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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Want to know what happened at our first ever Independent Authors Conference (IAC) in Philadelphia? We talked cheese steaks, Rocky Balboa and how self-publishing is powered by an amazing community of authors and readers.

Over 400 authors, writers, speakers, and sponsors gathered to learn, explore, discuss, and share their own journeys through self-publishing. A star-studded lineup of successful self-published authors and industry leaders conducted over 20 workshops, presentations, and panels focused on publishing and marketing their books.

In the theme of my opening keynote remarks, I suggested that the attendees had “come to the right place” in a variety of ways. I reviewed Philadelphia’s own rich self-publishing legacy, from Ben Franklin to, yes, our beloved Rocky Balboa (aka Sylvester Stallone). I highlighted numbers from BookBaby’s Self-Publishing Survey to illustrate how conferences and networking play a key part in the success of many authors’ careers. My key point was to prove that the IAC is the kind of event that our community of writers needs to help motivate themselves and validate their publishing choices.

My lasting impression of this first BookBaby conference confirmed a lighthearted point in my keynote. I showed a photograph of our city’s leading cheese steak vendors, and how important it was to have some help in making their sandwich choices. There’s a huge and growing community of authors who are willing to share and give of themselves to promote the concept of self-publishing.

I also reminded the audience that self-publishing is the place where authors don’t need permission to publish. I talked with, shook hands, and enjoyed being in the company of hundreds of authors who now get to choose their own publishing destiny.

To help you decide to come to our next IAC, here’s a wrap up of our conference.

All the best,

Steven Spatz
President, BookBaby

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