Resources

Promoting Books or Programs

• Advice from the American Booksellers Association, on getting the word out to independent booksellers:
  http://www.bookweb.org/booksense/publisher/3311.html
   
  
• Advice for Publishers from Midwest Book Reviews:
  http://www.midwestbookreview.com/bookbiz/advice/advice.htm
  
  
• Checklist for An Excellent Author Visit succinct advice for authors who are planning school visits. Prepared by Becky Clark (www.beckyclark.net)
  
  
• How To Find Authors/Illustrators advice for anyone trying to set up an author event. Prepared by Becky Clark (www.beckyclark.net)
  
  
• Find An Author Flyer a promotional flyer for authors to distribute to libraries, schools, or other folks looking for speakers. Explains the basics of the Find An Author site and how to use it.
  
  
• Tips for Marketing Your Book through Personal Appearances, prepared by the Colorado Association of Libraries: Author Marketing Ideas
  
  
• How To Pay For Author/Illustrator Visits advice for those who would love to have an author event, but aren't sure they can afford to pay anyone to come. ( You can!) Prepared by Becky Clark (www.beckyclark.net)
  
  
• Advice for Authors: Ten Tips for Promoting Your Book, prepared by the Colorado Association of Libraries: Ten Tips for Promotion
  
  
• Looking for out-of-state authors? Check out the member websites listing at the Authors Guild.

Publishing and Book Links

American Booksellers Association, a not for profit trade association of booksellers:
http://www.bookweb.org/
 
Association of American Publishers, principal trade association for the publishing industry:
http://www.publishers.org/

Library of Congress National Center for the Book, lists all state affiliates and other information:
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/

Midwest Book Review, a book review site focused on reviews for community and academic library systems in California, Wisconsin, and the upper Midwest:
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/

PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association, a trade association of independent publishers :
http://www.pma-online.org/
 

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