General Resources and Services for Authors and Publishers |
BookWire (by Bowker)
Bowker's Literary Mkt Place
R.R. Bowker (home page) |
Provides articles on industry news and access to literary journals. Can search bestseller lists, find
listings of literary events, and read author interviews. The Literary Market Place
is the online directory of the book publishing industry, and provides a vast listing of industry resources and services. |
Wheatmark and
Literary Leaps |
Serves publishing and book marketing needs. Acquired several publishing assests of BookZone in 2003,
such as Literary Leaps, a comphrensive
collection of literary and book-related links where authors and publishers can list their book's websites. |
Midwest Book Review |
Provides links for an array of writing and publishing categories. Check out the writing
publishing resources and the writing publishing bookshelf. |
Sensible Solutions, Inc. |
Sensible solutions for getting happily published. |
NetRead |
Web-based IT and marketing tools or book publishers. |
Writer's Digest Home Page |
Provides some publisher guidelines for submissions, book proposals, etc. from the "Writer's Market."
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BookIdea |
Specialize in hosting and Web services for publishers, writers, and small-business owners. |
Wise Owl Self-Publishing Resource Center
(also)
Wise Owl Resource Links |
Home of Mark Ortman's Guides, A Simple Guide to Self-Publishing and A Simple Guide to
Marketing Your Book. Provides links for writing and self-publishing. |
Legal and Copyright Issues |
The Publishing Law Center |
Articles on legal issues of concern to publishers, editors, and authors. |
HRC - WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright
Holders |
WATCH is a database containing the names and addresses of copyright holders or contact persons for
authors and artists. |
RS iCopyright.com |
Simplifies the process of legally re-using copyrighted material. |
Copylaw.com |
Covers the business and legal side of copyright, trademark, publishing, internet, and entertainment
law for authors. Useful forms, including articles on fair use, collaboration agreements, permissions, etc. |
The Library of Congress (also)
Copyright Information Circulars and Form Letters |
Library catalogs, collections, research services, copyright office, and more. The second link will
tell you everything you need to know about copyrights. |
Copyright Management Center (CMC) |
CMC covers copyright issues for teaching, research, and service. It also has a wide
variety of resources about copyright in general. |
GeoLaws |
From geoportals.com, provides various legal
sites, associations, and places for information and advice. Provides other online legal sites. |
Freeadvice (home page)
Freeadvice
(intellectual property) |
Provides general legal information and FAQ's to help people understand their legal rights in hundreds
of legal topics. Provides a "Find a Lawyer" search engine. |
Ivan Hoffman, Attorney at Law |
Attorney for intellectual property. Check out "helpful articles for writers and publishers." |
Publishing Listings |
Northern Lights Internet Solution/Publisher's Catalog |
An international publisher's catalog search engine brought to you by Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd. Northern Lights provides Internet publishing and promotional services. |
L.M.P- Literarymarketplace.com |
Lists publishers in categories, from general trade to university with brief description. |
Preditors & Editors (home)
Preditors & Editors (agents)
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Provides writers, artists, composers, and game designers with information and contacts for the purpose
of seeking publication of their work. |
Writelinks.com/resources
WriteLinks (home) |
Has a listing of publishers, book distributors, and magazine publishers. Also offers services
and resources for writers. |
AcqWeb (home)
AcqWeb (publishers) |
A gathering place for librarians and other professionals interested in acquisitions and collection
development. Second link is a directory of publishers and vendors, including electronic. |
Faxon Publisher Links (A-Z)
Faxon Library Services |
Directory of publishers. Provides subscription and information management services to libraries
and information centers in academic, corporate, medical, public, and government communities. |
Self-Publishing, Independent Publishers and Services |
Para Publishing |
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing. They have the tools to make your book development faster,
easier, and more successful. |
Independent Publishers |
From the Jenkins Group, Inc. (JGI)
providing marketing and custom book publishing services for independent and small press book publishers. |
Dimi Press |
An independent publisher of mostly nonfiction, problem-solving books. Also assists self-publishers.
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Domhan Books |
Publishers of hardcover, paperback, and e-books. |
Book Production and Design |
Book Masters |
Full-service publishing solutions; designing, printing, and distributing your book.
Publishers can advertise their books at their online bookstore Atlas.com. |
Books A to Z |
Provides tools and services to help you publish. Specializes in helping self-publishers and
small publishers with layout, printing, and marketing. |
Maverick Publications |
A full service book producer and Pacific Northwest book publisher providing book production
services. Also can help sell your books on the Internet. |
gettyimages |
Offers visual resources. Can search across multiple image collections and download images.
There are separate websites, such as
PhotoDisc for the many brands.
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Amazon.com for authors |
Has a number of features that allow authors to hand-sell their books to their customers. |
Bar Code Graphics Inc. |
Uses a step-by-step online wizard that graphically prompts users through the process of creating
correct bar code symbols. |
Book Production and Design Freelancers |
Check out writecontent's listing of freelance book production and design freeelancers. |
Book Wholesalers and Distributors |
Ingram Book Company |
A leading wholesaler of trade books, audiobooks, and periodicals to booksellers, librarians, and
specialty retailers. |
Baker & Taylor |
A leading full-line distributor of books, videos, and music products, |
National Book Network (NBN) |
A national book distributor for independent publishers. |
SPD Books on Line
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Small Press Distribution (SPD) is a non-profit literary arts organization. Their mission is to
nurture a cultural context in which the literary arts are valued and sustained. SPE is a wholesaler dedicated exclusively to independently published literature. |
Printers |
Edward Brothers |
A full-service manufacturer of books and journals, specializing in ultra short to medium run length.
Offers a full range of capabilities including electronic, digital, and conventional technologies. |
Malloy Lithographing, Inc. |
A complete book manufacturing company. They subscribe to and implement all of the 14 points of the
philosophy of Dr. Edwards Deming. |
Gorham Printing |
A short run book printer, catering to small and self-publishers. Runs between 100 to 3,000 books.
Provides prepress production, printing, and bindery. |
Lighting Source |
A book printing and distribution service that offers a package of digital fulfillment—POD and
eBooks—for the book industry. |
Marketing and Promotion |
SJ Miller Communications Book Publicity Specialist |
Specializes in developing winning media strategies for authors and publishers, and in coordinating
national and regional tours. |
Gulotta Communications, Inc. |
Provides top-level media exposure. Has been publicizing books since 1977, and has represented many
noted authors. |
Wooden Horse Publishing |
Makes available the most up-to-date information about target markets, print magazines, e-zines, etc.
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Book Marketing Update |
Book marketing, promotion, and selling. Has top 101 independent book publishers sites and the book
publishers' and self-publishers hall of fame. Links to printers, media, and miscellaneous services. |
