Useful Links
The following are links to websites that can be useful or necessary for independent publishers.
Publishing Essentials:
Access Copyright - sign up to get royalties
Barcode Graphics - purchase the barcode for your ISBN
BISAC - identify your subject headings
Canadian ISBN Government Application Site - apply for your free ISBN number (Canada only)
Cataloguing in Publication - free CIP Government Application Site
Public Lending Right Commission - sign up between February 15 and May 1 to qualify for royalties
Writers' Organizations:
Independent Book Publisher's Association
Writing Advice:
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Miss Nark's First Victim - have your work evaluated
Query Shark - How to write query letters
Publishing Advice:
The Changing World of Publishing - Publishers' Weekly
Into Print:
CreateSpace - Print on Demand (POD) Publisher - part of Amazon
Webcom - Canadian printer - does offset as well as POD - high quality
Mainstream Publishers
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Association of Canadian Publishers
Book Events:
The Word on the Street - Canadian Book Fair
Marketing & Publicity:
The Authors' Show - free interview
BookBuzzr - Free Online Marketing Site
Canadian Booksellers' Association
Vista Print - shop from home for business cards and promotional materials
Online Stores:
100 Mile Finds - set up a storefront
Authors' Book Shop - Online Store
Social Media for Authors:
Mashable - Social Media Guide
Website Creation:
Dot Easy - Create your own website
Drupal - Create a website
ILaunch - Website Creation
Awards:
Independent Publisher Book Awards
Government Extras:
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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