WEBSITES for Publishing Information
www.trafford.com/5915
(a viable alternative if you don't have the cash,
the time, or the expertise to self-publish) Unlike many
Print-on-Demand publishers, Trafford publishes a full-color
catalogue, attends events like Book Expo, and gets its authors' books reviewed.
www.bookmarket.com
(John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your
Books). John also has new e-book, Book Marketing 105: Choosing
a Book Distribution, which includes information on 30 book
distributors, 4 library distributors, 89 book
publishers who also distribute for other publishers, 3 sales
representatives to the chains, 27 bookstore wholesalers, 34 library
wholesalers, and 23 Spanish-language wholesalers, plus a sample book
distribution contract. Ebook download, $30.00.
www.spawn.org
(Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network)
http://www.pma-online.org/ The Publishers' Marketing Association has changed its name to the Independent Book Publishers Association.
www.span.net
(Self Publishers Association of North America)
www.bookcentre.ca/ (The Canadian Children's Book Centre)
www.beneaththecover.com/ (a useful site with information about all aspects of pubishing)
www.WriteToYourMarket.com
and www.BookCoverCoaching.com
(wonderful sites for publishing help)
http://abookinsideforum.ning.com/
a forum for self-publishers
www.selfpublishedauthors.com
www.book-publishers-compared.com
http://poddymouth.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/top-pod-self-publishers-in-terms-of-book-sales/
(POD publisherd ranked by book sales)
Preditors and Editors: http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubwarn.htm
Writers Beware: http://www.sfwa.org/beware
www.agentquery.com a comprehensive database of literary agents
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com
http://www.writersservices.com/agent/us08/agent_us.htm U.S. agents
http://www.writersservices.com/agent/uk08/agent_uk.htm U.K. agents
http://www.writersservices.com/agent/row08/index.htm index of agents
http://www.londonfreelance.org/ an organization of writers in the U.K.
www.writersunion.ca/ (The Writers' Union of Canada, which publishes a number of helpful booklets, including Anthology Rates and Contracts, Author and Literary Agent, and New Technologies, which includes information on e-books and print-on-demand publishing). TWUC also publishes the Writers' Guide to Canadian Publishers, a list of publishers who currently accept unsolicited manuscripts, and a Contracts Self-Help Package, which inlcudes a Model Trade Book Contract and Help Yourself to a Better Contract.
www.lulu.com
(custom publishing of many types of digital content)
www.selfpublishing.ca/
(Suzanne Anderson, author of
Self-Publishing in Canada)
http://smallpress.typepad.com/index/ a blog for independent publishers
www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bookfair.html (listings of book fairs and similar literary events, primarily U.S.)
http://www.bellerophonproductions.com Craig Hines offers checklists for various steps in the production process, designed for academic papers, but just as useful for other types of publications
http://www.writeanonfictionbook.com helpful information from Bobbi Linkemer
www.matilijapress.com books by Patricia Fry, including The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles for Book Promotion and Profit, and Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book. Also check Patricia's excellent blog at: www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog
www.thepublicityhound.com Joan Stewart publishes a terrific free newsletter and offers many free booklets and resources on her website. Some of the key resources for book publishers that follow have been gleaned from her tips. All of her paid materials are well worth the cost.
Free All-in-One Media Directory with TV and weekly newspaper databases, 5,000 links to print and electronic media on the Internet, 1,600 e-mail addresses for radio and TV stations, and 200 links to Internet/computer related magazines: http://www.gebbieinc.com
Raleigh Pinskey, author of 101 Ways to Promote Yourself: http://www.promoteyourself.com
"How to Get Booked on NPR" (local
and national shows on National Public Radio:
www.publicityhound.com/publicity-products/marketing-tapes/NPR.htm
www.afcp.org/design/general/freepapers.asp The Association of Free Community Papers
www.SpeakerMatch.com - a paid service matching speakers with event bookers
If your book would make a great gift, consider purchasing The Gift List for Holidays, which includes national and regional magazines, the top 250 newspapers, major wire and news services, and national television. $349. from http://www.giftlistmedia.com
LIBRARY DIRECTORIES
www.travelinlibrarian.info/libdir
www.webpan.com/msauers/libdir
CANADIAN
LIBRARIES DATABASE
100+ Canadian libraries with purchasing power,
ready to print on labels
Sherrill Wark offers proofreading, editing, and document preparation via: http://www3.sympatico.ca/swark/
Download a PDF Measuring Tool designed by Marko Mikulich to help authors build their self-published Book. The tool is cut out of an 8.5x11-in paper sheet and contains five different measuring rulers (inches, millimeters/centimeters, pica), type-sizing tool for determining lettering size from 6 to 72-points, decimal-fraction equivalent conversion, line widths, etc. This tool is from the Appendix of the new book, ILLUSTRATE YOUR SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK; The Author's Guide for Drawing, Photography, Typesetting & Production. http://www.erdc.com/meas-tool.pdf
BEFORE YOU CONSIDER PRINT-ON-DEMAND OR INTERNET-BASED SERVICES, PLEASE CLICK HERE
The Canadian Booksellers' Association
CLICK HERE FOR MARKETING RESOURCES
A NOTE RE DISTRIBUTION:
Ingram and Baker & Taylor
are WHOLESALERS, not distributors. All they do is provide a way for
booksellers to order the books. A distributor actively markets the
books they represent to those booksellers, and most demand a higher
discount--usually 65-75%.
RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE FOR WRITERS
WebExpress (MicroVision Development) www.mvd.com/webexpress/
Clipmate: http://www.thornsoft.com/index.htm?referrer=SimonTeakettleInk
If you don't want to design your own website, here are web designers I can recommend:
Eleanor Reardon: www.eleanorreardon.com
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