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Blogroll
Big Bad Book Blog
Designed to educate and entertain the writing and publishing community with useful insights and fun commentaries. |
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Book
Designers
Budget Book
Design
Services
available include, book cover design,
casewrap design, book jacket design,
text layout, barcodes, image scanning
as well as design services for marketing
materials such as posters, postcards,
bookmarks and brochures. |
Book Design by Fiona Raven
Worry-free
book design for authors worldwide. Cover
design and interior page design. I enjoy
working with first-time authors who
are self-publishing, as well as established
publishers. I can also help you manage
every stage of your publishing project
from finished MS to finding a printer.
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| Leon Phillips |
| Rebecca
Davies (e-mail link) |
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Book
Marketing
Bookmarket.com
Marketing tips for authors, including
updates, tips and 1001 Ways to Market
Your Books. John Kremer's much-visited
site includes lists of book publishers
and independent bookstores, as well
as seminars and news reports. |
BookZonePro
Essential tips and tools for publishing
professionals, by publishing professionals.
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Book Marketing Works
A leading and respected company that
provides high quality, sales and marketing
resources that enhance our clients’
efforts to sell more books in non-bookstore
markets. |
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing
Provides
extensive resources for book writing,
publishing and promoting. Publishing
workshops and seminars available as
well as an email newsletter. |
Go-Publish-Yourself.com
Giving aspiring authors a refreshing
splash of self-publishing insight! This
site provides a growing number of quality
articles, tips, interviews and advice
from proven experts. Free newsletter
providing tips and resources to advance
the success of self-publishers. |
Greenleaf Book Group
Greenleaf Book Group is a publisher and distributor that specializes in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses by offering industry guidance, business development, and unmatched production, distribution, and marketing services. |
Ink Tree Marketing Ltd.
A book marketing firm founded by four
women with decades of experience in
all areas of the publishing industry.
Book coaching, marketing kits, informative
free articles and more. |
JC Book Coaching
Judy Cullins is a book writing, print and e-book publishing
and marketing coach. She can help you
start and finish your book to manifest
more business, create more lifetime
income and assist you in making a difference
in people's lives. Many articles on
book development, web marketing and
online promotion. |
Literary
Leaps
One of the web's most comprehensive
collections of publishing and book-related
sites. Browse our aisles containing
thousands of useful resources.
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Marketing Expert | Internet
Marketing Articles
MarketingScoop provides information on marketing, internet marketing, and much more. Search our database of experts. |
Oneswan Productions
We are a small, independent publishing
company dedicated to informing and inspiring
novice writers to explore their literary
talents in unique, creative, and positive
ways. We
are a publishing information source
provider. Our goal is
to help you find the tools and resources
necessary to assist you in getting your
work published and into the hands of
readers. |
The Self Publishers
Club
In eight years of trial
and error the biggest lesson I have
learned is to not do everything myself.
The mainstream "published" writer has
the help of a whole team; even then,
financial failures far outnumber successes.
So what hope does the average self publisher
have of beating the odds? The solution?
Simple – The Self Publishers Club! |
Self
Publishing in Canada
A new book for authors by Suzanne Anderson.
A complete guide to designing, printing
and selling your book. With a foreword
by self-publishing expert Dan Poynter. |
The Winning Edge
Valuable information on self-publishing. How to write, copyright and sell how-to booklets in your own mail-order home business. A complete and honest guide to writing and marketing informational how-to books. |
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Copyright
Information
| Access Copyright – Canadian copyright licensing
agency provides access to copyright-protected
works. |
CIP Data (Canada)
Library
and Archives Canada information includes
FAQs, a user's guide and online application
forms for CIP data. |
CIP / LOC Data (United States)
Library
of Congress services for publishers
includes information about CIP data,
ISSN numbers and PCN numbers. |
ISBN
– Canada
Library
and Archives Canada ISBN application
form. |
ISBN – U.S.
The
only place to apply online for ISBNs,
SANs and ISMNs in the United States
and Puerto Rico. Links to Australian
and international ISBN agencies. Also
includes links to Bowker’s Books in
print and barcode suppliers. |
| Strategis.gc.ca – Industry
Canada’s business and consumer site.
Visit the intellectual property office
and learn how to register copyright
in Canada. |
| U.S. Copyright Office – Information on copyright laws and policy, how to register your work,
and search for specific copyrights. |
| Barcode
Graphics
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Get an EPS barcode online
for US$10.00. |
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Illustrators
Soizick Meister
You’ve seen Soizick’s brilliant book
and writing-related artistry on many
pages here. But her imaginative scope
goes far beyond the subject of literature.
View her delightfully diverse portfolio,
with more conceptual illustrations related
to education, business and surrealism,
at www.soizimage.com. |
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Newsletters
and Magazines
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Printers
Blitzprint
Blitzprint is a one-stop book printing solution, both digital and offset. We handle all but the most specialized production requirements in house. |
Friesens
One
of Canada’s 50 best-managed companies.
Specializing affordable in book manufacturing
and printing. |
Global Printing
Global Book Printing is your access to high-quality, low-cost printing from all over the world. We have done the homework to ensure your project will be printed with reputable companies that have been in business for a minimum of 30 years. Submit your quote online. |
| Maranda Digital Print Inc. |
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Publicists
Author
Marketing Experts
Successful author and publicist Penny Sansevieri will provide you
with expert support and coaching for
all your media relations, promotion
and publicity needs to get your book
out there—and selling. Whether
you need an entire campaign or just
some great tips, she'll have your literary
needs covered. |
Cascadia Publicity
David J. Litvak, a publicist, writer and broadcaster, established Cascadia Publicity to
provide exposure and generate publicity for creative endeavours of all kinds. Giving his
clients wider visibility and a higher profile in the marketplace for their projects is his main
objective. |
S.J. Miller
Communications
Leverage traditional publicity tools with exciting new online opportunities
that maximize your chances of securing
the widest possible coverage for your
book. We are a full-service book publicity
firm with more than a decade of experience
in promoting trade books in all genres. |
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Publishers
Beckham Publications
Group
The Internet's leading source of multicultural and cutting-edge
titles. Leader in joint venture publishing
or self-publishing assistance. |
BooksJustBooks.com
A group of publishing professionals offering a combination of equipment, personnel and financial
strength that would equal one of the
top ten printers in the US. With a focus
on first-time authors. Sign up for our
newsletter, Publishing Basics. |
Granville Island
Publishing
Providing
you—individuals, corporations, and other
organizations—with the services you
need to produce the book you want. |
Green Leaf Book Group
Greenleaf Book Group is a publisher and distributor that specializes in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses by offering industry guidance, business development, and unmatched production, distribution, and marketing services. |
Infinity Publishing
We bring quality books
to market. We provide great author support,
offer superior bookstore terms, provide
marketing help for authors, and have
the best direct-sales website around.
Your book will be available worldwide,
and have real potential to be the vehicle
for your success. |
Poseidon Books
We offer
a complete range of services to authors
who wish to publish their own book including
editing and print-on-demand services.
Poseidon Books will do as much or as
little as you would like. |
Raincoast Books
Raincoast Books is
a Canadian publisher and distributor
based in Vancouver, BC. Raincoast Publishing,
which includes the Polestar imprint
and key titles from Press Gang Publishers,
produces a wide range of fiction and
non-fiction titles for adults and children. |
Selfex Press
An
innovative small-press publisher/distributor
working to build community among independent
artists. |
Trafford Publishing
Offering
print-on-demand and marketing services
for self-publishing authors. We have
three packages to choose from, depending
on how much help you want with marketing
your book. We have offices in Canada,
the US and Europe. |
| UBC
Press |
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Textbooks and Other Used Books
| New and Used Textbooks - Biblio has millions of college and high school textbooks at an average of 40% less than retail textbook prices. |
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Translators
Nordic International Ltd
At Nordic International we are your Nordic/Scandinavian business communication specialists. Our services include: Business Intelligence and Market Research Services, Business News Journalism, Translation Services UK, and Proofreading and Editing Services. |
Professional Translation Services
Professional translators offering technical and commercial translation services in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and German. |
Russian Translation USA
Translation services in all major areas between Russian and English. |
| Live Online
translator
- Live Translation provides a fast turnaround, high quality, low cost, professional translation service in minutes from $1.99. Native speaking English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Translators. |
| Michael Bastin is a professional English to French translator but also a seasoned freelance SEO specialized in real estate website
promotion. |
Free Translation Services
"Our goal is to help you transmit your message in Spanish, safeguarding all the nuances of your communications, thereby giving your business a significant competitive edge". |
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Web
Designers
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Words about Words
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Link to me!
If
you have a web site related to book publishing,
writing, marketing or any of the categories
you see above—and a related philosophy!—and would like to see it listed
here, don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m always seeking
new resources, tips and information for
my authors and will be pleased to provide
you with a link. And if you see your site
here and would like to add a more detailed
summary of your services, just let me know.
Individual authors and web sites promoting particular books will be listed on my Books and Authors page.
I
also invite you to add a link on your site
to mine if you feel it would be helpful
to your own endeavours. Please inform me
of the URL where you’ve posted the link,
and use the following linking information:
Title:
PenUltimate Editorial Services
URL:
www.penultimateword.com
e-mail:
info@penultimateword.com
Phone:
604-734-2730
Summary:
PenUltimate Editorial Services provides
fast, top-calibre, professional freelance
editing, proofreading, manuscript consultation
and other editing services to authors throughout
the English-speaking world. With my guidance
and expertise, you'll have the smoothest
editing experience possible. Together, we'll
make your words sparkle!
(Bonus: I'm very gentle with authors.)
Let's
create opportunities together!
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