Category Archives: CIPA

CIPA Sponsorship Drive

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

By Brian Schwartz While the financial health of CIPA has made a significant improvement this year, we can’t exist on the member dues alone. In order to keep CIPA financially viable, we need sponsors. To meet our sponsorship goals for … Continue reading →

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An Author’s Intuition

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

By Brian Schwartz Your most valuable resource is your time. Time is something that can never be restrained or saved up. Once it’s spent it’s gone forever. And every moment, like it or not, we lose it. Like an unstoppable … Continue reading →

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Today I will…

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

By Brian Schwartz In last month’s column, I wrote of the analogy of a farmer and how viewing yourself as one can help you stay focused in your publishing endeavors. This month, I want to ask you to put on … Continue reading →

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Planting Seeds

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

By Brian Schwartz I want to share with you an analogy that is likely familiar to most of you. As you begin to read this month’s letter, I’d like you to role play with me. Put on your farmer/gardener hat.  … Continue reading →

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Four Power Questions to Ask Yourself This Year to Increase Success

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

By Brian Schwartz We all make resolutions with the new year. I am sure you have made yours! Maybe you want to sell more books as an author, or a publisher. Or maybe you would like more business as a … Continue reading →

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CIPA Member News: BookCrafters

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Associate Member Publishes Biography of U.S. Senator BookCrafters has recently completed publication of a biography of Senator Philip A. Hart Jr., a three-term Democratic Senator from Michigan, who passed away in 1976. The Hart Senate Building in Washington D.C. was … Continue reading →

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The Engine Behind Independent Publishing

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

By Brian Schwartz I contend that if not for Amazon.com (and the Internet that enables Amazon to exist), self-publishing (or independent publishing) would remain a tiny sliver of the publishing industry. Instead, independent publishing now dominates the market! More books … Continue reading →

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CIPA Member News: Mountain Tapestry Press

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Mountain Tapestry Press Releases Poetry Collection Journey On: Beauty and Grit Along the Way, a new 66 page poetry collection by Nancy Godbout Jurka writing under the name of Anna Blake Godbout. Lives head towards all manner of destinations: the … Continue reading →

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CIPA Member News: Karen Kataline

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Karen Kataline’s Memoir Exposes a Harsh Reality Before she knew what a calorie was, Karen Kataline was allowed to have only five hundred of them. She was seven. Forced into the spotlight by her weight-obsessed mother, Kataline spent her childhood … Continue reading →

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Common Acronyms Used in Publishing, Printing, Design and Graphics

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Common Acronyms Used in Publishing, Printing, Design and Graphics By Karen Saunders Are you stumped by new acronyms that have suddenly popped up and become part of the current lexicon in the publishing, marketing or advertising arenas? I’ve notice new … Continue reading →

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