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
  • Synthasite
  • zEZweb
• Twitter stuff (Google for more; there’s oodles)
  • Twitter
  • Great video introducing Twitter
  • “The Seven Habits” for Twitter
  • How to Present While People are Twittering