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ISBN & Copyright Registration • Agents • Book Reviewers • Marketing for Authors & Publishers
For Writers • For Children's Writers • Indexing Services • Printers • Book Awards & Contests
Book Festivals & Trade Shows• Libraries • Legal Information • Useful Extras

ISBN & Copyright Registration

R R Bowker is the official US agency for assigning ISBNs. Publishers and distributors seeking to update or add to title listings found in Books In Print, Global Books In Print, and the Publisher Authority Database, click here.

US Copyright Office provides information about copyright registration for books in the USA. Instructions to register your book with the Library of Congress can be found on the Literary Works page. For information on obtaining a Library of Congress card number for your forthcoming book, begin the application process by clicking here.

The Canadian ISBN Agency assigns ISBNs for Canadian books.

Canadian Intellectual Property Online provides information about copyright registration for books in Canada.

Access Copyright provides innovative copyright licensing solutions for Canadian copyright holders. To become an affiliate, click here.

Agents

The Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) "is a not-for-profit organization of independent literary and dramatic agents. To qualify for membership in the AAR, an agent must meet professional standards specified in the organization's bylaws and agree to subscribe to its Canon of Ethics." We suggest that if you use an agent, it be a member of the AAR.

Agent Query is a free, one-stop writer’s resource about literary agents with a searchable database of over 700 reputable literary agents.

Agent Research offers a number of services to help you locate the agent who is right for you. It has a free agent verification service that enables viewers to find information about agents they are interested in. It also offers the complimentary resource for writers, Talking Agents Literary Ezine.

Writer Beware maintains a list of literary agents to avoid.

First Writer Literary Agents provides a database of literary agents. It gives you the ability to search using any combination of over 15 variables so you can find just what you are looking for.
Click here for information.

Book Reviewers

Click here for a list of Book Reviewers and their guidelines.

Marketing for Authors and Publishers

Visit the Book Promotion section of this Web site for more information and helpful books on book promotion and marketing.

Booksense of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) is a marketing program intended to increase awareness of independent bookstores.

Foreword Magazine Connections offers promotional and advertisement resources for publishers and publicists. Registration is free.

Authors' Coalition offers career-boosting services and collateral material to authors. "We're small enough to care about every single project, large enough to provide superior quality," says Director Pat Avery.

The Independent Book Publishers Association (PMA) is "the largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers." It offers numerous programs for independent publishers including PMA University Online, the Benjamin Franklin Awards and the Ingram Wholesale Acceptance Program to help the publisher who has no current distributor relationship. Read about their Trade Distribution Acceptance Program if you are a small, independent publisher seeking distribution at the bookstore level. Checklist is here.

Bookhitch.com allows authors and publishers to list their books online with links to Web sites where the books can be purchased.

Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA) has information about book sellers throughout Canada. It has a search page on which you can find a bookstore based on specific criteria.

Search Inside the Book is not difficult to set up on Amazon.com. If your book is listed there, learn how you or your publisher can make this feature available for people who browse online.

PressExposure.com enables companies, organizations and individuals to submit their press releases for FREE.

Amazon.com Sales Rank Express is the Premier Amazon tool for authors and publishers. Check all your Amazon sales ranks and more on Amazon.com and other Amazon sites Internationally.

For Writers

The Writing Show, “where writing is always the story,” interviews authors, publishers, editors and other professionals in the field of publishing. Listen to the interviews or download the MP3 podcasts. To listen to an interview of Jill Ronsley on editing, book design and children’s books, click here.

Writer's Relief, Inc. has been helping writers find the best markets for their work since 1994. Writer's Relief offers a free e-mail monthly newsflash with valuable information for writers. "If you love to write, but hate the business of writing, Writer's Relief can help."

First Writer is a site for hundreds of literary agents, book publishers, writing competitions, and magazines. Visit firstwriter.com! Improve your chances of publication with daily e-mail alerts of new and updated markets. Submit to the online magazine for free.

WOW! Women on Writing is an online magazine, designed to support women's creativity through all stages of the writing process. The site has articles on writing, interviews with agents and contest information.

The Muse it up Conference offers writers the chance to mingle with personalities and colleagues in the writing and publishing world and learn from them through organized workshops, chats and
e-mail.

For Children's Writers

Children's Writers' Marketplace offers market information and other services for children's writers. Fiction-writing classes are offered by column writer Margaret Shauers. The site is updated every month.

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) posts information on book lists and book awards.

Jacket Flap provides a comprehensive database of statistics and information on children's book publishers. The site helps writers find publishers that are accepting new authors and that publish titles in specific categories.

The Purple Crayon has a page called Who's Moving Where. Here you will find a chronological list of editors' comings and goings in the major publishing houses in North America.

Writing query letters and cover letters. For information and samples, click here.

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to the children and families who need them most.

Click here for information about book awards, including awards for children's books.

Indexing Services

Clive Pyne Book Indexing Services offers professional freelance back-of-book indexing services for reference, scholarly and trade non-fiction books. Subjects: Biology, Business, Computers, Technology, Environment, Spirituality, New Age, Self-help.

Printers

Central Plains Book Manufacturing
E-mail: Traci Trent
22234 C Street, Strother Field, Winfield, KS 67156. Tel: (620) 221-0526
Offset book printing.

Green Button Inc
E-mail: Steve Talacka
133 B Oxford Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18706. Tel. (570)-821-0444
Digital book printing.

Fidlar Doubleday
E-mail: Linda Castner, Sales Account Manager
4570 Commercial Ave., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49002. Toll-free: 800.248.0888 ext. 322
Digital book printing.
(Jill Ronsley is recommended by Fidlar Doubleday for book design and editing.)

United Graphics Incorporated
2916 Marshall Ave, PO Box 559, Mattoon, IL 61938-0559. Tel: (217) 235-7161
Offset book printing.

Impressions in Print
E-mail: Barry
4942 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5W 2Y8. Toll-free: 1-866-727-2345
Digital printing of promotional materials.

Book Awards & Contests

American Library Association provides information about a wide range of book awards.

Benjamin Franklin Awards are offered by the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA). Named in honor of America's most cherished publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ recognizes excellence in independent publishing.

ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award was established to honor excellence in independent publishing.

Jacket Flap provides information on contests and awards for children's writers.

Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly books and other media.

New York Book Festival offers awards in several categories. It considers traditionally and independently published non-fiction, fiction, children’s books, poetry, science fiction, romance and biography/autobiography.

Midwest Independent Publishers' Association (MIPA) hosts the annual MIPA Book Awards. Any independent or non-profit publisher or self-publishing author located in the 12-state Midwest region is encouraged to enter: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD & WI.

Independent Book Publisher Awards (IPPY Awards).

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States in the preceding year. Up to five honor books and up to ten highly commended titles may also be named each year. For eligibility and submission guidelines, click here.

Book Festivals & Trade Shows

Research local book fairs and shows in your city, state or province. They can give your book exposure that leads to sales and recognition. Below are a few of the largest shows.

Book Expo America (BEA) is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association and Association of American Publishers.

Book Expo Canada (CBA) is an industry event for Canadian booksellers and publishers.

PMA Exhibits The Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) arranges booth space at major book trade shows. To see a current calendar of exhibitions, click here.

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Midwest Booksellers (MBA) Trade Show is hosted by Midwest Independent Publishers' Association (MIPA). The Midwest Independent Publishers Association serves the upper-Midwest publishing community in a collaborative sharing of publishing, production, promotion, and marketing information.

Book Fairs and Literary Events across the US and around the world are listed on The Center for the Book page of the Library of Congress Web site. Dates, contact information and Web site addresses are listed.

Libraries

The American Library Association (ALA) The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. Booklists and information about book awards are available.

The Henry Miller Library offers the acclaimed Big Sur Writing Workshops for writers.

Worldcat is an online catalogue of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.

AcqWeb is a World Wide Web site providing links to information and resources of interest to librarians with acquisitions or collection development responsibilities. The scope is international. Click here for more information.

Legal Information

Ivan Hoffman, attorney at law, provides legal information for writers and publishers.

The Publishing Law Center provides legal information for the publishing community.

Useful Extras

Dexigner provides a directory to graphic designers and delivers design news, competitions, forums and links.

The Trademark Checklist was compiled by the International Trademark Association (INTA) to assist authors, writers, journalists, editors, proofreaders, copywriters and fact checkers with proper trademark usage. It includes listings for nearly 3,000 U.S. registered trademarks and service marks with their generic terms as well as proper capitalization and punctuation.

You Send It is an invaluable service for sending large files through the Internet. Register for free, login, fill in the recipient's e-mail address, upload your file and hit SEND IT. The recipient will receive an e-mail notification and can downlaod the file to his or her computer anytime within the following week.

Send This File is similar to YouSend It, but it makes downloads available for a shorter length of time.

Download the free Adobe Reader to read PDF files.

Skype provides inexpensive phone services to anywhere in the world through your computer. You can reach land lines and mobile phones, conduct conference calls, make video calls and use voice mail. Click here for information.

Copyscape enables you to check the World Wide Web for places where your Web site content has been duplicated.

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