May 2016 Issue

The Authority
Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association—Since 1994
Volume 23 Issue 5
May, 2016
May 21 CAPA Meeting — Jerry Labriola Will
Present: Essentials for Writing a Novel
Jerry Labriola, M.D., the author of
15 mystery novels and coauthor
with Dr. Henry Lee of four forensic
science books, will be CAPA's
speaker on May 21. His topic is
"Essentials for Writing a Novel." A
Yale graduate, Dr. Labriola practiced medicine for 35 years and
served as state senator; ran for Lt.
Governor and Governor of Connecticut; and for the United States
Senate.
The meeting will be at a different
location — it will be held in the
cafeteria at the Avon Middle
School, 375
West Avon
Road (on
the same
road as our
regular
meeting,
but about
one mile
west, near
the intersection of
West Avon
Rd and
Country Club Rd). Enter the school
and turn to the right.
Meet A Member: Jason Marchi
By Will Dunlop
Jason Marchi cites TV as the fuel
for the imagination that serves him
as a writer: “I’d watch a Saturday
morning TV show like “Daktari”
and after the show was over my
heart would race with excitement. I
couldn’t lace up my sneakers fast
enough. And then I’d burst out the
back door and into the backyard,
where I’d spend the rest of the
morning living on an African savanna, helping sick animals, going
on safaris, chasing imaginary rhinos, and generally having a grand
time.”
Jason began writing after taking
creative writing classes at Guilford
High School taught by English
teacher Joan Hayes. “It was because
of Miss Hayes’ love of story and
writing that I first got the bug,” Ja-
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Cover Design Strategies
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CAPA
Mini-U
Reluctant Reader
Connections
IBPA
Scholarship
Poetry
the 130 Rule
ABCs ofand
Editing
Selling Books
to Museums
Celebrating
Success
Copyright
Issues
Writing
Group
Editing Process
Upcoming
Meetings
Celebrating
Success
Sales Presentations
Upcoming
Meetings
CAPA
Webinars
MarchConnection
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Co-op
Co-op Connection
Contributors
Contributors
Guy Achtzehn
son remembers. “I was
beginning to
find an outlet
for that wild
imagination
I’d had as a
boy.”
Another instigator was famed author Ray Bradbury, whom he wrote
to in college during his freshman
year. “Ray made the mistake of
writing back. I would not leave him
alone after that, and every three
months I wrote him another letter
after reading more of his amazing
stories. He wrote back every single
time, offering advice.”
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Contributors
Adele Annesi
AdeleBuland
Annesi
Roberta
Dick
Benton
Dotti Albertine
Nancy
Butler
Roberta
Buland
Adele
Annesi
Will
Dunlop
Will
Dunlop
Wayne
Dyer
Dick Benton
TonyaFoster
Evans
George
Roberta
Buland
David
George
Garnes
Foster
Will
Dunlop
Frances
Gilbert
David
Garnes
Wayne English
Brian
Jud
Felix
F. Giordano
David
Garnes
Elaine
Kuzmeskus
Noreen
Grice
Jenn T.
Grace
Karin
Lefranc
Brian
Jud
Ann Jamieson
Dannel
Malloy
Joseph
Brian
JudKeeney
Chuck
Miceli
Jerry Gay
Labriola
Barbara
Nicholson
Eric
M
Larson
Diane
Mikan
Dan
Poynter
Jason
Roger
CMarchi
Parker
Tish
Rabe
Tom
Santos
Lisa
TishSamia
Rabe
Mickey
Spillane
Tom
Santos
Lisa
Samia
Dan
Dan
Uitti
Uitti
Tom
Santos
Benita
Dan
UittiZahn
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The Cover Story - Dottie Albertine
(Dotti Albertine of Albertine Book Design is an award-winning book
designer and has been designing custom book covers and interiors for over
20 years. She can be reached at: www.AlbertineBookDesign.com and
dotti@dotdesign.net)
Capt. T.C. Randall, a charming,
incredibly informed, self-taught
sort of cell biologist and lover of
the sea (inner and outer) chose this
original painting for the cover of
his book. Snakes variously symbolize medicine, wisdom and deceit.
They are seen as messengers of
transmutation able to crawl out of
their old skins. Capt. Randall explains the simple acidic oxidative
stress that is the cause of disease
and the destruction of Earth’s atmosphere, and tells his reader how
to crawl out of this skin into a
healthy new one.
To make the title “pop” over a
busy background, I used a hot
color, embossing, a red outline
and a glow filter. I chose a font
that was smooth and simple, reflective of the snake. It is italicized
to indicate movement and action.
It looks very straight-forward, but
each book cover requires getting
the “feel”
of the book
and several
cover
comps to
get just the
right one
that works
without
being overworked.
CAPA Officers’ & Board Members’ Contact Information
Brian Jud
Jerry Labriola
Steve Reilly
Dan Uitti
Brian Jud
Roberta J. Buland
Deborah Kilday
Brian Jud
Will Dunlop
Paula Flynn
Tom Santos
Steve Reilly
Brian Jud
Dick Benton
Dan Uitti
Deborah Kilday
Dennis Schleicher
Peggy Gaffney
Richard Moriarty
Speak English and not jargon; one
of the problems many people have
is they’re so into the details of the
subject at hand they expect everybody to know the shorthand. If
you’re in the business you know
what they are, but most of us don’t.
If you’re not a local resident I
don’t expect you to know local
events. And I don’t expect you to be
a walking encyclopedia. But I do
expect you to know national events
surrounding your topic, what pertains to the topic we’re here to discuss.
Benita Zahn, Noon News anchor
and talk-show host on WNYT-TV,
Albany, NY
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Media Tips
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Editor—Brian Jud, Meet-a-Member Column—Will Dunlop and Paula Flynn,
Copy Editor—David Garnes, Staff Photographer—Deborah Kilday,
The Authority welcomes articles
written by members. Here are our
guidelines.
Topics may cover any aspect of
writing, publishing and marketing.
Your personal slant on this is of interest to all of us and welcome.
Articles should be no longer than
400 words. If the article is longer,
the editors reserve the right to reduce
the size or divide it into sections that
would be run in successive issues.
All articles will be edited. Submit
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University Workshop
The Buck
Starts Here
Attend this oneday event and
discover how
you can sell
more of your
books in large,
non-returnable quantities.
Learn how you can be more profitable.
Saturday June 25, 2016
10:00 am – 4:00pm
Presented by Brian Jud
10:15 am—11:45 am
What is special sales (non-bookstore
marketing) and how you can sell
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Ten benefits of special sales: ten
reasons why you made a good
decision to sell to non-bookstore
buyers
Fastart™ checklist: an overview
of all the steps you can take and
the order in which to take them
Define your target readers and
buyers. Who are the people who
can benefit the most from reading your content? Who else?
Where do they work? Shop?
Associate? Go to school? Who
could be a decision influencer?
The answers to these questions
will make all your promotion
and selling efforts more effective and efficient.
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among non-retail buyers.
Create a prospect list to find new
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1:45 pm —3:30 pm
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among retail buyers. You are already familiar with this sector –
it’s just like selling through
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or wholesalers to get your books
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sold off the shelf to consumers.
Payments are made in two or three
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Sell the problem you solve, not
your book
Connections
By Adele Annesi
All writers
need support
for every step
and at every
stage of the
writing life.
Here are
some of the
best resources for
new and experienced writers.
About Freelance Writing http://
www.aboutfreelancewriting.com:
This comprehensive site offers lots
of free tips, articles and information for emerging and established freelance writers in varied
genres.
Advice to Writers http://
www.advicetowriters.com: This
resource offers information from a
host of authors on the world of
writing. Discussions range from
craft to publishing and publicity.
Daily Writing Tips http://
www.dailywritingtips.com: Get
information on the writing skills
you need in everyday academics,
life and work, not to mention creative projects. The emphasis is on
clear, correct English. New articles
are published daily on grammar,
punctuation, spelling, usage and
vocabulary.
Standout Books https://
www.standoutbooks.com/blog:
Independent authors seeking publication can find a variety of resources to help them produce a
high-quality product. This site emphasizes educational resources and
the extra mile to further author
success.
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Connections
Continued from Page 3
The Creative Penn http://
www.thecreativepenn.com: These
resources help writers finish, publish and market their books. It was
voted one of the Top 10 Blogs for
Writers and one of the Top 10
Blogs for Self-Publishers.
The Procrastiwriter http://
www.theprocrastiwriter.com: Celebrate and channel your procrastination with advice from writers who
get the work done. Visitors and
guest posts are welcome.
The Write Practice http://
thewritepractice.com: Jumpstart the
habit of writing with fresh prompts,
lessons and a supportive community for feedback. This site aims to
show how great writers found their
voice and help today’s writers grow
into theirs.
Happy writing! Adele Annesi is a
writer, editor and teacher, and cofounder of the Ridgefield Writers
Conference. Her blog is Word for
Words http://
wordforwords.blogspot.com. Submit queries to
a.annesi@sbcglobal.net.
Selling to Museum
Gift Shops
By Guy Achtzehn
Books are considered impulse
items in museum stores and should
be priced accordingly. In addition,
to a value price, buyers look for
quality of production and content.
The information in a new title is
expected to be precise, and it may
be subjected to a formal review
process. Your submission to the
buying authority should include a
statement that facts and dates have
been checked for accuracy.
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Poetry and the 130 Rule
By Joseph Keeney
Amazon’s
Create
Space told
June (my
client) that
the title on
the spine
had to be
ripped off
before her
poetry book could be printed; 130
pages were needed to keep the title.
Like most other poetry authors,
June’s book contained 50 to 65 poems. In the past, adding pages like
the dedication and bio to the count
of the poems was enough to get the
title printed. But now Create Space
and other print-on-demand companies won’t budge on the page number.
June learned that the library could
affix a sticker on the spine but she
didn’t like that. There were other
choices, too: 1) create more poems;
2) go to another printer; or 3) add
filler pages.
In my experience as a publisher,
choice #1 is out as poets oppose
creating more poems. Choice #2 is
out because Create Space offers
hard-to-beat no start-up fees and
low print-on-demand costs. That
leaves choice #3; hence, filler pages are offered as the solution to the
page count dilemma.
Let’s start by adding no-brainer
filler pages: table of contents, copyright, dedication, acknowledgement, forward and bio pages. Section pages add considerably if you
organize your poems into categories. We have potentially uncovered
10 to 15 extra pages so far to add to
the poem count. The real thrust in
adding filler pages, however,
comes from another resource.
You get free access to this resource
on the Internet: royalty-free clip-
art, photos and quotes. Sprinkle
these on 30 to 40 blank pages
throughout your book and your
spine-text problem disappears. But a
word of caution is warranted. I suggest you tread lightly! You do not
want to distract from your poetry
with too much clip-art, photos and
quotations. Filling blank pages for
the sake of filling blank pages is
noise.
The trick is to make sure that on
each blank page, only one, very
small clip art, photo or two-line
quote is centered. I promise you that
it will look good in the layout.
And, in addition to the look, make
each filler page meaningful by relating it to a poem or other content in
your book. The royalty-free sites
listed here offer a treasure trove
where you can find the exact idea
you are looking for. And, with smart
filler pages, you may be able to avert
the sticker on the spine.
Clipart: openclipart.org;
www.elker.com; wpclipart.com
Photos: getty images;freefoto.com;
freeimages;freedigitalfotos.net
Quotations: great-quotes.com; the
quotations page; the quote garden
How Long Copyright
Protection Lasts
By Tonya Evans
The duration of copyright protection
depends on when a work is created
and always runs through the end of
the calendar year in which it expires.
But in general for works created on
or after 1978, protection lasts for the
life of the author plus seventy years
after her death. For additional information and specific details about pre
-1978 works or those created on a
work-for-hire basis or by more than
one author, see Copyright Companion for Writers.
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The ABCs of the Editing Process:
Both Sides of the Pond: American vs. British Spelling By Roberta Buland
Differences
arise between
American
and English
spellings of
the same
words and
may be perplexing to
readers.
Despite how much the USA and UK
have in common, there are enough
differences between the two versions of the English language that an
American may not always understand exactly what a Brit is saying.
The US and the UK's imperial histories and modern influence over the
world have changed the English language forever. And there is no going back!
When I lived abroad, I often was
asked to edit a work written in English that could be easily understood
by English speakers all over the
world. Since English is my mother
tongue, I wondered at first what was
meant by “easily understood” until
the challenge presented itself written
in “British English.”
No doubt you have come across
words thought to be misspelled
in American English only to find out
that those words are accurately
spelled in British English. Some
British words have an extra “u” until
you realize (no pun intended) that
the “u” signifies British spelling, as
in favorite/favourite, color/colour,
and neighbor/neighbour. My computer highlights the British words
with a “u” in red, signifying a misspelling. No doubt, a computer intended for the British English world
would highlight those spellings
without the “u.” What's a writer to
do?
Other differences abound. There is
the use of “z” vs. “s” in some
words, as in analyze/analyse
and memorize/memorise. American English often simplifies
spelling by leaving out letters. Examples are airplane/aeroplane, program/programme, plow/plough,
aluminum/aluminium, and draft/
draught. “Draught” on my computer was not highlighted as misspelled. I checked the meaning of
the American spelling of
“draught.” It is a variant on “draft,”
so that makes it ok to use in either
version of English. But, beware the
noun, “draughts,” which means
checkers!
Then there are the “reversal”
words. Americans prefer to use “er” at the end of a word whereas the
British use “-re” as in theater/
theatre and meter/metre.
Many American English writers
like to sound or appear sophisticated. They might use the Queen’s
spelling of “grey” for “gray” or
“tyre” for “tire.”
Another difference is found in
names of articles of clothing. While
Americans are enamored of sneakers of all colors and brands, the
British call the same shoe a
“trainer.” Not knowing the difference between the two words, it is
incumbent upon the author to clarify or you will have students wearing “trainers,” which are usually
used by babies! The same holds for
sweater. The British call it a
“jumper” or “pullover.” A jumper
is like a sleeveless dress in American English, or it can refer to a cable to connect a dead battery to a
live one. While a pullover is a kind
of sweater in American, it is only
one kind, not as inclusive as in British English. Americans wear brac-
es on their teeth to straighten them;
the British wear them to hold up
trousers. We call the latter suspenders. Imagine if you used the
wrong word in your writing!
One of the words that has always
perplexed me is the British
“waistcoat.” Logically, it sounds
like a kind of coat. Yet for the British, it is what Americans mean by
a vest.
My advice for American authors: Use American spellings as
much as possible. If you do need to
use a British spelling or definition,
be sure to let your readers know
what you mean. And, no matter
what, be consistent in spelling usage so as not to confuse your audience!
Questions or comments? Email: rjbuland@comcast.n
et
Roberta J. Buland is the OwnerEditor of RIGHT WORDS UNLIMITED, a full service editorial and
publishing firm in West Hartford.
She is a past president of CAPA and
may be reached at 860-3082550. Feel free to contact her
with questions about any aspect of
editing, writing, and publishing.
Do you shy away from taking a
risk, or do you consider it an adventure? It depends on your definition.
The word “risk” has roots in the
Italian word rischiare, meaning, “to
dare.” Strike the right balance between risk and reward. Dare to sell
to non-bookstore buyers.
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CAPA Members
Celebrating Success
Noreen Grice says, "I
was honored to present
the 10:30 am live planetarium (tour of the night
sky) show at the National Air & Space Museum
in Washington DC. The
show was sold out, and
it was amazing to speak
under a 70-ft dome of
stars! After the planetarium show, I did a book
signing of Everyone's
Universe, Second Edition, outside the Museum gift shop. It was a
five-star day!”
Eric M Larson just received an
exceptional review of his newest
novel, Millville: A Real New England Ghost Story in the “Midwest
Book Review,” an organization
committed to promoting literacy,
library usage, and small press
publishing. The MBR publishes
monthly book review magazines
specifically designed for community and academic librarians,
booksellers, and the general reading public. The reviewer comments: “...an inherently fascinating and deftly crafted
story that demonstrates author Eric M. Larson's impressive and exceptional storytelling skills. A fully engaging and absorbing read from beginning to end.”
Felix Giordano says, “My two
novels in the Sheriff Jim Buchanan series, Montana Harvest and,
recently, Mystery at Little Bitterroot, have achieved extraordinary
success. Mystery... attained Amazon's #1 monthly ranking for Native American Literature's Hot
New Book Releases in April,
2016, outpacing the newest Longmire mystery, and remained #1
for most of the month. Both novels were ranked in Amazon's top 10 Best Selling Books
in the Native American Literature category with Mys-
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tery...reaching as high as #3. So far
this year, together they have generated
sales of more than 1,300 copies and
more than 300,000 Kindle Normalized
Pages Read (KENP). Montana Harvest
is currently in audio book production
with ACX, a subsidiary of Amazon. I
also held a recent book signing at the
Ashford Senior Center's Spring Craft
Fair, where I donated the sales of the
first ten copies to the senior center.”
CAPA Membership Director Dick Benton keeps busy
getting involved: “I produce the MPHA Newsletter that
goes out quarterly. It’s a community newsletter for the
magical village of Milton (a part of Litchfield). I also do
the LWG Pitter-Patter (newsletter) for The Litchfield
Writers Guild, which I have run since 2003. That’s published twice a month. Then there’s the NMC (Nutmeg
Miata Club). Holly (my wife) and I conduct a Wine and
Dine Run annually. And I write The Benton Perspective
on each Run afterwards, which goes on the Nutmeg Miata
website.”
Jason Marchi
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Fast forward to today: Jason has been a part-time freelance correspondent to Shore Publishing (a weekly
newspaper publisher) and their ancillary magazines for
the past 11 years. Before that he was with publisher
McGraw/Dushkin for 17 years, fulfilling several roles
that eventually led to the position of administrative services and facilities manager. This experience all led to
his creating his own small press in 2010.
As many other authors have said, Jason writes because
he has to: “I only feel mentally and emotionally healthy
when I write. From the physical action of my fingers
wanting to move on the keyboard, to the satisfaction of
building a miniature world where one did not exist before...It’s just you and the blank page or the blank
screen...That’s the thrill of the process.”
And he loves the entire process: getting a new idea, scene writing, and even research, though he notes culling
extensive research down into what he should use is challenging. Jason has been doing journalistic writing, but
he says he loves the short story. He also writes children’s stories and has two 32-page ..picture books: The
Continued on page 7
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Jason Marchi
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Legend of Hobbomock: the Sleeping Giant and The Growing Sweater.
Jason's published work also includes short stories and reprints,
along with poems that have been
published by Amazing Stories and
Weird Tales. He has sold over 300
personality profiles, 100 news and
crime-ways articles, and a dozen
feature stories covering topics from
the history of Connecticut shade
tobacco to an exposé about a dog
therapy program at Niantic's York
Correctional. He has earned two
awards and a number of certificates,
which he cites as inspiration whenever he has the common writer’s
fear that he will not be able to write
another decent story.
When asked about any projects currently in the works, Jason had this
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to say: “I have too many projects in
the pipe-line, and each one screams
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has wondrous,
driven,cannot
attend
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knowledgeable membersleave
to help
self-publishers and small-press publishers through a myriad of details
involved in the business.” Among
those he gives a shout-out to are
Brian Jud, Dan Uitti, Chuck Miceli,
and Richard LaPorta.
Jason says he would like to learn
more about marketing, citing that
being a self-publisher is challenging
when it comes to distribution. He is
currently working on a marketing
campaign for The Legend of Hobbomock: the Sleeping Giant. He
asks if anyone has advice on a distributor who will allow him to handle order fulfillment of his preprinted book stock for a reasonable
price.
For more information about Jason,
visit his website at
www.jasonmarchi.com. You can
also find his currently available
titles at www.omicronworld.com
and Amazon.com, and he welcomes
emails at jasonjmarchi@yahoo.com
“The first page sells that book.
The last page sells your next
book.”
Mickey Spillane
Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
CAPA CENTRAL
Location: Sycamore Hills Park Community Center Avon, CT; third Saturday of each month,
10:30 am (http://www.aboutcapa.com/avon.htm)
May 21: Jerry Labriola — Essentials for Writing a Novel (Avon Middle School)
June 18: Tom Campbell — How to Get the Most From Your Printer
July 16: Annual Summer Picnic
August 20: Dave DeWitt: Use handwriting to eliminate writer’s block
September 17: Leslie Karen Hammond: Book Publishing for People with Powerful Stories
CAPA SOUTHEAST
Location: Best Western, Olympic Inn, 6:30 pm (Tom Santos, santostom@comcast.net; find
current meeting information at http://www.aboutcapa.com/capase.htm)
May 16: Best Western, Olympic Inn, Rte 12, Groton, CT
June 20: Richard LaPorta, more on Copyrights
July 18: Brian Jud — Book Marketing
August 15: Summer Meeting, Annual Picnic
CAPA SOUTHWEST
Location: Plumb Memorial Library, Shelton. 6:30 pm (Steve Reilly, sriles40@aol.com;
find current meeting information at http://www.aboutcapa.com/capasw.htm)
May 9: Jerry Labriola — Fiction Writing
June 13: Speaker and Topic To Be Announced
July 11: Speaker and Topic To Be Announced
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CAPA’s Co-op Connection
Save money as you market your books by sharing the cost of events with
other CAPA members. Want to participate in one of these sales opportunities
with other CAPA members? Log on to the CAPA social network (http://
authorsandpublishersct.ning.com/).
June
4
5
5
11
11
11
18
18
18-19
18-19
25
25
Bloomfield
Seymour
Shelton
Litchfield
South Windsor
Unionville
Cheshire
Old Lyme
Ansonia
Monroe
Ansonia
New London
Celebrate Bloomfield
Founders' Day
Arts & Crafts Fair
Gallery on the Green
Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair
Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair
Strawberry Festival and Craft Fair
Osprey Festival
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Strawberry Festival & Craft Show
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Thames River Art & Craft Show
July
2-3
2-4
8-10
9
9
9-10
9-10
15
15
23
East Lyme
Ansonia
Enfield
Hartford
Lisbon
New London
Shelton
Guilford
Hartford
Colchester
Niantic Outdoor A&C Show
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Town Celebration
Riverfest
EcoFair
Sailfest
Soupstock
Craft Expo 2016
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
Festival on the Green
CAPA
P. O. Box 715
Avon, CT 06001-0715
Free Book Marketing
Webinars
Brian Jud will host webinars that
can help you sell more books, more
profitably. These webinars are free
to CAPA members. Each starts at 6
p. m. Eastern Time.
If you cannot attend, a link to the
recording will be posted at
www.aboutcapa.com. You may also
find details about future webinars
there.
The upcoming free webinars for
CAPA members are:
May 26: “Green Audiences, Green
Titles, Green Printing,” By Shel
Horowitz, 6:00 pm ET; Register at:
http://tinyurl.com/j4tanjd
June 8: “How to Sell More Books
to Non-Bookstore Buyers,” By Brian Jud; 6:00 pm ET, Register at
http://tinyurl.com/h7yp93v
June 23: “Mid-Year Marketing
Checkup,” by Brian Jud; 6:00 pm
ET; Register at http://tinyurl.com/
gq64omr