Self Publishing Resources
compiled by self-published author Mark Linden O'Meara

If you are considering self-pubishing, here are the resources you MUST read!

	The Self-Publishing Manual Dan Poynter http://www.parapub.com Dan is THE expert on self-publishing. His book is a "absolute must read"
	1001 Ways to Market your BooksJohn Kremer http://www.bookmarket.com If you want to know how to market books, read this before publishing!
	Beyond the BookstoreBrian Jud http://www.bookmarketingworks.com for a training video on how to be on radio and TV, check out "You're on the Air!"
	Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors and Publishers Pete Masterson http://www.aeonix.com for publishing hints - features considerable information about typesetting, preparing an RFQ, and a list of printers who specialize in printing books.

For a starters try these webpages

http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm

http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm

http://www.writing-world.com/selfpub/FAQ.shtml

For an excellent list of books to read on self-publishing

http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf

For up to date news on independent publishing and a ton of resources visit

http://www.smallpress.typepad.com/

Additional Resources

Click here for a PDF file with a visual overview of
how a book gets from the author to the consumer!

What is and how to get an ISBN

(Canadians see below)

Nielsons - The UK database of Books

Book Industry Standards and Communication (BISAC)

Click here for BISAC Subject Heading Codes

Financials

Pricing Spreadsheet
to understand the different discounts and costs at production, distributor and retail levels.

Thinking of a Direct Mail Marketing campaign?
Here's a spreadsheet to help.

Submitting Books to Bookstores

Want to Get on Oprah? Don't send a book!

A smart way to get with the Oprah producers is to have something they want.

This is a link to a list of their upcoming shows. See if your topic dovetails.

http://www2.oprah.com/tows/intheworks/tows_works_main.jhtml

You'll be directed to The Oprah Winfrey Show, c/o Team AW, PO Box 917940, Chicago, IL 60661
They get thousands of books, videos and letters per day. Make yours extraordinary!
Thanks to JCSimonds for this info!

For Designers

Color Mix and Match Website

Once you have read all the above, you can find support and knowledge at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Self-Publishing/

For Canadians

Getting an ISBN

Cataloguing in Publication Program