Self-publishing Tips & Contacts, compiled by Carol Yoho6/22/2006 © 2002-2009 C. Yoho

 

Complete-Service Press (you pay, they handle)
          BookMasters, Inc. (Marshfield, Ohio) www.bookmasters.com
On-Demand Publishing
          iUniverse http://iuniverse.com  Xlibris www2.xlibris.com/pubservices/index.asp
You produce it, with help
          Find an author's editor, someone who is a professional and can offer references
Doing your own
          Copyright notice www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
          ISBN # (minimum: blocks of 10!) www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/application.asp
          Bar code graphic www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/barcode.asp / www.createbarcodes.com/
          Options
                       Publishers Cataloging in Publication info www.quality-books.com/qb_pcip.html
                       SAN # R.R. Bowker Books In Print www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/san/index.asp
                       Copyright registration www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html#cr
          Kansas Sales Tax Registration (Quarterly sales tax due on individual sales)                        www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/Notice2003-01.pdf
You produce it (get estimates, see samples)
          Hall Commercial Printing, 1935 NW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS, www.hallcommercialprinting.com/
          Morris Printing, P.O. Box 2110, Kearney, NE 68847, 800-650-7888 www.morrispublishing.com
          Mennonite Press, Inc., P.O. Box 867, Newton, KS 67114 www.mennonitepress.com
Self Promotion
          Consignment (up to 40%)
                       Hastings Books/Records/Video talk to the book manager, individual stores
                       BookKansas!, PO Box 4431, Wichita, KS 67204-0431, www.chuzibooks.com/
                       Kansas Originals Market, 233 Hwy 232, Wilson, KS 67490, www.kansasoriginals.com
          Beating the Pavement
                       Web site (see sample: www.dancinggoatpress.com)
                       Business cards & postcards
                       Promo packets
                       Review copies
                       Newspaper reviews & ads
                       KS Media newspapers, radio, tv listing www.disastercenter.com/kansas/media.html
                       Kansas Libraries skyways2.lib.ks.us/kld/ (by person or by library)
                       Networking with other area authors: Kansas Authors Club www.skyways.org/orgs/kac
                       Area book-readers clubs churches / schools / private groups
                       Speaking engagements (see sample: members.cox.net/cyoho/dgp/Yohoevents.html)
                       Book Displays at nat'l meetings Combined Book Exhibit combinedbook.com
          Contacts Roy Bird, Kansas Center for the Book, Kansas State Library www.kcfb.info
                       Kansas Author Database, http://skyways.lib.ks.us/orgs/kcfb/author_db_index.htm
                       Kansas Poets, http://www.kansaspoets.com/ (mgr:Greg German Ggerman3@aol.com)
          Distribution through a wholesaler (55% them/45% you)
                       Baker & Taylor 1120 Route 22 East, Bridgewater, NJ 09907-2944 908-541-7000
                       The Booksource 1230 Mackland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 800-444-0435
                       Ingram Book Co. 1 Ingram Blvd., Lavergne, TN 37086 800-937-8000
                       Koen Book Distributors 10 Twosome dr., Moorsetown, NJ 08057 800-336-3137
          Keeping your book in print
                       Lightning Source Inc. https://www.lightningsource.com/