Resource Links for Independent Publishers CIPA- (303) 365-2472

Adibooks.com Designed for the writer to choose a couple of options for a book, Adibooks is an instant quote machine that emails a quote as soon as the submit button is pushed.
Adler Publishing Award-Winning outdoor books and maps for the outdoor enthusiast! We specialize in scenic driving books containing trails that lead to ghost towns, mining camps, or particularly beautiful areas to see. With lots of photos, historical photos, GPS coordinates, maps, and directions. We also publish books on hiking, biking, camping, fishing, and National Forest guides.
Authorlink For Editors, Agents, Writers, and Readers Industry news, information, and marketing services.
Bookwire An online portal into the book industry, which mission is to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general book enthusiasts with the resources they need.
Literary Market Place The worldwide search engine of publishers, literature agents and book-publishing industry services and resources.
Monument Information Resource Offering a full suite of reports that are implemented into daily decision making by editorial, marketing, and sales groups, at the largest college textbook publishing companies to custom course pack providers.
NovelAdvice Research Resources
Online Literature Directory The site contains information about Authors Biography and their Literary works.
Outskirts Press, Inc. Providing writers with valuable resources for writing, editing and self-publishing their manuscripts
Para Publishing Web Site: Book Writing, Publishing and Promoting Resources
Publishers Weekly Cahners The 129-year-old international news magazine serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats.
Self-Publishing Hall of Fame List of the famous and successful self-publishers for our inspiration.
Self Publishing Resources = A rich new site from Marilyn and Tom Ross. Full of articles,
news/statistics, a self-publishing quiz, and much more FREE information for
writers, self-publishers and independent presses.
Simba Information Supporting the book industry more than ever, Simba Information produces 7 newsletters bi-weekly and over 10 annual reports that cover a wide variety of markets from Pre-K to the Yellow Page Directories.
Tool Shed in the Cat's Backyard -- Publishing tools from Cat's-paw Press Various "tools" publishers need in the course of getting their enterprise started or in finding new avenues.
Writing-World.com Helpful resources for writing, publishing and self-publishing .

Directories top

Bowker Biography Whether you are an Author, Illustrator, Agent, Translator or Publisher, a Bowker Biography will help you gain worldwide visibility from within the publishing marketplace, and allow you a new way to network within the industry.
E-Book Directory
Freelance Online A Directory of and Resource Center for Freelancers in the Fields of Communications.
List of Directories Large collection of different resources, including literature and publishing.
Writers Resources on the Web

References and Manuals top

Burning Void Writing Resources Page
Christian Writer' Market Guide The Sally Stuart's Reference Tool for the Christian Writer.
Communication Creativity Books for authors, self-publishers, independent presses. Free self-publishing e-mail newsletter, "About Books Insights."
Dictionary.com-Writing Resources Everything about style, grammar and punctuation.
Infinity Publishing Resources for self-publishers.
Mary Wolf's Guide to Electronic Publishers
Writers Free Reference

Education top

Lighthouse Writers Workshop is an independent creative writing school in Denver, Colorado, founded and operated by working writers and university-level teachers of writing.
Page by Page / Page par Page An exploration of the creation, development, writing, illustration, printing, and selling of a children's picture book using Zoom Upstream, written by Tim Wynne-Jones and illustrated by Eric Beddows, as the example. Also available in French. From the National Library of Canada.
Readers and Writers Resources
Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors
Roberta Gale Media Coaching offers individualized coaching that will help even first-timers feel comfortable speaking on radio, television, or in front of a live audience.
The Book Coach Articles Roberta Galeand tips on book writing, publishing and promotion from Judy Cullins.
The Writer's Resource Center
Write to inspire Articles, resources, tips for inspirational & Christian writers.

Copyrights, ISBN, Standards & Legal Resources top

Book Industry Study Group
Bowker.com Source for book, serial, and publishing data.
ISBN.org Everything about International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) and Standard Address Numbers (SAN).
Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Providing legal services relating to copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, acquiring and publishing content in print, broadcast, and online media, and electronic commerce-areas of growing opportunity for our clients in the Information Age.
Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million manuscripts.
The Publishing Law Center Legal information for the publishing community.
U.S. Copyright Office
UNIPAT -- PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS and LICENSING

Awards and Grants top

Awards for Writers The Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award™ is the first national award presented to published writers of African descent by the national community of Black writers.
Grants for Individuals: Writing and Translation List of grants and resources from Michigan State University Libraries.
PEN American Center Grants and awards, available to American writers.
Prizes and Publication List of awards and advises how to get them.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Numerous awards programs, designed to inspire and reward excellence among students and educators.
User Aid for Writers Resources for writers seeking grants.

News, Reviews and Networking top

Authors and Experts The source for experts, speakers and authors.
AuthorsDen: Where Authors and Readers Come Together
Magazine Distributor Gold Key Media is the world's largest magazine distributor, UK newspaper distributor and
international newspaper distributor to the hotel industry and other specialist venues in the UK, Europe and Asia.
RebeccaReads.com Book reviews, interviews, editorials and writing services.
Publishers Lunch The industry's "daily essential read," now shared with well over 14,000 publishing people every day.
Simba Information News, analysis, exclusive statistics and industry forecasts from a PRIMEDIA/Media Central Company.
Stephens Press Monthly book reviews with regional relevance.
Subtext Coverage of trade, educational and professional book publishing and selling, both domestic and international.
WritersWeekly.com Warnings Report -- Poetry.com

Publishers and & Authors' Associations top