Publishing Resources

Online Resources

Book Expo America
Get information about BEA, the publishing industry's big annual event
John Kremer's Book Marketing Update
Resources for marketing your books
ForeWord Magazine
The trade review journal for independent and university presses
Gropen Associates
Gropen Associates' Reference Desk for Publishers. Articles about common financial, accounting, and managerial problems for publishers
Midwest Book Review
Huge list of links to sites of interest to publishers
Para Publishing
Free articles about self-publishing
Paul Krupin ImediaFAX
Model news releases and articles to help you get more publicity
Publishers Marketing Association
Information for independent publishers
Publishing Game
Fern Reiss' The Publishing Game site. Resources for authors
SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America)
Resources for independent presses, self-publishers, and savvy authors
The Toolshed in the Cat's Backyard
Resources for self-publishers
Joe Vitale's Copywriting Profit Center
Free articles about marketing
You Can Write
An online reality check for nonfiction writers


Bell, Patricia J. The Prepublishing Handbook: What You Should Know Before You Publish Your First Book (Eden Prairie, Minn.: Cat's-paw Press, 1992).
Cole, David. The Complete Guide to Book Marketing (New York: Allworth Press, 2004).
Goldinger, Sharon, and Mary Ellen Gross. "Taking Advantage of Media and Sales Opportunities" (Laguna Hills, Calif.: PeopleSpeak, 1999).
Kremer, John. 1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers (Fairfield, Iowa: Open Horizons, 2000).
Poynter, Dan. The Self-Publishing Manual, 14th ed. (Santa Barbara, Calif.: Para Publishing, 2003).
Reiss, Fern. The Publishing Game series (Newton, Mass.: Peanut Butter and Jelly Press).
Ross, Tom and Marilyn. Jump Start Your Book Sales and The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing 4th ed. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1999 and 2002).
Woll, Tom. Publishing for Profit, 2nd ed. (Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2002).