Previews of the 12th Annual IPNE Publishers & Writers Conference, where we’re bringing in speakers who’ve “been there, done that.” This series previews several speakers eager to share their expertise to help you flatten your publishing learning curve.

Let’s discuss collaborative learning projects with education innovators and Peeragogy members Steve Yost of LOCC and Karl Hakkarainen of WISE.

It’s the season for planning & setting up summer & fall book events and our guest expert, Deidre Randall of Peter E. Randall, Publisher is working with her authors on best practices for event booking success.

Chelsea Banning lamented in a Twitter post that only two of 37 RSVPs had shown up for the Dec. 3 signing for her first novel, “Of Crowns & Legends.” Within hours, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Jodie Picoult, Margaret Atwood, and many other A-list authors responded with messages of support.

In addition to being a multi-bestselling self-published author, Joanna Penn is a leading authority on cutting-edge technologies for book publishing and diverse publishing formats.

Learn to make better books and sell more of them at this virtual independent publishing conference on Nov 18-19, 2022 with expert speakers who have “been there, done that.”

For more than a decade, IPNE’s Annual Conference has been the region’s leading event for indie publishers and authors who want to take their authoring and publishing businesses to new heights.

Authors and independent publishers need a robust, mobile-friendly, professional website. This is episode 4 in our Book Publishing Basics series – and perhaps the most important part of your book marketing plan.

The next episode of Face The Book TV focuses on leveraging assets that you may already have – your expertise, your friends & colleagues, your social media. With mindful cultivation, a well built-out author platform can set you up for booming book sales by the time your publication date rolls around. You can start building your platform any time, but doing it before you even start writing is highly recommended.

How can we anticipate and change the course of climate change, terrorism, water scarcity, and aging populations? Causal Layered Analysis is a tool we may be able to use to shape the future more effectively.