If you've written a book you want to publish:
A new book is published every 13 minutes in North America.
How to
price your self-published book
(advice from Susan Kendrick, of Write
to Your Market, Inc.
(note that hard or "case" binding runs at
least $1.00 extra per book)
How to find an Editor, a Designer, and a Printer
http://www.spawn.org/editing/goodeditor.htm
Finding an agent: www.agentquery.com
http://missmark.blogspot.com (advice from an agent)
www.sfwa.org/beware/agents.html (warnings about agents)
http://everyonewhosanyone.com/agus1.html
NOTE: agents who belong to AAR are forbidden to charge reading fees. Some agents appear legitimate, but their agreements contains statements such as: "although we don't charge a reading fee, IF we accept them on as a client there is an annual contract fee of $450.00," or even charge writers a percentage of the royalties in apparent perpetuity for manuscript editing.
The Self-Publishing Experience
A CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU DECIDE ABOUT SELF-PUBLISHING
Famous Authors Who Self-Published
Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity
VOICE-OVERS
& AUDIO BOOKS
Have your DVD or audio book narrated by a
professional broadcaster