CIPA 2020 EVVY™ Awards Update The CIPA 2020 EVVY™ Awards closed May 30, and the entries are now being judged. Despite Covid-19 threatening to dampen enthusiasm, interest in the 26-year-old program remained strong. Judges are now reading and evaluating an impressive array of titles and subjects. Finalists will be announced in mid-August, and a virtual…
This SATURDAY (May 16th, 2020) Join Us for Indie Publishing “Unmasked”: How Indie Publishers Survive and Thrive in our New World Reality. Register now as we have limited seats and they are going fast! CIPA’s MVP Panel (Mike, Veronica and Peter) will share what indie publishers need to do to market and sell their books during and after the…
This SATURDAY (April 18th, 2020) Join Us VIRTUALLY and Learn How to Market and Sell Indie Published books to Independent Bookstores Register now as we have limited seats and they are going fast! Indie to Indie: Marketing and Selling Indie Published Books to Independent Bookstores Heather Duncan, Executive Director of the Mountains and Plains Independent…
Maria Giura’s new memoir, Celibate, is published by Apprentice House. When twenty-eight-year-old Giura fell in love with Catholic priest Father James Infanzi, she had no idea how needy they both were nor how complicated their relationship would become. His attention seemed to fill the void left by her fractured family, but he also seemed to…
The following videos will give you great marketing tips in 60-second bites! What’s the Difference Between Marketing and Branding? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf8QMpuVhWY Define Your Brand – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxCPnVOCa58 About Dr. Ingrid Pyka – Author | Speaker | Consultant A veterinarian by trade, national business growth consultant by experience, Dr. Ingrid Pyka has a strong passion for what…
This SATURDAY (March 21st, 2020) Join Us VIRTUALLY & Learn How Best to Work with a Literary Agent This is a FREE online meeting and open to everyone! Register now as we have limited seats and they are going fast! How Best to Work with a Literary Agent without Being Shaken or Stirred will be…
Early Bird Rates End March 21st! The early bird rates for the 2020 CIPA EVVY™ Awards run through Saturday, March 21. Register today to take advantage of discounted fees. Technical Award categories are not eligible for discounts and registration for them opens Sunday, March 22. Remember to be eligible to enter a book in a…
CIPA Member, Pam Feely Honored in Congressional Record Pam Feely, CPA, MBA, a long-time CIPA member and publisher of Campaign Finance Guides, LLC, where she authored A Candidate’s Guide to Campaign Finance in Colorado and co-authored A Penchant for Pensions, is also an active community volunteer, member of Kiwanis and serves on the Board of…
Daniel Willis – D. X. Varos, Ltd is pleased to share our latest release: A Storm Before the War by Phillip Otts. A little blurb: A brother’s job is never done! John Harvey and Martin McCrary share a father and little else. Harvey, a freed slave, has lived life as his white brother’s keeper. When they…
As a published author of sixteen novels and a long-time CIPA member, I want to thank CIPA for all the great help they give independent authors like me. I frequently take advantage of useful information online and have attended the CIPA EVVY™ awards banquet, which is exciting and fun! I wish I lived in Colorado…