Publishing 101
Write2Publish / / All kinds of great resources form me…Predators & Editors / / Ugly site with good information – lists of agents and publishers
Publisher’s Marketplace / / Free search based on genre find agents and publishers – also a paid option $20.00 /month for premium functionality.
Writer’s Beware / / Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s of America Warning about frauds, scams and other schemes.
Authonomy / / Harper Collins “slush pile” site
CreateSpace / / Subsidiary of Amazon – BEST Print on Demand value hands down. Only down side must present book laid out
Lightning Source / / Subsidiary of Ingram Industries –.Same as CreateSpace but for bookstores
Apex Books
OPM USA /
/ Good sources for small run printing
AAR / / Association of Author’s Representatives – code of conduct for agents. Like “Realtors” are to Reality. AAR is to Agents.
IBPA / / Independent Book Publishers Association
Yearly Publications listing Agents & Publishers
- Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents
- The Writer’s Handbook
- 200x Writer’s Market
- Guide to Literary Agents (Published Yearly)
- Editor & Publisher Market Guide 2008 (Editor and Publisher Market Guide) ($160)
Self Publishing
- Complete Guide to Self Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote, and Sell Your Own Book by Tom Ross and Marilyn Ross
- The self-publishing manual: how to write, print and sell your own book by Dan Poynter.
- Self Publishing for Dummies
Other Useful Books
- The first five pages : a writer's guide to staying out of the rejection pile / Noah Lukeman.
- How to write attention-grabbing query & cover letters / John Wood.
- How to Write a Great Query Letter, an Amazon Short
Publishing Choices
- Large Press - Un-agented (not recommended)
- Large Press – Agented
- Small Press – Un-agented (good alternative)
- Small Press – Agented Don’t bother
- POD Vanity – Not recommended
- CreateSpace/Lightning Source - recommended
Examples from Predators and Editors
Barbara Bauer Literary Agency: Charges fee. Not recommended. Also a Top Twenty worst according to Writer Beware. A literary agency. Recent information indicates this agent operates out of her home in Matawan, NJ.
Belcastro Agency: A literary agency specializing in General fiction, Mystery, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, and Biography.
Show me the money