A list of resources for self-publishers
Organizations:
• IBPA: ibpa-online.org
• SLPA: stlouispublishers.org
Influential industry experts – also check their blog posts!
• Jane Friedman, blog and resources for writers: janefriedman.com
• Sandra Beckwith, Build Book Buzz: buildbookbuzz.com
• Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts: amarketingexpert.com/penny-sansevieri
• Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn: thecreativepenn.com
• Amy Collins, author and owner of New Shelves Books, a book distribution, sales and marketing company.
• Kimberly Grabas, Your Writer Platform: yourwriterplatform.com
• David Wogahn, Author Imprints
• Sell More Books Show (podcast) with Bryan Cohen: sellmorebooksshow.com
• Fauzia Burke https://fauziaburke.com
• John Kremer http://www.bookmarket.com/
• Chip Kidd: “Designing books is no laughing matter. Ok, it is.”: ted.com/talks/chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_is?language=en
• The Book Designer: thebookdesigner.com
ISBN, print-on-demand (POD) companies and other tools
• Bowker: myidentifiers.com
• IngramSpark: ingramspark.com
• BIASC Subject Headings (book categories): http://bisg.org/page/BISACEdition
• Chicago Manual of Style: chicagomanualofstyle.org
• Library of Congress: loc.gov/publish/pcn/newaccount.html
• Ebook aggregators (Smashwords, Draft2Digital)
• Google your question: google.com
Self-publishing books
• Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual (book)
• Bryan Cohen, How to write a sizzling synopsis, a step-by-step system
Stock images
• Shutterstock.com, iStock.com, etc.
• Creative Commons Images: search.creativecommons.org
• Flickr.com
• Unsplash.com
• GettyImages.com — a subscription / monthly cost
Inspiration
• Google images — just for ideas
• Google: Book Cover Inspiration
• Pinterest: Book Cover Inspiration
• bookcoverarchive.com
• https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2017/01/the-pro-bono-marketing-staff-every-self-published-author-has-at-their-fingertips/
• https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2016/02/63714/
Member: St. Louis Publishers Association (SLPA)
Member: St. Louis Writers Guild