Julie Beddingfield, owner of Inkwood Books NJ, joins the pod to talk about how covid-19 is affecting her indie bookstore and what it takes to convince her to order your book and sell it to her customers!

To support Inkwood: https://www.inkwoodnj.com/

Learn how the Free Library of Philadelphia is adjusting in response to the coronavirus pandemic from their director of author events, Andy Kahan!

You can learn more about their services here: https://www.freelibrary.org/

BookBaby’s first episode under quarantine – we’ll talk to Lee Wind of the IBPA about why he doesn’t like the term “self-publishing” and how he’s coping with the coronavirus. Lee is the author of a popular blog: https://www.leewind.org/ and a YA novel about Abraham Lincoln’s lover: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/queer-as-a-five-dollar-bill-paperback

For more information about how BookBaby is responding to the crisis, click here: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/coronavirus/printing-company-makes-face-shields-for-medical-workers-fighting-the-coronavirus/2339560/

To learn more about BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Beat Barblan, the VP of Publishing & Data Services at Bowker, takes some time to discuss ISBNs and the publishing industry on this week's podcast! Check out www.bowker.com for info about his organization.

The head curator of the HSPPA, James Azrael, joins us to discuss how he used Kickstarter to get his book published, his gluten-free horror-themed bakery, and his three BookBaby titles!

For more about the HSPPA: http://spookysswirls.com/about-the-hsppa/

Andrea Folwer discusses financial literacy and more in this episode of the BookBaby Spotlight podcast! Her debut book, Credit & Me, is available on BookShop now!

To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com

A prolific NCAA football player and published author, Tavarski "Taz" Wallace, joins the BookBaby Spotlight podcast to tell us about his incredible journey to the brink of the NFL! Taz's memoir, The Game That Almost Broke Me, is available on BookShop now!

To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com

Marissa Eigenbrood and Lindsey Brodowski of Smith Publicity stop by our office for a discussion about book marketing and industry trends!

To work with Smith: www.smithpublicity.com

BookBaby designer Gina Stewart discusses some of the nearly 1,000 books she's designed and gives some tips for potential authors!

To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com

Les Carter, psychiatric counselor and best-selling author, tells BookBaby why he'll never return to traditional publishing! An expert on narcissism and anger management, his most recent book, When Pleasing You is Killing Me, is available on BookShop now. His YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIELB1mz8wMKIhB6DCmTBlw/featured.

To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com