YPG Bay Area

Thank you to all the Bay Area YPGers who joined us for our Educational and Academic Publishing panel at the beautiful Cengage Learning office in San Francisco on September 24, 2015!  We had a fantastic discussion surrounding the textbook and academic publishing world, lead by our incredibly knowledgeable and animated panelists: Serina Beauparlant, Editor-in-Chief,...
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When: Thursday, September 24th at 6:30pm Where: Cengage Learning, 500 Terry A. Francois Boulevard, 2nd Fl, SF It’s back-to-school season and if you’re a student, that can mean books, books and more books! The Bay Area is home to one of the most innovative academic presses in the country, and boasts branches of three...
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From the YPG Bay Area team, a periodic list of words for those young (and old) to publishing to know. Distributor: Company, group or individual who sells products or services to retailers instead of to consumers. Imprint: The identifying name of a specific line of books available from the publisher. Publishers may have many imprints. POD...
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Who: YPG Bay Area (Feel free to bring along your friends, loved ones, co-workers, etc.) What: Name that author! Label that cover! Test your literary knowledge with your fellow YPG’ers as we play against other teams in Pegasus Books’ Second Annual Literary Trivia Night. When: Wednesday, April 29th @ 8pm Where: Ben ‘n Nick’s...
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Thanks to the 20+ Bay Area YPGers who were able to join us for Be Your Own Boss: How to Successfully Freelance in Publishing on Wednesday April 15th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Berkeley Public Library, South Branch. It was one of our most successful panels to-date, thanks to our all-star panelists: Debbie Berne, Founder...
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Create your own hours, hand pick your projects, and do work you love—freelancing in publishing sounds like a dream come true! With the added benefits of potential extra income and deciding your own work locale, it’s no wonder more and more publishing professionals are going the freelance route (either as a full-time career or...
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From the YPG Bay Area team, a periodic list of words for those young (and old) to publishing to know. Co-op Advertising: Advertising whose cost is shared between or among different companies. Such advertising is especially advantageous to smaller companies with limited budgets. Such ads are also called cooperative advertising. In some co-op advertising, a...
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A big thank you to all YPG Bay Area members who made it out to our annual holiday party at John Colins in San Francisco! We hope you grabbed a book on your way out (personally, I was thrilled to get this little gem from Ten Speed Press). Check out the photos above. We’re excited to kick off...
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Kick off the holiday season at the YPG Bay Area Holiday Party!   Start the parade of publishing holiday parties off right and join us for drinks and a book exchange on December 4th at 6pm. Who: YPG members What: Enjoy a holiday party and book exchange (bring a gift-wrapped book to give away...
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WHEN: Saturday, October 18th at 12:20PM (arrive 20 minutes early for tickets and snacks) WHERE: UA Berkeley 7 Theater 2274 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 GONE GIRL has taken the book industry by storm. Known primarily as a mid-list mystery author, Gillian Flynn rose to the top of the charts with her third book, a haunting...
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