Photo sources
There are many resources on the Web for photos and illustrations
to be used on your cover. They range from individual artists to
large image databases. Some are royalty free in that you pay an
up front charge that gives you rights to use the image in almost
any way you wish. Some will come with a fee that depends on how
you want to use them and whether you want exclusive rights. Here
are a few that I have used.
Comstock Images
Corbis
Getty
Images
Masterfile
EyeWire
Illustration Web
Artists and Illustrators
Langley
Creative
Society
of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Writing clubs and organisations
InScribe Christian Writers'
Fellowship offers resources for all writers including conferences,
workshops, groups, online courses, newsletter, and numerous links
to markets and other sites of interest to writers.
Editing sources
Believe me when I say I am not an editor. I have known a few
good ones and wondered if they were really from this planet. Wonderful
people nevertheless! I can't make a recommendation but here are
a few links given to me by others.
And of course Google book
editors.
Editors Association
of Canada
You can contact their members through this site.
Book Editing Associates
EditAvenue.com
Clive Pyne
book indexing service
Melinda
Writes: Freelance Editor and Ghostwriter
Looking for an objective set of eyes to clean
up your manuscript? I can help make your words
sparkle with clarity and style. Contact me for
a free estimate on your editorial project.
Pro
Proofreading & Copy-editing
We offer a professional, affordable and personal
proofreading, editing and writing service. Great
discounts for self-publishing authors, students
and academics.
The Editorial Department
UK society for editors and
proof readers
WordsRU
American
Society of Indexers
How to publish sources
You may already have looked at these but if you haven't, you
should. I often get questions on how to market books. I'm neither
a publisher nor a writer so I can't speak from experience.
Some of them also give a how-to on designing your own book. At
the least this will give you an appreciation of what you are paying
me for, and if you feel you have the talent and inclination you
may want to try it yourself.
Gropen Associates,
Inc.
Gropen Associates offers solutions to publishers'
financial and operational problems. Choose Question-By-Question
consulting, download a software package, or just
read the articles, web directory and blog.
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to
Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 14th Edition
by Dan Poynter
Complete Guide to Self Publishing:
Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote, and Sell
Your Own Book (Self-Publishing 4th Edition)
by Tom Ross, Marilyn Ross
Self Publishing.com
This is the only 'Publisher' that I have listed here. They are
a little bit different than some of the others. It's certainly
worth a look and download their free how to books while you're
on the site.
Printers & binders
Biddles
If you are printing your book in the UK have them
quote. They come highly recommended.
Felton
Bookbinding Ltd.
Perhaps the best hand binding shop in Canada,
maybe North America. You will have to e-mail them
for any pricing but I wouldn't expect it to be
inexpensive.
Fidlar
Doubleday
POD printer.
Friesens
Building books since 1907. Very competitive.
Gemini
Press
If you are reading this from the UK then get a
quote from them. I haven't done any direct work
with them so I can't give a recommendation but
if their work is anything like their Web site
I think you will be very happy.
Hemlock Printers
Located in Vancouver Canada. This is a well known
and high quality press.
Hignell
Book Printing
Located in Manitoba Canada. Competitive prices
in trade paperbacks.
King
Printing Company
Specialising in short run printing.
Lightning
Source (LSI)
POD printer. If you are only printing a small
number of books this is the place to start looking.
Metropolitan
Fine Printers
If your book is a fine art coffee table book you
can't do better than this printer. I have worked
with them on several projects and their printing
is beautiful.
Quebecor
Large multinational with head office in Montreal,
Canada. Printing for publishers world-wide, they
have many options available for your project.
Rasmussen
Bindery
Situated in North Vancouver Canada. Fine bindings.
The Web site has some great photos of fine bindings.
RR Donnelley
One of the big boys. This may not be your final
choice for printing but the site is full of technical
information and so is worth a look.
The
Danforth Review, Canadian small presses
Some fine presses doing wonderful work. Also some
down and dirty presses doing interesting stuff.
Thomson-Shore
Short to medium run book manufacturer. Definitely
worth a look.
Tien Wah Press
Located in Singapore but with offices in the USA.
ISBN
In the
US
RR Bowker
In
Canada
Copyright
Canadian
Intellectual Properties Office
United States Copyright Office
Bibliography
Tschichold, Jan. The Form of the Book
(Vancouver, Hartly & Marks, Ltd., 1991)
Originally published in German as Ausgewählte Aufsätze
über Fragen der Gestalt des Buches und der Typographie
(Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 1975)
Parker, Roger C. Looking Good In
Print
(Chapel Hill, NC. Ventana Press, Inc. 1993)
Nelson, Roy Paul. Publication Design 5th ed. (William
C. Brown 1989)
Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type
Blatner, David, and Roth, Steve, Real
World Scanning and Halftones
( Berkeley, Peachpit press 1993)
Williams, Robin. The Non-Designer's
Design Book (Peachpit Press)
Lee, Marshall. Bookmaking: Second
Edition
(New York, R. R. Bowker Company, 1979)
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