Collective of Independent Publishers and Authors
CIPA member Nick Zelinger just garnered the Award for Best Cover Design at The USA “Best Books 2011” awards, sponsored by USA Book News. Author Lynn McLeod’s fantastic book, From Simms to Zanzibar won top honors. This is truly something to celebrate as Nick’s cover design beat out many major publishers including Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper…
CIPA member John Mattson recently completed a full‐color 2nd edition of his 1st Place EVVY winning book Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet. The 2nd edition is currently available on Barnes and Noble Nook and Kindle. John was also the guest speaker for the Colorado White Water Association fall dinner in Golden where he had a very…
CIPA member, Jim Ament, recently released his first novel Waiting for Zoe, a genre‐bending novel published by Hugo House Publishing. Jim’s book is available on December 1 in print and ebook. The book tells a bittersweet tale of ruin and recovery. “In many ways, it’s about endurance,” Jim says, “and how we learn to get through adversity.” Jim was recently featured in…
Congratulations to CIPA member, Charlene Porter for the continued success of her debut novel, Boldfaced Lies. The book hit The Denver Post #1 Local Bestseller in 2007, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author,” and was recommended by Denver Public School Libraries as “An important book about a shameful era of Colorado history.” This…
CIPA member, Bob Wiley launched his first book, Struggles, Service, & Smiles; An autobiography of a Depression Era Kid, about a fatherless child becomes a WWII Veteran. This book covers a life that has been lived during a third of the history of the United States. It goes from 1924, when hamburger somemes sold for a nickel a pound, to 2011, with…
CIPA Member Bernie Nagy has been an entrepreneur, graphic artist, art director and a professional photographer for over 50 years. After retiring, he moved to South Park, Colorado and fell in love with its wealth of history, unparalleled scenery, fertile grasslands, lush hills and towering mountain peaks. In 2010 this part of Colorado’s high country…
CIPA members and authors Allidah Poole Hicks and Bonnie Knuti are delighted to announce that their book, the EVVY Award-winning When Crisis Strikes…What To Do, What To Say, How To Help is an award-winning finalist in the USA “Best Books 2011” Awards in the Health: General category. USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for…
CIPA member Doug Koktavy’s 2010 bestseller, The Legacy of Beezer and Boomer: Lessons on Living and Dying from My Canine Brothers is one of those evergreen books all authors hope theirs will be. While the book earned good sales and fourteen book awards—including a CIPA Evvy first-place award—right out of the gate, it’s far from…
CIPA Author Dennis Rodriguez sent us this notice of his upcoming appearance on Off The Page on Channel 8. Congratulations Dennis! Watch Denver Channel 8- “Off The Page”, a show that interviews Colorado authors. Airing this month is an interview with Dennis Rodriguez discussing his book The Super Human Effect. Upcoming Showtimes: Monday 9-12 at 10:30pm…
CIPA Associate Member, Mandi Pralle, is offering a how-to class on learning to create eBooks using InDesign. This one night “InDesign to ePub class*” will be offered on Wednesday, September 21th from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. What we will cover in our 1-night class: Supported ePub devices; How to design for ePub; Formatting with Styles; Using…