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Self-Publishing Resources

Listed below you'll find valuable resources to help you on your self-publishing journey. Feel free to return again and again as you gather the information and confidence you need to succeed. And don't forget to tell your friends!

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Book Industry Statistics

State-of-the-Industry Articles

Independent Publishing Resources

Scam Warnings

POD (print-on-demand) Companies

(Full list - bookmarket.com)

Digital File Conversion

Cover Creation Resources

Online Payment Processing

E-Book Sales

Book Shepherds

ISBNs, Copyrights, Library of Congress

Branding Information

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Specialty Book Distributors

(List - www.ibpa-online.org)

Recommended Reading - Author Sites

  • *Cameron, Julia. (2002) The Artist’s Way. NY: Penguin Putnam, Inc. www.theartistsway.com
  • *Ferriss, Timothy. (2007) The 4-Hour Workweek. NY: Crown Publishers. www.fourhourworkweek.com
  • Glatzer, Jenna, and Steven, Daniel. (2005) The Street Smart Writer. White River Junction, Vermont: Nomad Press. www.jennaglatzer.com
  • *Poynter, Dan. (2003) The Self-Publishing Manual. Santa Barbara, California: Para Publishing. www.parapublishing.com
  • *Reid, Ellen. (2010) Putting Your Best Book Forward. Beverly Hills, California: Little Moose Press. www.bookshep.com
  • Stone, Todd A. (2006) Novelist’s Boot Camp. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books. www.storytellerroad.com
  • Sweeney, Susan. (2010) 101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site. Gulf Breeze, Florida: Maximum Press. www.susansweeney.com
  • White, Jennifer. (1999) Work Less, Make More. NY: John Wiley & Sons. www.worklessmakemore.com

$1.95 Audio Download

Headphones graphic *Reid, Ellen. (2010) Putting Your Best Book Forward. Beverly Hills, California: Little Moose Press. www.bookshep.com
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Revolution in numbers...

The point may soon come when there are more people who want to write books than there are people who want to read them.      At least, that is what the evidence suggests. Booksellers, hobbled by the economic crisis, are struggling to lure readers. Almost all of the New York publishing houses are laying off editors and pinching pennies. Small bookstores are closing. Big chains are laying people off or exploring bankruptcy...
    Meanwhile, there is one segment of the industry that is actually flourishing: capitalizing on the dream of would-be authors to see their work between covers, companies that charge writers and photographers to publish are growing rapidly at a time when many mainstream publishers are losing ground...
    As traditional publishers look to prune their booklists and rely increasingly on blockbuster best sellers, self-publishing companies are ramping up their title counts and making money on books that sell as few as five copies, in part because the author, rather than the publisher, pays for things like cover design and printing costs.

- New York Times