Useful links
Links to resources for authors and publishers.
Below are links to websites I've found very helpful in the book publishing industry. Not only do these websites describe services provided, but they also share tips, articles, newsletters and other relevant information. This list is a work in progress, and new links are always being added as I discover them.
Bar Codes
Bar Code Graphics, Inc.
Create a digital bar code graphic online that you can download as an EPS file for $10 US.
EPS Validator
The “EPS Validator” is a complimentary utility offered by Bar Code Graphics, Inc. to proof digital bar code files produced from Bar Code Graphics. This unique resource will display the bar code type, encoded data, sizing, and bar width reduction for a provided .eps bar code file.
Barcode Graphics Information Page
An excellent source of information about the different kinds of bar codes and what all the numbers mean.
Convert your 10-digit ISBN to a 13-digit ISBN
An overview of the transition, timing of the transition (January 2007), and a converter that will convert your ISBN number while you wait.
ISBN-13 for Dummies
A 21-page PDF file about 13-digit ISBN numbers and the transition from 10-digit ISBN numbers for book publishers.
Book Printers (digital printers for short runs and advance review copies)
Adibooks.com
Offers one stop book printing along with resources and guidance for first time authors, seasoned pro's as well as book publishers, including Online Instant Quotes.
Axess Printing
Axess Printing is a company located under one roof that prints and binds books in the same location. Specializing in digital printing, Axess provides bound proofs, proofs shipped within 3 business days and online tracking of job status.
Blitzprint.com
Blitzprint is based in Alberta, Canada and specializes in short run printing. They also offer online sales to authors who stock small quantities of books in their warehouse.
Bookmasters Inc.
Bookmasters offers short run printing (minimum 100 copies) plus a variety of services including storage and fulfillment, marketing and an online bookstore.
BookMobile
Bookmobile offers short-run digital printing for galleys, trade paperbacks, hardcover books and full-color illustrated books.
Fidlar Doubleday
Offers competitive pricing for short runs and advance copies.
Book Printers (traditional printers using printing presses)
Adibooks.com
Offers one stop book printing along with resources and guidance for first time authors, seasoned pro's as well as book publishers, including Online Instant Quotes.
Bookmasters Inc.
Bookmasters offers book printing plus a variety of services including storage and fulfillment, marketing and an online bookstore.
Central Plains Book Manufacturing
Book manufacturer in Kansas offering traditional printing including in-house case binding and glued or smyth sewn hardcover books for smaller runs.
Friesens
Manufactures books for publishers all across North America specializing in full color hard and soft cover books. We offer a full range of prepress services, printing and many types of binding options. Fulfillment and packaging services are also available.
Hemlock Printers
Continues to be recognized for excellence in book printing at the various international printing industry award competitions. We have the latest digital technology available to make your book a success. From small children's books to large coffee table art books, we are your printer.
Hignell Book Printing
Service, quality, and value are behind everything we do at Hignell Book Printing. We offer complete in-house services for most medium and short-run book printing.
Lammar Offset Printing (HK)
Based in Hong Kong and China, Lammar offers competitive pricing for color printing, as well as special insertions, die cuts, hand glueing, etc.
Replika Press
Based in India, Replika Press has excellent prices for color printing. They manufacture soft-cover and hard-cover books, and ship worldwide.
Sentinel Printing
Based in Minnesota, Sentinel Printing specializes in manufacturing soft-cover books, catalogs, manuals, and directories.
Thomson-Shore
Printing softcover and hardcover books, from 200 to 20,000 copies. Based in Michigan.
Transcontinental Printing
A large printer based in Quebec, Canada, printing books, catalogs, directories, direct mail pieces, etc.
Copyright
US Copyright Office
Information on copyright laws and policy, how to register your work, and search for specific copyrights.
Ebooks
Ebook Architect
Learn how to sell ebooks. Step by step guide that teaches you the techniques from scratch.
Editing Resources
Chicago Manual of Style
This site offers some information from the CMOS, but you do have to be a member to search it. Includes information on submitting work to University of Chicago Press.
Editors' Association of Canada
A professional association with 1,600+ members. Offers information and membership for editors, as well as information and help for people wanting to work with an editor.
Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada
Search for indexers specializing in your book's topic, or search for an indexer in your region.
Strunk's Elements of Style
An excellent reference online. You can browse the book by clicking in the table of contents or search the whole book for keywords.
Web Content Editor, Proofreading Editing, Dissertation Help
Offers professional editing services including book manuscript editing, copy editing, dissertation editing, as well as other advanced content editing services.
ISBN and CIP Data
ISBN number (Canada)
Library and Archives Canada: information includes FAQs, a User's Guide and online Application Forms for ISBN numbers.
Convert your 10-digit ISBN to a 13-digit ISBN
An overview of the transition, timing of the transition (January 2007), and a converter that will convert your ISBN number while you wait.
ISBN-13 for Dummies
A 21-page PDF file about 13-digit ISBN numbers and the transition from 10-digit ISBN numbers for book publishers.
CIP Data (Canada)
Library and Archives Canada: information includes FAQs, a User's Guide and online Application Forms for CIP data.
Legal Deposit (Canada)
Canadian publishers are required to send two copies of all books to Library and Archives Canada. This site provides the Legal Deposit forms, address and instructions.
ISBN number (United States)
Apply for ISBN, SAN and ISMN numbers. Site includes links to Bowker's Books in Print and Barcode Suppliers.
LOC Data (United States)
Library of Congress services for publishers includes information about CIP data, ISSN numbers and PCN numbers.
Cataloger-At-Large
Adrienne Bashista has been providing CIP data to the independent publishing community since 2004.
Marketing / Promotion / Publicity
Marketing Alchemy
Michael Linehan at Marketing Alchemy is my guy, the one who helped me get my website global and #1 in Google, Yahoo, MSN or whatever search engine you used to find me. What more can I say? For website optimization, he's your guy! Now here is the official blurb:
Marketing Alchemy offers expertise in each of the following five key areas, and combines them to create YOUR effective website: Strategic Planning, Content Development, Design, Technology and Promotion. In particular, we can bring to your efforts on the Web the strategic planning, marketing knowledge and promotion that may currently be under-addressed.
Barking Lily
Writing a book is only part of the equation; getting it to sell—marketing the book for sales—that's the real challenge, and that's where we can help. We work with self-publishers and independent authors to help get their book into the hands of the people that matter, the reading public.
Bookmarket.com
Marketing tips for authors, including updates, tips and 1001 Ways to Market Your Books. John Kremer's site includes lists of book publishers and independent bookstores, as well as seminars and news reports.
Cascadia Publicity
David J. Litvak, a publicist, writer and broadcaster, established Cascadia Publicity to provide exposure and generate publicity for creative endeavours of all kinds. Giving his clients wider visibility and a higher profile in the marketplace for their projects is his main objective.
Event Management Services: A Publicity Firm
We are a full service publicity firm representing clients in a broad range of industries—from alternative health, computer-related products, music and books—to finance, politics and general business.
Grass Roots Marketing for Authors and Publishers
Author Shel Horowitz is a marketing and publishing consultant who has written several books about writing, publishing and marketing. This book includes tips on networking, building a website presence, getting media attention, advertising and direct mail marketing.
Ink Tree Book Marketing
Ink Tree is a book marketing firm founded by four women with decades of experience in all areas of the publishing industry.
KeywordSpy
We offer a full access trial for interested sites that may want to test KeywordSpy for their use. Just send me your email address and we will activate it for you. Once a trial run is accessed, rest assured that your site's email address will not be bombarded with marketing emails regardless whether you agree to use our search tool or not.
WordTracker's Key Research Guide
Download a free 75-page Key Research Guide that explains how to optimize your website's keywords to get maximum traffic from the search engines.
Organizations / Associations
Arizona Book Publishing Association
Serves the needs of Arizona book publishers and promotes the publishing industry. With more than 150 publisher and associate members, the ABPA continues to grow each year. Membership is open to all publishers and associates interested in the book publishing field.
Association of Canadian Publishers
The Association of Canadian Publishers represents over 140 Canadian-owned book publishers, with members from all provinces, and publishing sectors including literary, general trade, scholarly and education.
Independent Book Publishers Association
The largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers.
Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN)
Education and marketing for independent publishers.
Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network (SPAWN)
Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network provides opportunities for everyone involved in publishing. SPAWN encourages the exchange of ideas, information, and other mutual benefits. This site offers you information on writing and publishing. It also offers links to research sources, publishers, printers, and the media.
The Authors Guild
A professional organization for authors.
Publishers
Booksurge Publishing
A print-on-demand publisher offering a variety of packages. Recently acquired by Amazon.com.
Granville Island Publishing
Providing you—individuals, corporations, and other organzations—with the services you need to produce the book you want.
Infinity Publishing
We bring quality print-on-demand books to market. We provide great author support, offer superior bookstore terms, provide marketing help for authors, and have the best direct-sales website around. Your book will be available worldwide, and have real potential to be the vehicle for your success.
Printstar Publishing
Printstar Publishing specializes in providing high-quality, custom book publishing services to individual authors, corporations and organizations. In addition to complete book publication services, Printstar offers incremental services such as manuscript analysis, editing, ghost writing, graphic design, original illustration, and page design.
Trafford Publishing
Offering print-on-demand and marketing services for self-publishing authors. We have three packages to choose from, depending on how much help you want with marketing your book. We have offices in Canada, the US and Europe.
Publishing Information and Resources
Book Coach
Judy Cullins is a book writing, print and eBook publishing and marketing coach. She can help you start and finish your book to manifest more business, create more lifetime income and assist you to make a difference in people's lives. Her site contains lots of articles on book development and promotion.
Books and Tales
Clea Saal's site is an excellent resource on print-on-demand publishing. It includes several articles as well as a head-to-head comparison of print-on-demand publishers.
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing
Provides extensive resources for book writing, publishing and promoting. Publishing workshops and seminars available as well as an email newsletter.
Go-Publish-Yourself.com
Articles, tips, interviews and advice from proven experts in self-publishing.
LitScene.com
The search engine for writers.
Midwest Book Review
Book reviews, advice and excellent resources for writers and publishers.
Oneswan Productions
A small, independent publishing company dedicated to informing and inspiring novice writers. Our goal is to help you find the tools and resources necessary to assist you in getting your work published and into the hands of readers.
Peak Writing
We are a group of writing professionals dedicated to using the Internet to empower writers, whether they be students, business professionals, published authors, or aspiring freelancers.
Preditors and Editors
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers.
Self-Pub.net
Our goal is to help authors who are interested in self publishing find information and resources to get them started and to support them during their journey. On this site you will find self publishing guides, FAQ, resources, author forums, self publishing company reviews and listings, book templates, self published book listings and more.
The Self-Publisher's Club
Supports, encourages and educates writer/publishers.
Self Publishing
Information on self publishing including self publishing books, self publishing presses, self publishing printing, self publishing software, self publishing services, self publishing children's book, self publishing comparison, self publishing sites, and children's self publishing.
Writer's Digest
Articles, writing tips and Writer's Digest Magazine.
Writer's Help Desk
Self-Publishing and writing resources.
Writing-World
A world of writing tips . . . for writers around the world. This site provides a multitude of articles on topics ranging from writer's block to copyrights to self-publishing, as well as information on upcoming classes for writers.
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