Your Book Needs CIP Data

by | Jan 17, 2020 | Design, Guides, News

by featured BCW guest blogger, Glenna Collett I used to think that a copyright page didn’t really need cataloging-in-publication (CIP) data in order to be complete. But I was wrong. But wait—what is CIP data? It’s the block of information on a book’s copyright page...

Amazon Author Central Pages

by | Feb 12, 2019 | Guides

Guest post is by Penny Sansevieri (@bookgal), CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts. She recently released 5-Minute Book Marketing for Authors, from which this post was adapted by Jane Friedman. Every author, regardless of when or what they’ve published, has an...

Writer’s Market 2019

by | Oct 28, 2018 | BCW Recommends, Guides, On Writing, Success

Dear Authors,Have you picked up your copy of Writer’s Market 2019 yet?It contains valuable information for every writing career such as:Author brandingBuilding your author marketing platformHow to write queriesBuilding a career from scratchWriting for magazines...

IBPA Publishing Standards Checklist

by | Jul 10, 2018 | Guides

IBPA Book Publishing Industry Standards Checklist From their website… “The purpose of the checklist is to give independent publishers an at-a-glance gauge of the professional presentation of any book in order to help level the playing field between indie...