Resources for book authors and promoters
- Fantastic, inexpensive graphic designer: PriyasDesigns – email and she will propose
- Book publishing portal: FastPencil for collaboration and all kinds of writing and publishing services
- Fiction writers: Writers Pub is a good place to hang out
- Excellent writer & editor, Helena Kaufman
- Article marketing is a powerful way to “spread the word” about your products. Check out Submityourarticle.com
- Need business writing? All kinds? Try WrittenRight.com
- Copy editing: Linda Jay Geldens
- Find agents, publishers; track submissions – WritersMarket.com
- Amazon Advantage book consignment service
- Printing: http://www.instantpublisher.com/
- Publish on Demand: www.lulu.com — no up-front payment
- Publish on Demand: www.createspace.com — no up-front payment
- Publish on Demand: www.xlibris.com —up-front payment
- Publish on Demand: www.authorhouse.com —up-front payment
- Publish on Demand: www.trafford.com —up-front payment
- Software to create your own book covers, with templates (PC & Mac): BookCoverPro
- Copyright info: http://www.copyright.govv
- ISBN info: www.isbn.org
- Reputation-based services auction, for graphic designers, editors, and much more: www.elance.com
- Programmers for hire: www.rentacoder.com
- Book cover design service: www.writesideout.com/bookcover-home.htm
- Blogs, wikis, article sites & distribution services, social networks:
- Hubpages – http://www.hubpages.com – Create your own page and promote your content
- Wetpaint – www.wetpaint.com – Wiki platform
- Squidoo – www.squidoo.com – Create your “lens,” publish your articles, and network with other users
- Clearblogs – www.clearblogs.com – Blogging service
- Blogspot – www.blogger.com – Google’s free blogging service
- MySpace – www.myspace.com – Microsoft’s popular social network
- AOL Journals – http://peopleconnection.aol.com/blogs – Another blog service
- Quizilla – www.quizilla.com – Youth, entertainment
- Experience – www.experienceproject.com – Share experiential anecdotes
- Scribd – www.scribd.com – convert your documents to iPaper format (Flash) and publish
- Facebook – www.facebook.com – The largest social network. Create your own page, join groups and interact in the community, create events, network with others, and create your own group
- Zimbio – www.zimbio.com – Publish articles and submit your blogs
- Wikispaces – www.wikispaces.com – Another Wiki platform
- Tumblr – www.tumblr.com – Post your article easily
- Flickr – www.flickr.com – Share your photos and include your articles too
- Twitter – www.twitter.com – Let the world know what you are up to
- Mahalo – www.mahalo.com – Publish your articles for free
- Associated Content – www.associatedcontent.com – Article distribution service
- Helium – www.helium.com – Post articles
- E How – www.ehow.com – Become an expert and publish valuable advice.
- Wiki How – www.wikihow.com – Give advice
- Ezine Articles – www.ezinearticles.com – Good article distribution service
- Go Articles – www.goarticles.com – Another article distribution service
- Articles Base – www.articlesbase.com – Another articles site
- Article Alley – www.articlealley.com – Free article-publishing service
- Google Knol – http://knol.google.com – A Google article distribution service
- Mindmapping software (not quite the same as clustering, but close) – Open Source – Freemind
- Mindmapping software, commercial – MindManager
- Amazing knowledge organization software – Mac, PC, Linux – PersonalBrain
- Free websites with site-creation software
- Twitter stuff (Google for more; there’s oodles)
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