Carla King’s Self-Publishing Boot Camp – Nov. 12

According to Carla King, the next Self-Publishing Boot Camp will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, on the Stanford University Campus. This is a no-nonsense, daylong workshop with eight experts who will arm you with all the information you need to independently publish, distribute and market your book using the new tools and technologies available today. http://SelfPubBootCamp.com

$50 DISCOUNT FOR BATW MEMBERS WITH COUPON CODE BATW

Topics include:

• Finding the right path for you among all the new publishing options.
• How to work with a partner, such as a small press, literary agent or book packager.
• The most common self-publishing pitfalls and how to avoid them.
• From fee to free, what’s worth paying for and what’s not.
• Ebook and print book cover and interior design essentials.
• Beyond editorial: How a good editor can position and market your book, too.
• Book discovery using the web, social media, and SEO so that people can find your book.
• Formatting and distributing/selling your ebook, print books and book app.
• Platform: Marketing, promotion, and creating community around you and your books.

Instructors are:

• Carla King: Self-Publishing Boot Camp and self-publishing columnist for PBS Mediashift.
• Laurie McClean: Co-organizer of the SF Writers Conf., literary agent, social media marketer.
• Mark Petrakis: Website and search expert (SEO), events promoter, user experience consultant.
• David Cole: Publisher, Bay Tree Publishing, author and partner publisher.
• Robin Martin: Two Songbirds Press, editor, former literary agent.
• Joel Friedlander: The Book Designer, author and self-publishing blogger.
• Lou Ordorica: Web Achiever, online community expert, social media and web strategist.
• Yola.com: Demo on website building, weblogs, mailing lists and other web essentials.

More information and sign-up at http://SelfPubBootCamp.com ($50 discount for BATW members)