BOOK PRODUCTION & PROMOTION RESOURCES

 

Bar Code Suppliers

AccuGraphiX http://www.bar-code.com

Bar Code Graphics http://www.barcode-us.com

BookMasters http://www.bookmasters.com/

FineLine Technologies http://www.FineLineTech.com

Film Masters http://www.filmmasters.com

Fotel http://www.fotel.com

General Graphics http://www.ggbarcode.com

J&D Barcodes jdbarcodes@earthlink.net

 

Book Clubs

There are more than 200 book clubs and most are very specialized. Only three to six will be appropriate to any particular book. For more clubs, see Literary Market Place.

Bookspan http://www.bookspan.com 30 clubs including: Book-of-the-Month Club, Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, The Literary Guild

Doubleday Book Club http://www.DoubledayBookClub.com

Writer’s Digest Book Club http://www.writersdigestbookclub.com/

 

Book Designers & Cover Artists

Book producers or book packagers are graphic arts services that specialize in the design, typesetting and layout of book pages and covers. Some will convert files to HTML and PDF. Send for brochures with prices.

Albertine Book Design: Dotti Albertine http://www.DotDesign.net

Arrow Graphics, Inc.: Alvart Badalian http://www.arrow1.com

Be It Now/Karen Ross Design: http://www.beitnow.com/publishingdesign.htm

Casa Graphics CasaG@wgn.net

Cypress House: Cynthia Frank http://www.cypresshouse.com

Dunn + Associates http://www.dunn-design.com

Foster & Foster: George Foster http://www.fostercovers.com

Kleine Editorial Service: Walter Kleine http://www.kleineedit.com

Knockout Design: Peri Poloni http://www.knockoutbooks.com

Lightbourne: Allison Wildman, Shannon Bodie, Bob Swingle http://www.lightbourne.com

Linder Creative Services: Pat Linder http://webpages.charter.net/lindercreative

Lucky Press: Janice Phelps http://www.JanicePhelps.com

MacGraphics: Karen Saunders http://www.MacGraphics.net

One-On-One Book Production, Editing and Marketing: Carolyn Porter & Alan Gadney onebookpro@aol.com

Opus 1 Design: Pamela Terry http://www.opus1design.com

Pro-Art Graphic Design: Robert Aulicino http://www.aulicinodesign.com

Robert Howard Graphic Design: Robert Howard http://www.BookGraphics.com

Sharp Spear Enterprises: Bob Spear http://www.sharpspear.com

Write to Your Market: Susan Kendrick http://www.WriteToYourMarket.com

1106 Design, LLC: Michele DeFilippo http://www.1106design.com

 

Book Fair Exhibiting Services

If you can’t attend the fair yourself, you might contract with an exhibiting service to show your books. See the discussion in Chapter 9 and read the book Book Fairs: An Exhibiting Guide for Publishers by Dan Poynter.

Association Book Exhibit: Mark Trocchi http://www.bookexhibit.com

Combined Book Exhibit: Jon Malinowski http://www.combinedbook.com

PMA Book Exhibits http://www.pma-online.org

Scholar’s Choice Exhibits http://www.scholarschoice.com

 

Book Reviewers

Here is a short list of reviewers. For more reviewers, see earlier chapters of this book and Literary Market Place. For a downloadable list of reviewers in more than 90 book categories see http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/maillist.cfm.

Midwest Book Review: Jim Cox http://www.midwestbookreview.com

New York Review of Books: Barbara Epstein, Robert Silvers http://www.nybooks.com/

Publishing Poynters Marketplace. A place where you can request reviews. http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/newsletter.cfm

Rainbo Electronic Reviews http://www.rainboreviews.com

Rebeccas Reads http://www.rebeccasreads.com/

Washington Post Book World http://www.washingtonpost.com

 

Book Shepherds

Book Shepherds are a particular kind of consultant. Each one is a virtual production and marketing director who is a mentor, tutor, coach and friend to author/publishers in the book business. Book shepherds specialize in taking a book project through all the necessary steps that may include editing, design, typesetting, locating the right printer, getting a distributor, marketing and promotion (including your Web presence). Shepherds work with the author/ publisher to assure that the book is produced and marketed efficiently and economically. These godparents use their experience and contacts to make sure all the publishing bases are covered and that they are covered in the right order. Contact them to see what each one can do for you.

Alan Gadney OneBookPro@aol.com

Barbara Florio Graham (Canada) simon@storm.ca

Barbara Kimmel nexdec@earthlink.net

Bob Goodman rg@silvercat.com

Brian Jud iMarketBooks@aol.com

Cynthia Frank Cynthia@CypressHouse.com

Ellen Reid sMarketing@MediaOne.net

Ernie Weckbaugh CasaG@wgn.net

Gail Kearns/Penny Paine Gmkea@aol.com

Janice Phelps jmp@janicephelps.com

Jim Donovan idonovan@ptd.net

Judith Briles, PhD. judith@briles.com

Kira Henschel, Kira@GoblinFernPress.com

Linda Radke info@FiveStarSupport.com

Mindy Gibbons-Klein (UK) infoC@bookmidwife.com

Patrick Ang (Singapore) Patrick.Ang@pacific.net.sg

Serena Williamson Andrew Ph.D (Canada) sw@serenawilliamson.com

Shel Horowitz shel@frugalfun.com

Shum F.P. (Malaysia) shumfp@pd.jaring.my

Simon Warwick-Smith sws@vom.com

Sylvia Hemmerly PubProf@TampaBay.rr.com

 

Bookstores (Chain)

Here are the major chains. For smaller ones, see The American Book Trade Directory, available at your public library. Address the fiction or nonfiction, hardcover or paperback buyer. Also see our Special Report Book Marketing.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. http://www.bn.com

Borders Group, Inc. http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp?tt=gn

Books-A-Million, Inc. http://www.booksamillion.com

Chapters, Inc. (Canada) http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/Default.asp

Little Professor Book Centers, LLC http://www.littleprofessor.com/

 

Bookstores (Online)

Contact the online bookstore’s Web site for publishers’ information.

Amazon http://www.amazon.com

Barnes & Noble, Inc. http://www.bn.com

Books-A-Million, Inc. http://www.booksamillion.com

Borders Group, Inc. http://www.borders.com

 

Consultants

Some consultants specialize in certain categories of books or specific markets. Contact each one for a list of specialties, services and fees.

Author’s Publishing Cooperative: Dawson Church http://www.AuthorsPublishing.com

Columbine Communications & Publications: Robert Erdmann http://www.Bob-Erdmann.com

Cypress House: Cynthia Frank http://www.cypresshouse.com

Five Star Publications, Inc.: Linda Radke http://www.fivestarsupport.com

To Press & Beyond Penelope C. Paine: http://www.topressandbeyond.com

Para Publishing: Dan Poynter http://parapub.com/sites/para/speaking/edutrain.cfm#edutrain3

RJ Communications: Ron Pramschufer http://www.selfpublishing.com

Smarketing: Ellen Reid http://www.BookShep.com

 

Copywriters—Advertising/News Releases

AWM Books: Shel Horowitz http://www.frugalfun.com

Brainstorm Editorial: Robin Quinn quinnrobin@aol.com

Joe “Mr. Fire” Vitale http://www.mrfire.com

 

Courses, Conferences & Seminars

There are many educational programs of interest to publishers. Some of the most important are listed here. For more, see Literary Market Place.

Santa Barbara Publishing Workshops: Dan Poynter http://parapub.com/sites/para/speaking/edutrain.cfm

NYU Center for Publishing http://www.scps.nyu.edu/departments/department.jsp?deptId=14

Publishing Institute, University of Denver http://www.du.edu/pi

Simba Information, Inc. http://www.simbanet.com

Stanford Publishing Courses http://publishingcourses.stanford.edu

UC Berkeley Extension http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/enroll

University of Chicago, Publishing Program Graham School of General Studies http://www.grahamschool.uchicago.edu

 

Discount Stores & Warehouse Clubs

Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. http://www.blockbuster.com

Costco Wholesale http://www.costco.com

Kmart http://www.kmart.com/home.jsp

Sam’s Wholesale Club http://www.walmart.com

Target Stores http://www.target.com

Tower Records and Books http://www.towerrecords.com

Wal-Mart http://www.walmart.com

 

Distributors to Bookstores

Distributors specialize in certain categories of books. You want a distributor with a strong line of books like yours. See their Web sites for the types of books they carry. For descriptions of the distributors with lists of the categories of books they want, see the Special Report Book Marketing, or our Document 605, Locating the Right Distributor, at http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/allproducts.cfm.

Advanced Marketing Services (AMS) Advanced Global Distribution http://www.advmkt.com

American Software & Hardware Distributors http://www.ashd.com

The Antique Collectors’ Club http://www.antiquecc.com

Austin & Company, Inc. (representation to the chains) Rebecca Austin http://www.AustinandCompanyInc.com

Biblio Distribution (NBN) http://www.bibliodistribution.com

Booklines Hawaii http://www.booklineshawaii.com

Canbook Distribution Services (Canada) http://www.canbook.com

Charles E. Tuttle Company http://www.tuttlepublishing.com

Client Distribution Services http://www.cdsbooks.com

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution http://www.cbsd.com

Cromland, Inc. (Computer books) http://www.cromland.com

Distributed Art Publishers (DAP) http://www.artbook.com/

Educational Book Distributors (Sells textbooks to schools) orders@publishersservices.net

Faithworks (Christian books) http://www.faithworksonline.com

Greenleaf Book Group http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) http://www.ipgbook.com

International Publishers Marketing http://www.internationalpubmarket.com

Independent Publishers Marketing (Gift trade) stjohns.ipm@blackhole.com

International Specialized Book Services http://www.isbscatalog.com/

Librera de Habla Hispaña tomas@anet.comm

MBI Publishing Company http://www.motorbooks.com

Midpoint Trade Books http://www.midpointtrade.com

National Book Network (NBN) http://www.nbnbooks.com

Origin Books http://www.originbooks.com

Penton Overseas http://www.pentonoverseas.com

Prologue, Inc. (Canada) http://www.prologue.ca

Publishers Marketing Association Trade Distribution Program http://www.pmaonline.org/benefits/tradedistribution.cfm

Raincoast Book Distribution (Canada) http://www.raincoast.com

Red Wheel/Weiser: Samuel Weiser, Inc. http://www.weiserbooks.com

Rights & Distribution, Inc. http://www.fellpub.com

Samuel French http://www.samuelfrench.com

Sandhill Book Marketing, Ltd. (Canada)(Does not import from U.S.) http://www.sandhillbooks.com/

SCB Distributors http://www.scbdistributors.com

Small Press Distribution (SPD) http://www.spdbooks.org

Spring Arbor Distributors (Christian books) http://www.springarbor.com/

Wimmer Cookbook, R.R. http://www.wimmerco.com/

 

Distributors to Libraries

Quality Books http://www.quality-books.com

Unique Books http://www.uniquebooksinc.com/default.asp

 

Editorial Services

Includes proofreading, copyediting, editing and ghostwriting.

Brainstorm Editorial: Robin Quinn quinnrobin@aol.com

Cross-t.i: Barbara Coster bcoster@silcom.com

The Editorial Department: Ross Browne http://www.editorialdepartment.com

GMK Editorial & Writing Services: Gail Kearns http://www.topressandbeyond.com

Kleine Editorial Service: Walter Kleine http://www.kleineedit.com

One-On-One Book Production, Editing & Marketing: Carolyn Porter onebookpro@aol.com

Media + (Media Plus): Judith Kessler jude001@earthlink.net

Penmark: Karen Stedman Penmarkg@aol.com

PenUltimate Editorial Services: Arlene Prunkl http://www.penultimateword.com

PeopleSpeak: Sharon Goldinger pplspeak@norcov.com

 

Fulfillment Services

Send for prices. Also see Special Report Book Fulfillment.

Book Clearing House: Nancy Smoller http://www.bookch.com

BookMasters: Cathy Purdy http://www.bookmasters.com

PSI Fulfillment: http://www.PSIfulfillment.com

 

Ghostwriters

Brainstorm Editorial: Robin Quinn quinnrobin@aol.com

Penmark: Karen Stedman penmarkg@aol.com

Word Wizard: David Kohn WordWiz@gate.net

 

Electronic Lists

Online chats are the least expensive consulting you can get. Several interest groups serve book writing and publishing. You can join and learn—for free! You can ask questions, and authors and publishers with personal experience will answer you. Sometimes you���ll be able to contribute to the list. See the various lists below, visit their sites, select two or three and join.

General

http://www.pub-forum.net/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/self-publishing/

http://www.publish-l.com/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smallpub-civil/

 

Fiction

http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

eBooks

http://www.ind-e-pubs.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebook-community/

POD Publishing

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pod_publishers/

Publishing Design

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/publishingdesign/

Book Signings/Mini-Seminars

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booksigners/

Publishing Law

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/copyright-future/

 

Manuscript & Book Evaluation

Communication Unlimited: Gordon Burgett http://www.SOPS.com

 

Office & Shipping Supplies

See their Web sites.

Chiswick, Inc. http://www.chiswick.com

Drawing Board http://www.thedrawingboard.com

Grayarc http://www.grayarc.com/

Paper Mart http://www.papermart.com

Quill Corporation http://www.quill.com

Reliable Office Supplies http://www.reliable.com

Robbins Container Corp. http://www.cornellrobbins.com/1.htm

 

Order-Entry Software

PUB123: Adams-Blake Company: Alan Canton http://www.adams-blake.com

Publishers Assistant http://www.bookch.com

Quicken & QuickBooks Intuit, Inc. http://www.intuit.com

 

Printers, Offset (Ink)

These ink-on-paper printers specialize in manufacturing books. They will bid on manufacture and trucking; it doesn’t matter where they’re located. To get the best price, send a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to them all. For more detail, see our Special Report Buying Book Printing, or our Document 603, Book Printing, at the Best Price, at http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/allproducts.cfm.

Alumni Graphics, Inc.: Sonny Spencer http://www.alumnigraphics.com

Bang Printing http://www.bangprinting.com

Banta Book Group: Chip Fuhrmann, Dawn Binkley http://www.banta.com

BookMasters: Shelley Sapyta http://www.bookmasters.com

Central Plains Book Manufacturing: Becky Pate http://www.centralplainsbook.com

C.J. Krehbiel Co.: Rick Hastings http://www.cjkrehbiel.com

Color House Graphics, Inc.: Phil Knight http://www.ColorHouseGraphics.com

The Country Press, Inc.: Mike Pinto http://www.countrypressinc.com

Cushing-Malloy: Thomas Dorow http://www.cushing-malloy.com

Data Reproductions Corporation: Kimberly Colton http://www.datarepro.com

Delta Printing Solutions: http://www.DeltaPrintingSolutions.com

Dickinson Press (Specializes in lightweight papers, also religious titles [Bibles, etc.] and educational): Bob Worcester http://www.dickinsonpress.com

Edwards Brothers: Joe Thomson http://www.edwardsbrothers.com

Eerdmans Printing Co.: Matt Baerwalde http://www.eerdmansprinting.com

Friesens Printers (Canada): Jim Beckel http://www.friesens.com

Global Book Printing: Brian Devany http://globalbookprinting.com

Hignell Book Printing Ltd. (Canada): Don Barnicki http://www.hignell.mb.ca

Jostens: Ed Bohannon http://www.jostens.com/commercialprinting/

Malloy Lithographing: Bill Upton http://www.malloy.com

McNaughton & Gunn: http://www.bookprinters.com

Morgan Printing: Mark Hillis http://www.morganprinting.org

Omnipress: Robert G. Hamm http://www.omnipress.com

Patterson Printing: Linda J. Seaman http://www.patterson-printing.com

Phoenix Color Corp. http://www.phoenixcolor.com

Professional Press http://www.profpress.com

Rose Printing Company (Can also print mini-books) http://www.roseprinting.com

R.R. Donnelley & Sons: Chuck Harpel http://www.rrdonnelley.com/wwwrrd/Home.asp

Sheridan Books: Mary Heim http://www.sheridanbooks.com

Technical Communication Services: Ray Kiely http://www.tcsbook.com

Thomson-Shore, Inc. http://www.tshore.com

Transcontinental-Gagne Printing (Canada): Denis Audet http://www.transcontinental.com/en/index.html

United Graphics: Louis Segovia http://www.unitedgraphicsinc.com

Van Volumes, Ltd.: Russell Tate http://www.VanVolumes.com

Vaughan Printing Company http://www.vaughanprinting.com

Von Hoffmann Graphics: Mark Bawden http://www.vonhoffmann.com

Walsworth Publishing Co.: Joe Cupp http://www.walsworthprinting.com

Whitehall Printing Company: John Gilbertson http://www.whitehallprinting.com

 

Printers, Digital (Toner)

These printers produce books with digital printing in smaller quantities. They will bid on manufacture and trucking; it doesn’t matter where they’re located. To get the best price, send a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to them all. For more detail, see our Special Report Buying Book Printing, or our Document 603, Book Printing, at the Best Price, at http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/allproducts.cfm.

aa Printing: William Ashby bAshby@PrintShopCentral.com http://www.PrintShopCentral.com

Adibooks: Thomas G. Campbell tcampbell@KingPrinting.com http://www.adibooks.com

Alexander’s Print Advantage: Doyle Mortimer, Barry Merrell eprint@alexanders.com http://www.Alexanders.com

BookJustBooks.com: Ron Pramschufer customerservice@rjc-llc.com http://BooksJustBooks.com

BookMasters, Inc. Info@BookMasters.com http://www.BookMasters.com

BookMobile.com: Nicole Baxter nbaxter@bookmobile.com http://www.bookmobile.com/

Books-On-Demand: Dave Shannon, CSS Publishing http://www.CSSpub.com

C&M Press: Beth Chapmon info@cmpress.com http://www.cmpress.com/

DeHart’s Media Services: Don DeHart don@deharts.com http://www.DeHarts.com

DigiNet Printing: Guillermo “William” Perego gPerego@DigiNetPrinting.com http://www.DigiNetPrinting.com

Documation LLC: lburchell@documation.com http://www.documation.com

Document Technologies: Diane Gimbel info@xrcdti.com http://www.xrcdti.com/

Fidlar Doubleday: Lisa Mallory lisam@fidlar.com http://www.FidlarDoubleday.com

Gorham Printing: Kathleen Shaputis kathleens@gorhamprinting.com http://www.gorhamprinting.com

Morgan Printing and Publishing: Terry Sherrell terry@morganprinting.org http://www.MorganPrinting.org

On-DemandPress.com: Walter Fuller editor@saintbartsbooks.com http://www.on-demandpress.com/

P.O.D.Wholesale: Mark Gregory, VP Operations info@podwholesale.com http://www.podwholesale.com

Sir Speedy-Scottsdale, AZ: Mike Bercaw mBercaw@SirSpeedyScottsdale.com http://www.SirSpeedy.com/scottsdale

Sir Speedy-Whittier, CA: Tim McCarthy tim@ssWhittier.com http://www.ssWhittier.com

Starnet Media Group: jeff@starnet-media.com http://www.starnet-media.com

TPC Graphics: Len Metz TPClen-Pat@erols.com

Tri-State Litho: Kumar Persad kumarp@tristatelitho.com http://www.TriStateLitho.com

 

Printers, POD

These printers produce books one at a time (on-demand).

LightningSource/Ingram Book Group http://www.lightningprint.com

Replica Books/Baker & Taylor http://www.baker-taylor.com

BookSurge, LLC http://www.BookSurge.com

Printorium Bookworks (Canada) www.printoriumbookworks.com

 

Publishers, POD

These publishers produce books one at a time (on-demand) and publishing services.

Authorhouse http://www.Authorhouse.com

Infinity Publishing John Harnish http://www.InfinityPublishing.com

Trafford Publishing http://www.Trafford.com

iUniverse http://www.iUniverse.com

Xlibris http://www.xlibris.com

 

Professional Organizations

Write for an application and inquire about benefits and dues. Many associations publish a magazine or newsletter. For a list of writers’ associations, see Writer’s Market.

American Book Producers Association http://www.abpaonline.org/

American Booksellers Association (ABA) http://www.bookweb.org

American Library Association (ALA) http://www.ala.org

Arizona Book Publishing Association http://www.azbookpub.com/

Association of American Publishers, Inc. (AAP) http://www.publishers.org

Association of Canadian Publishers http://www.publishers.ca

Authors Guild, Inc. http://www.authorsguild.org

Bay Area Independent Publishers Association http://www.baipa.org

Book Industry Study Group http://www.bisg.org

Book Publicists of Southern California http://bookpublicists.org/

Book Summit http://www.BookSummit.com

Catholic Press Association http://www.catholicpress.org/index.htm

Christian Booksellers Association http://www.cbaonline.org

Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) http://www.cipabooks.com

Direct Marketing Association http://www.the-dma.org

Florida Publishers Association, Inc. http://www.Flbookpub.org

Independent Publishers Guild, UK http://www.ipg.uk.com/

Midwest Independent Publishers Association http://www.mipa.org

New Mexico Book Association http://www.nmbook.org/

Publishers Association of the South http://www.pubsouth.org

Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) Jan Nathan http://www.pma-online.org

For local affiliates, see http://www.pma-online.org/affiliat.cfm#affil

St. Louis Publishers Association http://www.stlouispublishers.org

Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN): Scott Flora http://www.spannet.org/

Society for Scholarly Publishing http://www.sspnet.org

 

Publicists/Marketing

These professionals provide a number of services such as scheduling you for radio-TV appearances, writing your news releases, introducing you to review and sales sources, securing distributors and wholesalers and/or creating sales brochures. Contact them for prices and services. For an expanded listing of publicists, see Literary Market Place.

AtlasBooks, a Division of BookMasters, Inc.: Cathy Purdy http://www.atlasbooks.com

Book Marketing Works: Brian Jud http://www.bookmarketingworks.com

Bradley’s Guide to the Top National TV Talk & Interview Shows http://www.freepublicity.com/tv13

Cypress House: Cynthia Frank http://www.cypresshouse.com

Direct Contact Media Services: Paul J. Krupin http://www.imediafax.com http://www.book-publicity.com

Free Radio Airtime (Radio publicity): Alex Carroll http://www.FreeRadioAirtime.com

Great Interviews Media Coaching & Consulting Service: Matthew Gray http://www.LoveLife.com/GreatInterviews

Integrated Book Marketing ibmarket@optonline.net

Ira Communications: Ira Streitfeld iracom@cs.com

KSB Promotions: Kate Bandos http://www.ksbpromotions.com

LCO-Levine Communications Office: Michael Levine http://www.LCOonline.com

MM Book Publicity: Maryglenn McCombs http://www.maryglenn.com

One-On-One Book Marketing & Promotion: Alan Gadney onebookpro@aol.com

Phenix & Phenix: Marika Flatt http://www.BookPros.com

Planned Television Arts: Rick Frishman http://www.plannedtvarts.com

Promotion in Motion IrwinZuckerPR@aol.com

PR/PR: Pam Lontos http://www.prpr.net

Radio-TV Interview Report (RTIR) Bradley Communications Corp.: Steve Harrison http://www.FreePublicity.com/info227.htm

Readers Radio Virtual Book Tours: Errol Smith http://www.ReadersRadioNetwork.com

Sherri Rosen Publicity http://www.SherriRosen.com

Smarketing Agency: Ellen Reid http://www.smarketing.com

To Press and Beyond: Gail Kearns, Penelope Paine http://www.topressandbeyond.com

 

Shipping Services

Airborne http://www.airborne.com

DHL http://www.dhl.com

FedEx http://www.FedEx.com

Purolator http://www.purolator.com

UPS http://www.ups.com

USPS http://www.usps.gov

 

Speech Recognition Software

Dragon Naturally Speaking http://www.nuance.com/

IBM ViaVoice (PC & Mac) http://www-306.ibm.com/software/voice/viavoice/

 

Web Site Design

American Author Lars Clausen http://www.americanauthor.com

BookMasters, Inc. Cathy Purdy http://www.bookmasters.com

Lightbourne, Inc.: Allison Wildman, Shannon Bodie, Bob Swingle http://www.lightbourne.com

 

Wholesalers

The most important are listed here. For more, see the American Book Trade Directory and Literary Market Place, available at your public library. You will also want a single national distributor on an exclusive basis. (See Distributor list above.)

Airlift Books (UK) http://www.airlift.co.uk/perl/index.pl

Ambassador Book Service http://www.absbook.com

Baker & Taylor Sue Tomae Publisher Services Dept. http://www.btol.com

Blackwell’s Book Services http://www.blackwell.com

Bookazine Corp., Inc. http://www.bookazine.com

Book House, Inc. http://www.thebookhouse.com

Brodart Company http://www.brodart.com

Coutts Library Service http://www.couttsinfo.com/en/about/aboutus.html

DeVorss and Company http://www.devorss.com

The distributors http://www.thedistributors.com

Eastern Book Company http://www.ebc.com

Emery-Pratt Co. http://www.emery-pratt.com

Ingram Book Company http://www.ingrambook.com

Midwest Library Service http://www.midwestls.com

National Association of College Stores (NACSCORP) http://www.nacscorp.com

New England Mobile Book Fair http://www.nebookfair.com

New Leaf Distributing http://www.newleaf.dist.com

Nutri-Books/Royal Publications http://www.nutribooks.com/

Sunbelt Publications http://www.sunbeltpub.com

YBP Library Services (Formally Yankee Book Peddler) http://www.ybp.com

 

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GLOSSARY

 

AAP—Association of American Publishers.

AAUP—Association of American University Presses.

ABA—American Booksellers Association.

ABI—Advance Book Information. Publishers supply information on their book to Bowker for inclusion in Forthcoming Books and Books in Print. This information is also referenced in other databases.

accounts receivable—Money owed a company by credit customers.

acknowledgments—A statement of gratitude for contributions, inspiration or an influence by others for a book.

acquisitions editor—The person in a publishing firm who acquires new manuscripts.

advance—An amount paid to the author on signing the contract. An advance is normally applied against (deducted from) royalties.

advance reading copy—A preliminary bound version of the book and cover for review and sales purposes, many times without final correction.

afterword—A final concluding section to a book, written by the author.

ALA—American Library Association.

American Booksellers Association—The trade association of nonchain retail bookstores in the U.S.

American Library Association—Largest library association in the U.S.

American National Standards (Z39 Standard) Committee—The committee responsible for standards for libraries, information science and publishing.

anthology—A collection of one or more authors published as a single work.

antiquarian bookseller—One who specializes in selling old or rare books.

appendixes—Part of the back matter of a book, usually containing relevant supplemental information for the reader, possibly organized by content.

artwork—Any illustrative matter other than straight text.

Association of American Publishers—The trade association of the largest book publishers in the U.S.

Association of American University Presses—The trade association of university presses.

author’s alterations (AA)—Changes made by the author after the file has been sent to the printer.

back flap—The back inner flap of a dust jacket that often contains a biography of the author.

back list—Previously published books that are still in print and available from a publisher. Not front list books that are recently published.

back matter—Parts of the book that follow the main body of the text, such as the Appendix, Bibliography, Index, Glossary, etc. End matter.

back order—An order for books that are unavailable, which is held until the books become available.

bar code—The identification and price marking in bar format on books. The bar code for books is called Bookland EAN.

bastard title—Half title. Found on a page in front of the title page.

belt press—A large printing press that prints many pages in one pass.

best-seller—A top-selling book. There are several best-seller lists that draw sales figures from different markets.

bibliography—That part of the back matter listing books and materials consulted by the author in preparing the book, or that the author wishes to bring to the reader’s attention.

binding—The processes following printing: folding, gathering, stitching, gluing, trimming and/or casing a book.

BISAC—Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee. A committee of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG).

bleed—Ink printed over the edge of the paper. The edge is trimmed off. Most magazines have covers with bleed.

blueline—What used to be given to publishers as the final proof of a book prior to it going to press. Today, the final proofs are one-off laser copies of the book with a perfect-bound blank cover.

blurb—A promotional announcement, phrase or advertisement.

body type—The majority of the type used in a book. Not a headline.

boldface—Type that is heavier than the text type with which it is used.

bond—A hard finish rag or sulphite paper used for stationery and forms.

book—A publication of 49 or more pages that is not a serial or periodical.

book fair—An event where publishers display their books.

booklet—A small book, usually with fewer than 48 pages.

book packager—A person or company that contracts with publishers to deliver contracted books.

book rate—See Media Mail and Special Standard Mail.

book trade—Book distributors, wholesalers and stores (chains, independent and online). Sometimes includes libraries.

bullets—Large black dots or other icons, that are used to set off items in a list.

C1S—Coated One Side. Usually refers to a book cover stock that is smooth on one side.

caption—The line of text accompanying an illustration.

cash basis—Accounting system. Not accrual.

case binding—Hardcover.

case bound—Hardcover or edition binding.

cataloging-in-publication data—Bibliographic information supplied by the Library of Congress that is printed on the copyright page. The CIP data helps libraries to shelve the book properly.

chapbook—A small book or pamphlet of poetry, popular tales, or ballads.

character—A letter, number, punctuation mark or space in printed matter.

check digit—A number used to validate other numbers in the preceding numerical field. The last number in an ISBN is a check digit.

checking copy—Finished book sent to prepublication (galley) reviewer.

clip art—Line drawings, screened pictures and illustrations designed to be copied and pasted into your file.

coated stock—Paper manufactured with a variety of surfaces that may be smooth, glossy or matte.

COD—Cash On Delivery. Where merchandise is paid for when delivered.

collating—Gathering of printed sheets into proper order for binding.

colophon—A listing of production details in the back matter.

color separation—A camera technique using different-colored lenses to draw out the three primary colors and black from a color illustration or photograph. The resulting negatives (also called film separations or sep negs) are used to make the printing plates.

composition—Typeset material. Typeset text ready to be pasted up.

continuity program—A standing order for succeeding volumes in a related program.

contrast—The degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture.

co-op advertising—Where the publisher and the bookstore share the cost of local book advertising. The publisher pays the larger share.

co-op publishing—Where more than one person or company join to produce a book. Co-publishing.

copyediting—Editing of a manuscript for spelling, grammar, punctuation, accuracy and clarity.

copyright—The right to retain or sell copies of artistic works that you have produced.

copyright notice—The words placed on the copyright page, such as “Copyright © 2007, Dan Poynter.”

crane—Prepublication galley.

credit memo—A statement showing money due a customer for returned merchandise.

crop marks—The lines used to define the desired limits of the area of a photograph or illustration to be reproduced. See trim marks.

dba—Doing business as. A sole proprietorship operated in another name.

dedication—A message in the front matter of the book in tribute to a person, cause or group.

defamation—Libel (written) or slander (spoken) that injures a person.

density—The relative darkness of an image area. In photography, the blackening or light-stopping ability of a photographic image, as numerically measured by a densiometer.

developmental editing—Assistance by an editor with the organization and approach to a book.

direct-mail advertising—Advertising matter mailed directly to a potential customer, via land (postal) or electronic mail (email).

disintermediation—Cutting out intermediaries, such as publishers, distributors, wholesalers and bookstores.

display ad—A print advertisement using graphics.

display type—Type that is larger than the text, as in a chapter headline.

distributor—A company that acts as your marketing (usually to one market such as bookstores), warehousing and shipping department. Not a jobber or wholesaler. Distributors are normally exclusive to a particular market, have traveling sales representatives and sell individual titles to wholesalers, jobbers, retail outlets and libraries.

dummy—A preliminary mock-up of a book folded to the exact size of the finished job.

dummy folio—“Working” page numbers added for identification purposes but changed before the book is printed.

dump—A display for books, usually made of cardboard. Also called a counter stand or floor stand (standee).

dust jacket—The thin paper wrap on a hardcover book.

eBook—Downloadable electronic (not printed) book.

editing—Changing, correcting, altering, polishing typed text into required form.

edition—All printings of a book that are a straight reprint. Once revisions are made, the book becomes a second edition.

el-hi—The elementary school/high school market.

email (e-mail)—Electronic messages over a computer network.

em dash—A dash (—) the width of a capital M.

en dash—A dash (–) the width of a capital N.

endpapers—The heavy sheets that fasten the pages of a hardcover book to the cover. End sheets.

epigraph—A page in the front matter where a quote or poem may be placed, setting the tone for the book.

epilogue—The last part of the text that brings the reader up-to-date.

errata—A loose sheet listing errors found in the printed book.

exclusive—1. A news or feature story printed by one media source substantially ahead of its competitors. 2. Sole distribution rights to specific markets given to a distributor.

ezine (e-zine)—Electronic magazine available on the Internet.

fair use—The allowable and legal use of a limited amount of copyrighted material without getting permission.

F&Gs—Folded and gathered signatures of a printed book ready for binding. F&Gs were formerly sent to the publisher for final approval prior to binding the print run.

first edition—The entire original printing from the same (unchanged) plates.

first serial rights—The exclusive right to serialize a book in a periodical.

flop—To flip over a photographic negative so the image will be reversed.

flush—To be even with, such as in “flush right” or “flush left,” text against a margin.

flyer—A printed announcement. A flyer becomes a brochure when folded.

FOB—Free On Board. “FOB origin” means the addressee pays the shipping. “FOB destination” means the shipper pays the shipping costs. “FOB Santa Barbara” means the goods are delivered free as far as Santa Barbara; the addressee pays for transportation, if any, from there.

folio—The number on the page of a book.

font—The complete set of type in a single typeface, including characters, numbers and punctuation marks.

foreign rights—Subsidiary rights allowing the book to be published in other countries.

foreword—Introductory remarks about the book and its author found in the front matter. Not spelled “forward.”

frontispiece—An illustration facing the title page.

front matter—All the pages in a book before the main text; the preliminary matter. The prelims, or front matter, include the Copyright Page, Title Page, Table of Contents, etc.

FTC—Federal Trade Commission.

fulfillment—The process of order-processing, picking, packing and shipping.

galleys—The prepublication copies of the book sent to some reviewers.

gang run (ganging)—Putting numerous unrelated jobs together for printing. Provides lower costs by economizing on setup charges.

ghostwriter—A professional writer who produces work for others.

glossary—A list of definitions found in the back matter.

glossy—A photograph with a shiny surface. Not matte (not dull).

gripper margin—The unprintable edge of the sheet of paper where the printing press or photocopier clamps the sheet to pull it through the printing machine. Often on top of the sheet and usually .25''.

gutter—The space between columns of type, such as the inner margins in two facing pages of a book.

hairline—A very finely ruled line.

half title—A page, usually in front of the title page, where only the title appears. See bastard title.

halftone—A screened photograph. A tone pattern composed of dots of uniform density but varying in size. A reproduction of a photograph whereby the various tones (highlights and shadows) are translated into numerous tiny dots for printing.

halftone screen—A screen placed in front of the negative material in the process camera to break up a continuous tone image into dots of black and white to produce a halftone. There are two types: ruled glass screens and contact screens.

hardcover—A book bound in boards. Case bound.

headband—Reinforcing cloth at each end of the spine of a hardcover book.

headline—A large bold caption at the top of an article or advertisement.

hickey—A speck or blotch on a printed page.

highlights—The lightest (or whitest) portions of a photograph or artwork.

hot type—An older typesetting process using cast hot metal.

HTML—Hypertext Markup Language, used for documents on the Web.

hyperbole or hype—Exaggerated sales claims for a product or person.

IDs—Independent Distributor wholesalers (jobbers) who buy books and magazines in large quantities for resale to nonbookstore retail outlets such as newsstands, grocery stores, drugstores, hotels and airport shops.

illustration—Photographs and drawings. Artwork.

image area—The printable area of a page surrounded by margins.

imprint—The name under which a publisher prints a line of books. A publisher may have several imprints.

index—An A to Z listing in the back matter giving the location of specific material.

in print—Books that are currently available from publishers.

insertion order—A form used by advertising agencies to place advertising in various media.

interactive editing—editing of a book that considers the needs of eBooks, such as hyperlinks that take the reader to the Web or other parts of the book, formats of illustrations, etc.

International Standard Book Number—A unique number that identifies the binding, edition and publisher of a book. ISBNs are assigned by their publisher.

International Standard Serial Number—A number like an ISBN for serials/books published in a series. ISSNs are assigned by the Library of Congress.

inventory—Books on hand available for sale.

invoice—A bill.

ISBNSee International Standard Book Number.

ISSNSee International Standard Serial Number.

italics—Type with a right-hand slant. Used for quotations, titles and emphasis.

jobber—One who buys books in large quantities for resale to retailers and libraries. A rack-jobber supplies books and magazines to racks in retail outlets.

job printer—One who does not specialize in specific types of printing.

justification—Running lines of text so that the left and/or right margins are even.

kerning—Reducing space between letters.

layout—The overall appearance of a book.

leading—The amount of vertical spacing, measured in points, between lines of typeset text. Rhymes with “heading.”

leaflet—Printed paper sheet folded in the center to produce four pages.

letterpress—Printing from raised type rather than from photographic plates.

libel—Written defamation.

library edition—A book with a reinforced binding.

Library of Congress—The national library serving the U.S. Congress.

Library of Congress Control number—A unique title control number assigned by the Library of Congress to a given work. Often referred to now as the Preassigned Control Number, or PCN.

library rate—The special postal rate available for shipping books to or from libraries and educational institutions.

line art (line drawing)—A black-and-white illustration with no gray tones that does not require screening.

line shot—Any negative, print, copy or printing plate that is composed of solid image areas without halftone patterns.

list price—The suggested retail selling-price of merchandise.

LIT—A Microsoft reader file.

Literary Market Place (LMP)—The directory of the book publishing industry.

logo—A symbol or illustration used as an identifying mark by a business. Like a trademark.

lowercase—Small letters, not capitals.

mailing list server—An electronic mailing list server that sends messages to all the addresses on the list.

mail order—Fulfilling orders via the mail.

make-ready—All the printing press setup in preparation for a print run.

manuscript—The book (typed or handwritten) before it is typeset and printed.

margin—The white space around the copy on a page.

marketing plan—A publisher’s total promotional plan for a book, including reviews, subsidiary rights, advertising and other customer contact.

mass customization—Using digital printing to place different names, text or images in each book.

mass-market paperback—The smaller, 4 x 7 , cheaper editions usually sold next to magazines.

matte—A nonshiny, dull surface.

media—Print, broadcast, recording and other methods for delivering your message to the market.

media flyer—A brochure designed to be sent to talk shows.

Media Mail—The special postal rate available for shipping books.

monograph—A short report on a single subject.

multipurpose—Spinning off additional editions of the manuscript—hard-cover, softcover, audio, eBook, etc.

negative—An image where the light areas of a subject appear dark and the dark areas appear light. Photographic material, film or a plate that contains such an image.

news release—An announcement sent to the media.

nth name—Incrementally selected names from a mailing list, such as every 10th name. Used in testing lists.

OCR—Optical Character Recognition. A device or computer software that can recognize (read) typewritten characters and convert them to electronic impulses for translation to output media language. An OCR reader can read a printed page into a computer for editing.

OEB—A file format for eBooks, “Open E Book.”

opaque—Not admitting light. Painting out parts of negatives so they will not reproduce.

opinion-molders—People who lead thought, such as authors, editors, celebrities and other influential individuals.

orphan—A single word standing at the top of a page when copy has been set. See widow.

out of print—A book that is no longer available.

overrun—The books over the ordered amount. Because there are so many parts to a book, printers are allowed overruns and underruns of up to 10%.

packing slip—A document sent with a shipment of books itemizing the contents of the shipment.

page proof—A layout of the pages as they will appear in the book.

pagination—The numbering or order of pages in a book.

paperback—A softcover book.

PCN—Preassigned Control Number. The term for the Library of Congress Control Number when it is assigned prior to publication.

PDF—Portable Document Format produced by Adobe Acrobat. PDF is the file extension of the document name.

peer review—Manuscript review or editing by one or more experts in the subject field.

pen name—A pseudonym.

perfect binding—The standard glued-on cover seen on most softcover books. It has a squared-off spine on which the title and name of the author may be printed.

periodical—A periodically issued publication such as a magazine.

PI—Per inquiry advertising, where the media provide the space or time free and get a piece of each sale.

pica—A printing industry unit of measure equal to approximately 1/6 of an inch. There are 12 points to the pica. Usually used to measure width.

plagiarism—Copying the work of another and passing it off as one’s own.

plate, printing—Usually the master device bearing the image to be printed. May be paper, plastic or metal.

plugging—A press condition whereby photographs appear muddy or characters fill in. Caused by poor plate burning, over-application of ink or incorrect ink/water balance.

PODSee print on demand.

point—A vertical measurement used in typesetting. One point equals 1/72 of an inch.

point-of-purchase display (POP)—A dump or rack of books.

positive—A photographic image in which the tones correspond to the original subject. A positive on paper is usually called a “print.”

ppi—Pages per inch. Used to measure the thickness of paper.

PQNSee Print Quantity Needed.

preface—Introductory remarks by the author in the front matter. The preface gives the reason for writing the book and defines its aims and scope.

pre-galley—An early version of the book and cover used to be shown to other people in a publishing company.

premium—A book given away as part of a promotion.

press kit—A collection of publicity materials used to promote a book, usually presented in a cardboard folder with pockets.

press releaseSee news release.

print-on-demand—Producing books one at a time, as needed.

Print Quantity Needed—Digital (toner) printing. Not one at a time like POD. This printing process is cost-effective for quantities from 100 to 2,500 copies.

printer’s error (PE)—Mistakes made by the printer in preparing for the press. Not author’s alterations.

pro forma invoice—A full invoice that must be paid before the product is shipped.

proof—A digitally printed book representing what the printed book will look like, which is made for final author/publisher checking.

pseudonym—An assumed name used to conceal an author’s identity. A pen name.

publication date—The date on which a book’s promotion is high and books are available for purchase. A launch date usually set three to four months after the book is printed.

public domain—Material not protected by copyright.

publicist—One who prepares promotional materials and/or schedules media appearances.

Publishers Marketing Association (PMA)—A trade association that sponsors co-op promotions to help members sell books.

purchase order—A request for the purchase of merchandise, describing the merchandise, shipping instructions and other conditions of sale. A PO generally represents a promise to pay. Acceptance by the supplier constitutes a contract to supply the merchandise under specified terms.

quality paperback—A softcover or trade paper book.

quotation—An endorsement for a book.

quote—A price for printing.

ragged right—An uneven right-hand margin. Not justified.

recto—The right-hand page of a book.

reduction—A photographic process creating a small image.

register—The correct positioning of print on a page.

remaindering—The selling off of the remaining stock of books after sales fall off.

remnant space—Random advertising space in a periodical that has not been sold and is available at a reduced rate. Occurs usually in regional editions of national magazines.

reprint—1. To go back to press on the same book. 2. Printing the book in another version, such as a paperback version of a hardcover book.

returns—Unsold books that are returned to a publisher for credit.

reverse—To print an image white on black, rather than black on white.

review—An evaluation of a book, sometimes critical.

review copy—A complimentary copy of a book sent to reviewers and potential quality purchasers.

revised edition—The printing of a book after substantial changes to the contents. The ISBN should be different.

rights—An agreement to allow someone else to use the book, usually in another form. Examples are foreign rights, first serial rights and film rights.

royalties—Money paid to authors by publishers for the right to publish their work.

RFQ—Request For Quotation.

runaround—Where text is typeset around an illustration.

run-on printing—Continuing to print past the number ordered or quoted.

running heads—The book title or chapter title found at the top of the page in many books. See the top of this page.

saddle stitchSee stitch.

sales rep—An individual who presents books to stores and takes orders. A book traveler.

SASE—Self-addressed stamped envelope.

scoring—Creasing or pressing a line into paper so that it will fold more readily and more accurately.

screen—See halftone screen.

second serial rights—The nonexclusive right to serialize a book in a periodical.

serial—A publication issued in successive parts, usually at regular intervals.

serif—The “tails” on a type character that make it easier to read. The text in this book is set in a serif type.

sheet—Two printed pages, one on each side of a leaf of paper. If the sheet is folded to create four printed pages, it is called a leaflet.

sheet-fed press—A printing press that prints on sheets of paper, not rolls.

short discount—Less than 40%. Textbooks are often sold on a short discount.

shrink-wrapping—Thin transparent plastic wrapped around books to protect their condition. Good to be done in small quantities, such as groups of two or six books.

signature—A part of a book obtained by folding a large single sheet of paper into sections. A book signature may contain increments of 32 or 48 pages.

Smyth sewn—Where signatures are sewn together with thread prior to installing the cover on a book. Common with hardbound books.

spam—An unsolicited email message.

Special Standard Mail—Successor to Book Rate; now called Media Mail.

spine—The part of the book that connects the front to the back.

spine out—Displaying books on a shelf so that the spine shows. Not “face out.”

spiral binding—Continuous wire binding.

Standard Address Number (SAN)—A number assigned to all organizations involved in buying, selling and lending books. The numbers are assigned by the ISBN agency at Bowker.

statement—A periodic (usually monthly) listing of invoices, credit memos and payments. Bookstores expect a monthly statement of account.

stet—A proofreading term to disregard editing notes and leave as is. From the Latin “to stand.”

stitch—A staple. The staples seen in magazines and brochures are “saddle stitches.”

STOP orders—A cash with order (Single Title Order Plan) used by bookstores.

subsidiary rights—Additional rights to publish the book in other forms. Examples are book club rights, foreign rights and serial rights.

subsidy press—A publisher who charges the author to publish a book. Subsidy presses have a bad reputation for editing, production quality and promotion. A “vanity press.”

substantive editing—A deep edit that deals with the flow of ideas, approach and tone, organization of the book overall and within each chapter, with possible rewriting and clarifying of the text.

tear sheets—Ads, stories, etc., torn from the magazine they appeared in.

terms—Time, in days, allowed a customer for payment of an invoice. For example: Net 30 days.

testimonial—Book endorsement or blurb.

text—The main body of the page. Not the headlines.

tipping-in—The pasting into a book of extra sheets such as foldout maps.

title—1. A book or stock of the same book. 2. The name of the book.

title page—The right-hand page in the front matter that features the title, author’s name and other crucial info.

title verso—The page opposite the title page, often the copyright page.

trade paperback—A quality paperback or softcover book.

trade publisher—One who publishes books primarily for the book trade (bookstores and libraries).

traveler, book—A sales rep.

trim size—The size of the page once trimmed to its final dimension.

turnaround—The time it takes for a job to be done, such as editing or typesetting.

uncorrected page proofs—A galley. A crane.

underrun—When a printer manufactures fewer copies than were ordered. See overrun.

unit cost—The cost to print each book.

vanity press—A subsidy press.

vendor—The supplier of goods or services.

verso—The left-hand page of a book.

web press—A fast printing press, using paper on rolls as opposed to sheets.

wholesaler—A company that buys books in quantities for resale to stores and libraries. Wholesalers handle all or most books, do not usually have sales reps and are not exclusive to special markets. Not a distributor.

widow—A single word standing as the last line of a paragraph in a typeset book. See orphan.

work for hire—Writing for which the writer does not retain ownership.

working title—A preliminary title used during manuscript preparation before the book is named.

XML—Extensible Markup Language lets Web developers create customized tags for presenting electronic information.

 

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Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life.

Jesse Lee Bennett (1907 2000)

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COLOPHON

 

This book was completely produced using the New Model production system described within.

 

Writing and manuscript building

Manuscript preparation: MS-Word

Typesetting

Body text: Berling, 12 the patient

Headers: Gill Sans Light, 8 pt

Chapter titles: Gill Sans Light, 32 pt

Quotations: ITC Century Light Italic, 11.5 pt

Stories: Gill Sans, 11 pt

Caption: Gill Sans Bold, 11 pt

Prepress

Editing: Brainstorm Editorial, Robin Quinn quinnrobin@aol.com

Proofreading/Production Proofing: Brookes Nohlgren (booksbybrookes@earthlink.net) and Arlene Prunkle (info@penultimateword.com)

Book design: Bacall Creative, Patricia Bacall pbacall@bacallcreative.com

Typography: Creative Publishing, Ghislain Viau viaugh@colba.net

Production using QuarkXpress

Cover design: RH Graphic Design, Robert Howard rhoward@frii.com

Book Consultant: Ellen Reid’s Book Shepherding, Ellen Reid ellen@bookshep.com

Conversion

QuarkXpress to PDF

Printing

Printing by McNaughton & Gunn, Ann Arbor, Michigan http://www.bookprinters.com from PDF file

Paper: 50# Domtar Opaque—Plainfield Smooth

Cover: 10 pt C1S, four-color, lay-flat gloss film lamination

Binding: Perfect-bound (adhesive, softcover)

Book trade distribution

Publishers Group West http://www.PGW.com

 

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ORDERING INFORMATION

 

Fax orders: 805-968-1379.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING...

 

This is the best self-publishing manual on the market.” —Judith Appelbaum, How to Get Happily Published

 

This is by far the best book of its kind.” —Writing & Publishing

 

The book is a must for those considering publishing as a business, for writers who want to investigate self-publishing, and is eminently useful for its new and old ideas to those who have already begun to do it. A fine and handy guide by a fine and successful publisher.” —Small Press Review

 

With this book, you will learn how to speed write your book; copyright it yourself; bypass publishers; set up your own book publishing company; promote your books with book reviews, book signings, feature articles and radio/TV interviews; get your book into bookstores, specialty stores, catalogs and on the Web; and make spin-offs of your book.” —The Writer

 

A handy, concise and informative sourcebook… Expertly organized and chock-full of hard facts, helpful hints and pertinent illustrations… Recommended for all libraries.” —The Southeastern Librarian

 

Poynter is at his best when discussing such specifics as starting one’s own publishing house; dealing with printers; establishing discount, credit and return policies; promoting, advertising and selling a book; and order fulfillment.” —Publishers Weekly

 

A deeply researched how-to book on writing, printing, publishing, promotion, marketing and distribution of books.” —The College Store Journal

 

Poynter is a self-publisher of considerable experience which he passes along in minute detail… There is real gold here.” —Quill & Scroll

 

Poynter covers the production basics but his emphasis is on the business of books.” —Booklist

 

The most comprehensive book I have found to date on self-publishing. This one book could save you the price of several.” —Iowa Authors United

 

The strength of this book is the detailed discussion of various marketing methods.” —Choice

 

Self-publishers: This how-to book and encyclopedia will be your most important investment. The subject matter is succinctly stated, well organized with excellent illustrations, and particularly notable are the sections on how to gather and refine material for any nonfiction book, no matter who publishes it. Poynter points you in the right direction.” —Teacher-Writer

 

All the information is here, and various aspects of small publishing are discussed in a complete and comprehensive manner. A publisher who follows Poynter’s advice can hardly go wrong.” —The Independent Publisher

 

The publication is worth its purchase price and more if it prevents those with book-length manuscripts from wasting a printer’s time with questions that The Self-Publishing Manual could easily answer. It is a good work, well written and complete.” —National Association of Printers and Lithographers Bulletin

 

The approach is clear and easy to use in any order and should make available answers for many writers or would-be writers with questions. Recommended.” —Booknotes

 

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