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DESCRIPTION:WHAT\nMidwest Independent Publishers Association&rsquo\;s (MI
 PA&rsquo\;S) February 2013 Meeting&nbsp\;&ndash\; Getting Books into the
  Hands of Readers\nWHEN&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Wednesday\, February 13\, 2013\, be
 ginning at 6:30 p.m.\nDETAILS\nPublishers\, distributors and authors fac
 e an uphill battle when it comes to getting books into the hands of pote
 ntial readers. The competition is fierce -- with so many titles and so m
 any other forms of entertainment (from smartphones to NetFlix). How can 
 we better work together to accomplish the goal of selling books?\nJoin B
 ill Mockler of Consortium Books\, a major distributor for independent pu
 blishers\; David Enyeart\, events coordinator and assistant manager at C
 ommon Good Books in St. Paul\; and Colleen Baldrica\, author of &ldquo\;
 Tree Spirited Woman\,&rdquo\; a highly popular title published by Beaver
 &rsquo\;s Pond Press\, for a lively discussion about things they have al
 l done to get reader attention and move books.&nbsp\;This will be both a
  discussion and Q&amp\;A.\n&nbsp\;\nWHERE\nJoule\, Minneapolis1200 Washi
 ngton Avenue SouthMinneapolis\, MN 55415651-492-8761&nbsp\;\nABOUT MIPA\
 nFounded in 1984\, MIPA exists today as a vibrant professional non-profi
 t association that serves the upper-Midwest independent publishing commu
 nity through education\, networking and peer recognition. MIPA is proud 
 to be a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Associatio
 n (IBPA). &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
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URL:http://stlouispark.patch.com/events/february-meeting-of-the-midwest-i
 ndependent-publishers-association-mipa-009c3131
SUMMARY:February Meeting of the Midwest Independent Publishers Associatio
 n (MIPA)
LOCATION:1200 Washington Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55415: 1200 Washington 
 Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN
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