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SUMMARY:Indie Author Project: Share Your E-Books with Florida Readers & Li
 braries
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DESCRIPTION:Learn how to submit your self-published e-book(s) to the Indie
  Author Project so your work can be found by readers at Jacksonville Publi
 c Library and BiblioBoard Library users across the state of Florida. Prese
 nted by Nash Steele\, Senior Operations Coordinator for the Ebooks and Com
 munity Engagement Division at Lyrasis..\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.i
 nfo/event/16751113
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This Publishing Workshop is presented as p
 art of Jax Book Fest presents: Writer's Day.</p>\n<p><strong>Share your E-
 Book with Readers Across Florida with the Indie Author Project:&nbsp\;</st
 rong>The Indie Author Project (IAP) is a publishing community that include
 s public libraries\, authors\, curators\, and readers working together to 
 connect library patrons with great indie-published books on the BiblioBoar
 d Library discovery platform. Authors are able to submit e-books directly 
 to IAP\, which are then vetted by editorial partners like Library Journal 
 and regional library editorial boards. Being selected by these curators ca
 n lead to expanded discovery\, distribution\, and networking opportunities
 .</p>\n<p>Once accepted\, your work will appear in the Indie Florida Colle
 ction and be available to readers here in Jacksonville (and all over Flori
 da). The best of these books will be awarded the Indie Author Project Sele
 ct Award and made available to readers throughout the US and Canada.</p>\n
 <p><strong>About the Presenter</strong>: Nash Steele is the Senior Operati
 ons Coordinator for the Ebooks and Community Engagement Division at Lyrasi
 s\, where she works to expand ebook access in public libraries through her
  work with BiblioBoard and the Indie Author Project.</p>\n<p><strong>Fundi
 ng&nbsp\;for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humani
 ties. Any views\, findings\,&nbsp\;conclusions&nbsp\;or recommendations ex
 pressed in this program do not necessarily&nbsp\;represent&nbsp\;those of 
 Florida Humanities.</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/
 frontend-images/editor/jaxpubliclibrary/FH_logo_220x80.png" width="200" he
 ight="80" alt="Florida Humanities Logo" /></p>\n<p>Pre-registration is str
 ongly recommended (space is limited) and must be completed at least 24 hou
 rs prior to the start time. Note: A Jacksonville Public Library card and P
 IN are required for registration. If you do not already have one\, <a href
 ="https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/services/get-library-card">you can apply fo
 r a library card online</a>.</p>\n<p>Pursuant to the Americans with Disabi
 lities Act\, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available up
 on request. Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last-minute 
 requests will be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask
  for Learning Services at (904) 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.</p>
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