Category Archives: eBooks

SPECIAL OFFER: NSA Member Pricing for this Friday’s all-day Tech Event at the PPA Extended to all CIPA members

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Heather Lutze & Heather Gilmore have graciously offered to extend the NSA discount to CIPA members for this Friday’s I Heart Tech NSA CO Event! The CIPA code for member pricing is: CIPA$ When this code is entered on the payment page, … 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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Ebooks: Douglas County Library Update

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

News alert: The Douglas County Library is back in the news. After signing an agreement this year with CIPA to acquire members’ books in epub format, director Jamie LaRue has gone on to sign more alliances with other publishers, including … Continue reading →

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CIPA’s Focus Forum #1 – The Customer Experience with eBooks

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

CIPA committed the 2011-2012 year to building a resource system based on three components: monthly meetings followed by a more casual and intimate Focus Forum, and then supported by online class content that can be accessed at a member’s discretion. … Continue reading →

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CIPA Member news: InDesign to ePub Class

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Sept Meeting: How to be an Effective Digital Publisher

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

CIPA September Meeting: September 17, 2011, 8:30 am New Location! Lone Tree Arts Center* Amanda Hocking sold 450,000 books in one month—99% of them were eBooks. John Locke, Joe Konrath, Vincent Zandri—the list is growing quickly of authors who have side-stepped the traditional … Continue reading →

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Class: How to Create eBooks using InDesign

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

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, August 17th from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. What we will cover in … Continue reading →

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CIPA/DC Libraries eBook Partnership: Milestones Reached!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

The Library eBook Partnership between the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) and the Douglas County Libraries (DCL) in Colorado reached a milestone this week—the first round of ebooks have been checked out by library patrons and checks are going in … Continue reading →

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Update on CIPA/Douglas County Libraries e-Book Partnership

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

by Dan Miller, incoming CIPA president This is a quick update on the CIPA/Douglas County Libraries e-Book Partnership. The first group of CIPA EVVY award-winning books are now available for loan through the library’s check-out system. And I have been … Continue reading →

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CIPA Signs eBook Pilot Project Agreement with Douglas County Libraries

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

The Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) and the Douglas County Libraries have signed an historic agreement to help put high quality independently published books into the library district’s eBook loan program. This new partnership underscores the changing nature of book publishing … Continue reading →

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