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Wholesaler or
Distributor?
There's a lot of confusion among newer publisher about
wholesalers and distributors. Here's a clarification. Why
Self-Publish?
A brief article by a writer/consultant that explains the
concept in a nutshell. Avoiding
Vanity and Subsidy Presses
There's a difference between self-publishing and vanity
publishing. Pete Masterson explains what to look for. So
You Want To Write a Book
A 6-part article that explains the whole process of writing
and publishing.
Webbing
It
If you're going to publish, you're going to need a
website--and you're going to need to accept credit card
orders. Here's an article on how to set yourself up cheaply
and easily.
The
Book Publisher's Legal Checklist
by Ivan Hoffman, B.A., J.D.
An
Index or a Concordance for Your Book?
A professional indexer explains it all.
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http://www.baipa.org
The (San Francisco) Bay Area Independent
Publishers Association. If you're in the area and have an interest in
publishing, stop on by.http://www.pma-online.org
The Publishers Marketing Association--a national
organization to help small publishers get started and grow.
http://www.SPANnet.org
The Small Publishers Association of North
America--yet another way to work with other small publishers to share
knowledge and pool resources.
http://www.parapub.com
Lots of information on publishing, with
consulting and other services.
http://www.aeonix.com
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Lots of information and services for writers and
publishers.
The Midwest
Book Review website has lots of general, technical and
business information for writers, reviews of books for
writers and publishers, and lots of book reviews.
http://www.ivanhoffman.com
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D., Attorney At Law
Writing and Publishing Law, Web Design Contracts and Law, Copyrights,
Trademarks, Internet Law, Web Site Audits, Recording and Music Law.
This site has a lot of good articles for writers and publishers. http://www.laughingbear.com
Information and Resources for Small
Publishers. Also a good newsletter.
http://www.wfwbooks.com
A source for indexing and editing.
http://www.healingresources.org/selfpub.html
Information on self-publishing--and
more.
http://www.guestfinder.com
A site that matches authors,
speakers and others with media for various types of appearances.
http://www.bookzone.com
Web hosting, development and
promotion for small publishers.
http://www.publishingmall.com
A source of information and
contacts.
The Tool
Shed: A publisher shares useful
information.
http://www.abs-book.com/ABS_Pub_Consult.htm
Publishing consultants.
http://www.autographedbyauthor.com
AutographedByAuthor
delivers
buyers to authors selling autographed books from their
websites.
http://www.adams-blake.com
Back office software for the small
publisher; order-entry, invoicing, inventory, royalties, reports and more.
Ranch Works provides school sales & services.
http://www.tombentley.com
The Write Word, Copywriting and
editing services. UnTechnical Press uses them for a final edit on all of
our books.
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