Writers’ Resources
Books:
- 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer (Open Horizons, 2006)
- Beyond the Bookstore: How to Sell more Books Profitably to Non-Bookstore Markets by Biran Jud (Publishers Weely, 2003)
- Buzzmarketing: Let People Talk about Your Stuff by Mark Hughes (Portfolio Hardcover, 2005)
- The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book by Tom & Marilyn Ross (Writer’s Digest Books, 2002)
- Guerilla Marketing:100 Weapons to Help You Sell Your Work by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Michael Larsen (Writer's Digest Books, 2000)
- Make Money Self-Publishing: Learn How from 14 Successful Small Publishers by Suzanne P. Thomas (Gemstone House Publishing, 2001)
- Book Design & Production by Pete Masterson (Aeonix Publishing Group, 2005)
- The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book by Dan Poynter (ParaPublishing, 2006)
Magazines & Newsletters:
- American Library Association’s Booklist – www.BooklistOnline.com
- Kirkus Reviews – www.kirkusreviews.com
- Publishers Lunch – www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/subscribe.html
- Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) Newsletter – www.pma-online.org
- Publishers Weekly – www.publishersweekly.com
- The Writer – www.writermag.com
- Writer’s Digest – www.writersdigest.com
- Writers Weekly – www.writersweekly.com
Reference Books & Directories:
- Books in Print – www.bowkerlink.com
- Dustbooks – www.dustbooks.com
- Editor and Publisher – www.mediainfo.com
- Encyclopedia of Associations
- Independent Publisher Online – www.independentpublisher.com
- Library Journal – www.libraryjournal.com
- Literary Market Place (LMP) – www.literarymarketplace.com
- National Trade and Professionals Association
- Writer’s Market – www.writersmarket.com
Organizations:
- American Self-Publisher Association (ASPA) – aol.com/ASPublish/
- American Society of Journalist and Authors (ASJA) – www.asja.org
- Association of Authors and Publishers – www.authorsandpublishers.org
- The Association of Writers & Writing Programs – www.awpwriter.org
- The Authors Guild – www.authorsguild.org
- Independent Publishers Association of Canada – www.ipac-publishers.com
- Independent Publishers of New England – http://ipneoline.com
- National Association of Women Writers (NAWW) www.naww.com
- National Writers’ Association –www.nationalwriters.com
- National Writers’ Union – www.nwu.org
- PEN American Center – www.pen.org
- Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) – www.pma-online.org
- Small Publishers, Artists and Writers’ Network (SPAWN) – www.spawn.org
- Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN) – www.SPANnet.org
- Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) – www.baipa.net
Writer Sites:
Understanding the Lingo: Publishing Terminology Glossaries:
Wrapping Your Arms Around Legal Issues:
Books:
- The Fine Print of Self-Publishing by Mark Levine (Bridgeway Books and Click Industries)
- Kirsch’s Handbook of Publishing Law: For Authors, Publishers, Editors And Agents (Silman-James Press, 2007)
- Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers by Tad Crawford (Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000)
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