BiblioBoard Publishing Resources

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Create with PressBooks
Use Pressbooks to create, edit, format, and generate print-ready and eBook formats for your unique story—no matter how far along it may be. Sign in with your BiblioBoard account to create your user profile, access this easy-to-use software, and bring your story to life.



Share with the Indie Author Project
With the Indie Author Project local, independent authors can share their work with a community that includes public libraries, authors, curators, and readers. You have the opportunity to gain exposure across California and beyond in addition to annual contests and a year-round discovery program designed to help indie authors reach more readers through the library.


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Find your next favorite author from BiblioBoard's selection of independent authors. Discover the best-submitted books, a Community Reads collection, and more with no hold, checkout or lending limits. 




Indie Author Project Annual Contest
The library is pleased to join in the announcement of an indie author contest that will honor the best indie-published ebooks in the following genres:

• Mystery/Thrillers
• Romance
• SciFi/Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• General/Contemporary Fiction
• Memoir
• Young Adult

One winner and two honorable mentions from each genre will be selected. Each genre winner shall receive $2,500 and honorable mentions will receive $500. All winners and honorable mentions will also receive:

• Inclusion in Library Journal’s “Best of Books” December issue
• Honors at the Indie Author Project Awards Reception at ALA
• Opportunities to promote their book(s) at public libraries
• Opportunities to earn royalties through the IAP Select Commercial Collections (ePUB format required for eligibility)

The contest will accept submissions from April 1 through May 31.