Arizona Book Publishing Association

Education

August 30, 2010 Kindle? Nook? IPad? What publishers and authors need to know about what users love/hate about e-book readers A Panel of Pros Tells What’s Working and What Isn’t from the E-Reader Point of View Last month (July), Amazon announced that its Kindle sales outnumbered its hardcover sales. This month features a panel of [...]

July 29, 2010 This month take a field trip to Burton Barr Central Library in downtown Phoenix where you’ll travel back to the time of Shakespeare on a private tour of the Rare Book Room, and you will—in the present day—find out how publishers and authors should approach libraries to sell their books. How to [...]

June 30, 2010 Need to know all about publishing fast? Want to know what steps a self-published author needs to take to get a book done? Worried about how to find the experts you need to help you? Join us on June 30 for “speed publishing.” Like speed dating, you sit at your table, and [...]

We’ve moved! Please join us at Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport North 427 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-220-4400 North of Van Buren; south of 202. For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Early Registration (by May 20): $25 members $35 non-members Late and at the door: $35 [...]

April 29, 2010 We’ve moved! Please join us at Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport North 427 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-220-4400 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com North of Van Buren; south of 202 Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Early Registration (by April 23): $25 members $35 non-members Late and at [...]

We agree that the publishing business is changing. But exactly in what ways will it be different? Are books dead? We don’t think so, but content may be delivered differently. Join us this month to hear how a futurist thinks our industry will change and what you should do to prepare for it.

February 25, 2010 We’ve moved! Please join us at Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport North 427 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-220-4400 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com North of Van Buren; south of 202 Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Registration: $25 members $35 non-members At the door: $35 member $45 non-members [...]

A panel from the newly established Associated Press hub in Phoenix will discuss how decisions on newsworthiness are made, how AP subscribers select material AP releases, the media perspective on the book world, the process for submitting review books, the best way to approach AP without being a pest, how an author can be recognized as an expert for interviews and more.

Everything you’ve heard about book writing, publishing, distributing, and promoting is obsolete. Suddenly, research is faster and easier—if you know where to look. Publishing is quicker and less expensive―if you know where to go. Distribution is simpler and more lucrative―if you know the channels. Book promotion is easier and more fun—if you know where to post information about your book. With change comes opportunity. These are exciting times to be authors and publishers.

Rich Hamilton will show us how to use a shopping cart to do more than take orders. You’ll see the “how to” of hands-on tools you’ll use to automate your business. Learn how to use a shopping cart to take money online. Discover how to build relationships with prospects and customers. Harness the most powerful promotion methods online. See on-screen demonstrations that show how you actually use these online tools to market your books

September 30, 2009 “How to Build Your Book Platform on the Web” Grael Norton with Marion Orem We’ve moved! Please join us at Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport North 427 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-220-4400 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com North of Van Buren; south of 202 Program (includes dinner) 5:30 [...]

August 28, 2009 Field Trip: What Independent Booksellers Want from YOU Pages New and Rare Books pagesnewandrare.com 7100 E Cave Creek Rd, Suite 164 Cave Creek, Arizona 85331 480.575.7220 Pages is located in the southwest corner of StageCoach Village on the east end of the town of Cave Creek. See Map of StageCoach Village For [...]

July 30, 2009 Experts in Six Fields present Table Topics Marie Callender’s Restaurant and Bakery 4573 E. Cactus Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Phone: (602) 996-0622 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com Program (includes lunch) 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Early Registration (by July 24): $25 members $35 non-members Late Registration: $35 members $45 non-members Advance payment [...]

June 29, 2009 Our Marketing Panel Presents Its Best Tips for Publishers! Marie Callender’s Restaurant and Bakery 4573 E. Cactus Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Phone: (602) 996-0622 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Bring a Friend and Get a Deal: Members, Register Yourself and a Nonmember as Your [...]

May 20, 2009 Dave Barnhart, Business Blogging Pros Blogs, Twitter, Facebook…Oh, My!—A Practical Social Media Strategy to Grow Business Marie Callender’s Restaurant and Bakery 4573 E. Cactus Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032 Phone: (602) 996-0622 For the the exact location, visit Mapquest.com Program (includes dinner) 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Bring a Friend and Get a Deal: Members, [...]