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Free and other legal resources for writers, publishers and other creative folks! |
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The site of independent publishing guru, Dan Poynter. |
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A leading book marketing website, created by Brian Jud. |
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AME, owned and operated by marketing mogul Penny C. Sansevieri, works with authors and publishers daily to create effective marketing campaigns for mainstream, self-published, and print-on-demand books. AME promotes authors of all genres, including romance, mystery, thrillers, inspirational, self-help, literary fiction, business, parenting, relationships, and more. |
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Founded by Chad and Jeniffer Thompson, Monkey C Media is a full design house offering a wide range of design services and marketing concepts. They love what they do and they're simply the best too! |
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"PMA, Independent Book Publishers Assocation" (formerly Publisher's Marketing Association) is a leading trade association of nearly 3,800 independent publishers. Founded in 1983, it serves book, audio, and video publishers located in the United States and around the world.
Its mission is
to advance the professional interests of independent publishers. To
this end, PMA provides cooperative marketing programs, education and
advocacy within the publishing industry. |
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The NAWW was
founded in 2001 to develop a support and assistance network for women
writers and to inspire, motivate, and teach women writers through
publications, workshops, and conferences. Our national membership is
open to all women writers regardless of their portfolio. |
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Small
Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network provides opportunities for
everyone involved in publishing. SPAWN encourages the exchange of
ideas, information, and other mutual benefits. The website offers you
information on writing and publishing. It also offers links to
research sources, publishers, printers, and the media. |
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The Authors Guild is a leading advocate for writers' interests in effective copyright protection, fair contracts and free expression. It provides legal assistance and a broad range of web services to its members. |
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Apply for an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at the official website.
Order your
barcode AND ISBN in one easy step from Bowker. |
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You need to secure Cataloging in Publication (CIP) data if you intend to sell your books to the valuable library market. Use this to secure information before publication.
For self &
independent publishers w/fewer than 3 titles: |
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Printers |
BooksJustBooks.com is a premier company offering excellent quality and discount prices. Whitehall Printing Lightning Source
Search
the ISBN.org site for a countrywide listing of printers. We recommend
Whitehall Printing. |
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Editors |
Pentouch
for editing or proofreading of all literary works. |
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Agents |
Victoria Sanders & Associates, LLC Crichton & Associates Literary Agency
AgentQuery.com
- Everything you ever wanted to know about the author-agent
relationship and a searchable database to identify the right agents
to query. |
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Nichole L. Badger, Esq., MBA works with members of the sports, media
and entertainment industries on various matters including contract negotiations/review,
corporate strategies, endorsement contracts, licensing, marketing,
intellectual property matters, real estate transactions as well as
nonprofit initiatives. |
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The Law Offices of Lloyd J. Jassin provides a full range of legal
services on book publishing, entertainment, copyright, trademark,
licensing, internet and corporate law matters. Attorney Jassin is the
author of The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook. |
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Publishing Attorney and owner of the Publishing Law Center, a site is
devoted to providing quality information for the publishing community
- publishers, authors, editors, web masters, and freelancers. |
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Jonathan Kirsch is a publishing and intellectual property attorney based in Los Angeles, an expert witness on publishing industry matters, an Adjunct Professor on the Faculty of New York University’s Professional Publishing Institute, a veteran book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times and other publications, a guest broadcaster for NPR affiliates KPCC-FM and KCRW-FM, and the author of two books on publishing law and seven books on the Bible as literature and the history of religion. Attorney Kirsch is the author of numerous books, including Kirsch’s Handbook of Publishing Law. |
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If you are
involved in the book publishing industry, BookExpo America is the
only industry event where you can experience the entire scope of book
publishing from the U.S. and the world - all in one place, all at one
time. BookExpo America is the event for: Publishers, Booksellers,
Librarians, Rights Professionals , and anyone else involved in the
buying or selling of books and related products. |
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The American Library Association, made up of eleven divisions and fifteen offices, sponsors numerous conferences, meetings, forums, institutes, library promotions and other events. |
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Learn to set up and run your business from Dan Poytner, the guru of self-publishing. |
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Excellent resources on all phases of self-publishing from RJ Communications. |
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"We publish books of all genres and thousands of self-publishing authors have found their voices with Infinity Publishing. These authors have submitted their books to us and are now earning recognition as well as royalty payments. Our industry leading author-originated book publishing method puts authors in control of the self-publishing process to carry out their unique vision for their book. As a self-publishing author, you retain all rights to your book, earn royalties paid monthly, and benefit from extensive distribution outlets with a book that is returnable to bookstores." |
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Create an event, promote it via EventBrite.com online, sell tickets or registrations collect credit card payments, and manage the event quickly and easily without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars! Pay just a small transaction fee when you actually sell tickets. Affordable online event promotion and management. And free events are FREE to promote via EventBrite.com. |
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PR Services |
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If you discover someone has infringed your work on-line or has absconded with your website domain name, contact the Internet Service Provider and submit a Takedown Request (a form can be provided by the ISP). Then submit a Complaint to WIPO to have the domain name transferred back to you. Click here for an example of a model complaint and response. |
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Chilling Effects is a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, George Washington School of Law, and Santa Clara University School of Law clinics. It aims to help you understand the protections that the First Amendment and intellectual property laws give to your online activities. Chilling Effects encourages respect for intellectual property law, while frowning on its misuse to "chill" legitimate activity. |
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