publishers and

authors belong in CIPA!

1. Aend monthly meengsComing to CIPA's monthly

meengs puts you in direct contact with members and

guests. You'll meet prospecve customers and learn more

about book publishing from high-caliber speakers.

2. Do a presentaon at a monthly meengSpeaking of

high-caliber speakers - be one! Are you an authority in

your eld? If you are interested in giving an informaon-

based presentaon, contact the Program Chairwith your

idea. The goal is not to adverse your specic business,

but to educate the members in your specialized eld.

3. Volunteer on commiees and/or CIPA's BoardYou

know it's true: the more you put in, the more you'll get

out of your membership. Email us here to see where you

can volunteer your me and talents. Try it, you'll like it!

4. Submit an arcle to CIPA SignatureWrite an infor-

maon-lled arcle in your area of experse and submit it

to the newsleer editor here for inclusion in the CIPA

newsleer. Keep it informaonal. Beer yet, place an eye-

popping adversement in the Signature!

5. Host a meeng roundtableCIPA roundtables are de-

signed to help anyone with any genre, with any queson,

simple or complex, for new writers and publishers as well

as experienced authors and publishers. Are you an expert

in your eld? Contact our Program Chairfor consideraon

to host a roundtable.

6. Prominently display your markeng materialsA desig-

nated Associate Service Provider table is set up at each

meeng where you can display your yers, one sheets,

business cards, or other markeng materials. That's ninechances to get your company in front of our members.

The more members that see your informaon, the more

business you aract. Think Law of Numbers!

7. Showcase your servicesA designated Associate Service

Provider Directory is hosted on the CIPA Catalog website,

not only for our members to see, but for anyone doing a

web search. Our analycs show that 50 percent of our

web visitors come from search engine results. Get listed,

get seen, get business!

7 Ways to Make CIPA Pay for You(as an Associate Member)
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CIPA Board 2014-2015

CIPAsSignatureNewsletter Team

Veronica Yager

CIPA Dir. of Internal Aairs

SignatureEditor

Charol Messenger

The Wring Doctor

Signature Proofreader

Patricia RossPresident &

CIPA EVVYs Coordinator

Mike DanielsImmediate Past President & CIPABrigade Chair; CIPA ELF President

Ann Nye WestTreasurer

Kathy MasonMarkeng Chair

Karen DouglassSecretary & Focus Forums Chair

AnnaMarie JacksonSponsorship Chair

Mary WalewskiProgram Chair & Markeng Commiee

Grady T. BirdsongMembership, Mentoring, &

Community Liaison Chair

Michelle RodenburgYoung Authors League Chair
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