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Ready to Tackle
True
Self-Publishing*?
For Your Book or for Your Promotion Materials?
You'll need a printer.
Here's your list of
Digital (POD) Printers
*True
self publishing: You do everything yourself from formatting to indexing
to the writing of it. Anything you can't do yourself (maybe book
covers?) you hire out. Self publishing is not subsidy publishing or
vanity publishing or, necessarily, POD publishing.
Other Writers' Resource Pages
For
media release disseminators
content providers, and sites that accept book and author
information at no cost.
For
how-to books for writers,
reference books and books of inspiration for writers only! Any one will
make a great companion to The Frugal Book Promoter and The
Frugal Editor! It includes a list of helpful free e-books and
some CDs you can learn tons from, too!
For contests
you can count on, and articles on how to promote using contests.
For a list of book fairs, tradeshows, conferences and conventions.
Your aid to planning ahead.
For
a list of writers' conferences.
The Big and the Cozy.
A
list of book
fairs, tradeshows, conferences and conventions. Your aid to planning
ahead.
For a list of digital
(print-on-demand) printers.
For a list of major review journals
--including
some that review POD-published books--and an article with suggestions
for getting reviews.
For
a list of small publishers.
For a list of book publicists.
For
Writing Oriented Organizations,
Promotion Services, Agents, Legal Help, Illustrators, Indexers,
Writing Help, Editing, Event Planning, Author Friendly Radio, TV,
Publishers, Author-Oriented Newsletters, Author-Related Charities,
Author-Friendly Reviewers and Websites and More!
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Digital Book
Printers
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These are large digital printers
(sometimes called print-on-demand). They are suggested only for
those who want to truly self-publish. If this is your first effort
at self publishing —remember self publishing is different from
subsidy-publishing; that is when you have someone else help you publish your
book under their ISBN code—For that I recommend you use a book shepherd like
Joyce Faulkner at
katieseyes@aol.com.
Ames On-Demand,
www.AmesOnDemand.com , no minimum quantity.
Arvato Print Us,
www.Arvato-Systems.com , no minimum quantity
Axess Printing Solution,
www.AxessPrinting.com , no minimum quantity
Bookmasters,
www.bookmasters.com, 25 copy minimum
BookMobile,
www.BookMobile.com, 10 copy minimum
Colorcentric Corp,
www.ColorcentricCorp.com, no minimum quantity
Commercial Communication, Inc.,
www.ComCom.com, no minimum quanity
Create Space,
www.CreateSpace.com (owned by Amazon), no minimum
Digital Data Group Corp.,
www.DigitalData-Corp.com, 25 copy minimum
Edwards Brothers,
www.EdwardsBrothers.com, no minimum quantity
IBT Global/Integrated Book Technology,
www.IntegratedBook.com, no minimum quantity
Lightning Source,
www.LightningSource.com, no minimum quantity
Keystone Digital Press,
www.KDPress.com, 100 copy minimum
King Printing, KingPrinting.com, 100 copy
minimum
Malloy Inc,
www.Malloy.com, 24 copy minimum
Media Litho,
www.MediaLith.com, 50 copy minimum
The P. A. Hutchison Co.,
www.PAHutch.com, 25 copy minimum
Quebecor World,
www.QuebecorWorldInc.com, no minimum
Total Printing Systems,
www.TPS1.com, 25 copy minimum
Transcontinental,
www.Transcontinental-Printing.com, 200 copy minimum
Webcom Inc,
www.WebcomLink.com, 50 copy minimum
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Tip
Notice
the title on this page. Digital printing is not just for your
books. You may want to print booklets to help with your
promoting, too. In fact, that's an ideal starter project for
learning the ropes of true do-it-yourself printing.
(Sometimes the word self publishing is used when
people mean partner- or subsidy-publishing.)
Find at least one tip on writing,
promotion or tech on every page of this Web site.
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Click Here for Recent Media Releases
Links for media kits:
Resume focused on Carolyn's acting and
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Casting for photogaphers, casting directors, producers and others.
(Agent Tag Models, 323-602-0344
Media kit focused
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for writers' conference,
book fair program directors, and tradeshow planners.
Media Kit focused on Carolyn's writing
for editors, producers, agents and
Webmasters.
Media kit
focused on Carolyn's retail
industry
experience as a writer, a
speaker, and founder and owner of her own small chain of retail stores.
Click here
to know more about
Carolyn's Events, Appearances and Teaching.
Click here
to know more about
all Carolyn's Published Works.
Click here
for story ideas
for the media.
Click here
for Carolyn's first
person essay, "Beating Time at Its Own Game."
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Carolyn's
Self-Published Promotional Booklets and Books |
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The Great
First Impression Book Proposal, was published by Amazon
until Amazon discontinues its short program. A situation
like that is a perfect time to explore the wonders of
self-publishing.
Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips is a
self-published booklet intended as an an addendum to the
multi award-winning Frugal Editor.
Carolyn's nonfiction books are often self published. That
includes the HowToDoItFrugally
series of books for retailers.
There is long tradition of self-published poetry chapbooks
from Walden on. Carolyn's
Celebration Series of
poetry chapbooks written with Magdalena Ball were all
proudly self-published. |
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For resources and links
galore, grab yourself a copy of the
Frugal Book Promoter.
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Buy Links for
Carolyn's Books
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"Careers
that are not fed die as
readily as any living organism
given no sustenance."
~
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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Uriah Carr
Logo by
Lloyd King
All Carolyn's Frugal Books Are
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Carolyn's Blogs |
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Sharing with Writers
All things publishing with
an emphasis on book
promotion. Named to
Writer's Digest
101 Best Website list.
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The New Book Review
Great way for readers, authors, reviewers and publicists to get more
mileage out of
a great review.
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The Frugal Editor Blog
This is the Frugal, Smart
and Tuned-In Editor blog.
Covers editing, grammar, formatting and more.
Get the answers you need.
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While
You're Browsing... |
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You will find at least one promotion, writing
or tech tip on every page on this site. Sometimes you'll find, two or
three! Happy browsing and collecting! |
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Traditional Publishing Aid |
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This
booklet
by Carolyn (only $6.95) will help you shop your book if you prefer
not to publish on your
own! |
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Endorsements |
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"I’m a writer who
would love to have someone else take over the editing and proofreading
stages of my manuscripts because I hate editing, proofreading, and
rewriting. Ms. Howard-Johnson’s techniques and her encouragement from
page to page of THE FRUGAL BOOK EDITOR lifts my spirits to the level
where I can approach these hated tasks in a better attitude and get the
job done. I advise all writers to obtain a copy of THE FRUGAL BOOK
EDITOR and keep it handy as your write."
~Lucille P. Robinson, reviewer for
Alternative Read
~~~
Wow. What more can I
say? [The Frugal Book Promoter is] interesting,
informative, readable and more. Easy to follow, quotes and technique
mixed in together wonderfully. This is an A-one job. Watch out world!
I’m going to have to put it under my pillow
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Leora G. Krygier, author of First the
Raven and When She Sleeps
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Just visiting your Web site
gives me ideas and prompts me. It's very inspiring to meet and now
know such an energetic fellow writer. You are wonderfully dedicated
to our craft.
I was i... was quite
impressed with their USA Book News' booth at Book
Expo America and
Jeff's efforts on all our behalf.
~
Loren
Woodson, author of The Passion of Maryam (Plain
View Press, 2007)
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Carolyn's Shopping Plaza |
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Please visit Carolyn's
Shopping Plaza
for autographed copies and occasional special offers.
Order two or more books and get Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers free!
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Carolyn's Awards |
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Awards for Carolyn's Books, Blogs and More
The New Book Review
Named to
Online Universities'
101 Book Blogs
You Need to Read
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites
for Sharing with Writers blog.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008).
Reader Views Literary Award for The Frugal Editor
New Generation Award for Marketing and Finalist for The Frugal Editor
Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award
Military Writers Award of Excellence for
Tracings, A Chapbook of Poetry.
A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion wins author Military
Writers Society of America's Author of the Month award for March 2010
And more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry.
See the awards page on this site.
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