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and GO FOR THE GOLD drop-down menus.)
♦ First Things First
♦ Why You Need Your Own ISBN
♦ About Book Editing
♦ How To Copyright A Book
♦ How To Find A Publisher
♦ About Book Marketing
♦ Whether You Need A Web Site
♦ Author Resource Links
♦ Informative Publishing Tips
♦ Link To Buy A Single ISBN
♦ Link To Buy Ten ISBNs
HOW TO GO FOR THE GOLD:
♦ How To Find A Literary Agent
♦ You May Need A Book Proposal
♦ See Sample Book Proposals
♦ See Sample Query Letters
♦ You May Need A Distributor
♦ About Children's Books
♦ About Publishing Poetry
Updated July 26, 2010
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Before publishing my wife's book in 2007, I studied the entire process of getting a book in print. Publishing, especially self-publishing, can be described as a "financial minefield." We almost went with a vanity publisher. A little research spared us from paying more and getting less. That publisher prints at the same printer we eventually used. The difference: we paid less than half to print my wife's book—Read our Publishing Tip for May 11, 2009.  My research gave me the tools and know-how to get a book professionally (and economically) edited, formatted and printed, listed with every online bookstore and made available to bookstores nationwide. My wife's book made the shelf at our local Barnes & Noble. SHORT LIST OF TRUE SELF-PUBLISERS: * Indicates publishers that are true self-publishing companies — NOT vanity publishers. (Okay, if you want to be technical they are all vanity publishers in the sense that you will pay to get your book published. But true self-publishing companies will not own any part of your book.) A typical vanity publisher may wind up owning the cover design and the interior layout. They will definitely own the ISBN and the publishing rights. Owning the publishing rights guarantees the vanity publisher a piece of every book printed, no matter who buys it. * selfpublishing.com Self-publishing division of rjcom.com. Published my wife's book. Superior results. Prints using digital and/or offset printers. Download free ebook, Publishing Basics. * artbookbindery.com Free layout and cover design (if they print your book). I have book samples; top quality. * bookmasters.com In-house digital and web offset printing. Talk to Rod Kneiper. Book samples show great quality. * bethanypress.com Features books by Christian authors. * morrisonpublishing.com Order their free publishing guide. Digital printing only. Great pricing. True self-publishers will own no part of your book. You paid for it; you own it—all of it. I'm sure there are more self-publishing companies than the five I have listed here, but I have personally communicated with reps from each company and found candid honesty and transparency. ♦ Back to How To Self-Publish page. Top of page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Below is a select list of my favorite websites and books that new authors will find informative and beneficial. (Again, please feel free to contact me with any questions you have. I don't have all the answers, but I know where you can find them.) publishingbasics.com An invaluable source of articles for self- publishers and authors. (My favorite) writerbeware.com A very candid source for writers. bowker.com Official ISBN agency. myidentifiers.com Bowker link for self-publishers (single ISBN purchase). booksinprint.com Call Bowker toll free at 1-888-269-5372 to list your book after you publish. US Copyright Office Register copyright before or after you publish. godaddy.com Buy your own domain name here if you plan a Website. (Don't let your Web designer buy it for you.) visionresources.net Great source for ministries needing a Website. I give it five stars. Free Online Spider Simulator Check your Website's effectiveness and optimization with search engines. writeandpublishyourbook.com Good source for writers and self-publishers. *They let several vanity publishers advertise on site. writershelper.com Great writing tips for aspiring writers. *Vanity publishers advertise on this site as well. hiwrite.com Excellent source for cover letters and book proposals. michaelhyatt.com More great advice, especially for first-time authors. (CEO at Thomas Nelson Publishers) publishinggame.com Fern Reiss is, perhaps, the leading expert in book promotion. Advice from 3 professional literary agents: http://terrywhalin.blogspot.com/ Terry Whalin http://chipmacgregor.typepad.com/ Chip MacGregor http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/ Rachelle Gardner GOOD BOOKS FOR THE SELF-PUBLISHER: 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, by John Kremer Publishing Basics, by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. with Ron Pramschufer Beyond the Bookstore, by Brian Judd The Fine Print of Self-Publishing, by Mark Levine U-Publish.com, by Dan Poynter and Danny O. Snow Top of Page  Dont' Panic. You are on the AUTHOR RESOURCE LINKS page. ♦ Find out what kind of writer you are by taking The Writer Quiz. HOME Updated May 13, 2010 |
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