| ILLUSTRATORS/ARTISTS | ||
| Eirik Paye | Incredible Graphic Illustrator - check out his site and you'll see why! | www.eirikpaye.com |
| POD PUBLISHERS | ||
| AuthorHouse | Originally 1stBooks - full service | authorhouse.com |
| iUniverse | Full service POD | iUniverse.com |
| LuLu | Virtual POD | Lulu.com |
| Tafford | Full service POD | tafford.com |
| EDITING/DESIGN | Pat Adler (also see friends/cool links) | padler@cstone.net |
| Ken Umbach | umbachconsulting.com | |
| PRINTERS / PRE-PRESS | ||
| Global Ink | Printed Charlie's Treasures - the best | globalinkinc.net |
| Alexanders | Printing WTFIWY 1st run | alexanders.com |
| Printellectual | Good place to get multiple bids | printellectual.com |
| Central Plains Book Mfg. |
Contact Sudie White 877-278-2726 Ext. 118 toll free |
centralplainsbook.com |
| Desktop Miracles | Excellent book design | desktopmiracles.com |
| PsPrint | Best price for collateral materials | psprint.com |
| LEGAL NUTS & BOLTS | ||
| Copyright | UA Copyright Office | copyright.gov |
| ISBN/UPC | The guys who control ISBNs | bowkerlink.com |
| Writes Guild | Writers Guild of America | wga.org |
| DISTRIBUTION / FULFILMENT | ||
| Book Clearing House | Best for fulfillment & distribution | bookch.com |
| WEBSITES / DESIGN | ||
| GoDaddy | Websites & hosting | godaddy.com |
| Ryan Kaz | Incredible Web designer | ryankaz.com |
| David Marlowe | my web mentor | david@littleguyresource.com |
| Web Marketing | Wilson Marketing | wilsonweb.com |
| MARKETING | ||
| EMSI | Excellent Media/Radio/TV marketing | www.eventmanagement.com |
| PR Web | Best place to launch press releases | prweb.com |
| Froogle | Google based market place | froogle.com |
| Google Books | Google's massive book resource | google.books.com |
| Independent Book Sellers | Northern California Book Sellers | nciba.com |
| International Book Rep | Bob Erdmann | bob-erdmann.com |
| Indie publishers | Publishers Marketing Association | pma-online.org |
| WRITING / PUBLISHING | ||
| Children's Writers | Society of Children's Book Writers | scbwi.org |
| Romance Writers | Romance Writers of America | rwanational.org |
| Purple Crayon | Best source of industry inside info | underdown.org |
| SciFan | Best source of Science Fiction writing | scifan.com |
| Girl On Demand | POD Blog for Indies | girlondemand.blogspot.com |
| BOOK FAIRS | ||
| LA Times | LA Times Festival of Books | latimes.com |
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SCAMS & SHAMS (places to check for...) |
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| Editors/Preditors | Anotherrealm | anotherealm.com |
| Alerts | SF & Fantasy Writers | sfwa.org |
Stone In The Surf Press
Resources
Resources
I like to tell my son the secret to getting out of college is not knowing the answer, but knowing who has it. Not a single word would have made it into print if it weren't for the help of a lot of these people. Some of these sites I list as a source of information although I may not have used their services. Please do your homework. Your publishing needs are very specific to your project and what works for me may not work for you. But, this is a good place to start. If you know of someone who needs to be added to this list, please let me know.
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
Albert Einstein
“So What Have You Done About It Today?”
Richard Neumann
Indie Publishing Resources
Author's Note: I am not affiliated with these resources in any way. If you know of other companies who should be listed here - please send me an email rich@richneumann.com with RESOURCES in the subject line.
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