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Self-Publishing Information and Resources

Should you Self-Publish?
The Prepublishing Handbook by Patricia J. Bell (out of print, but may be available at libraries)
Pat Bell's Publishers' Toolshed

How to Self-Publish:
The Self-Publishing Manual, by Dan Poynter
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, by Tom and Marilyn Ross

Register Copyright: Library of Congress

ISBNs: RR Bowker

Book Printers:

• Nicole Baxter, nbaxter@bookmobile.com, BookMobile, POD & Galley Specialists, 5120 Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416, 763-398-0030, ext. 115, fax: 763-398-0198

• Morris Publishing, 3212 E. Hwy. 30, PO Box 2110, Kearney, NE 68847, 1-800-650-7888. (They will make a book cover as well)

• Sudie White, Regional Sales Manager, Central Plains Book Manufacturing, 22234 C Street - Strother Field, Winfield, KS 67156, P: 877-278-2726, F: 620-221-4672. swhite@centralplainsbook.com

Organizations for Self-Publishers:
Midwest Independent Publishers Association, PO Box 581432, Minneapolis, MN 55458-1432, MIPA1981@aol.com
Publishers Marketing Association, 627 Aviation Way, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, info@pma-online.org
Small Publishers Association of North America, PO Box 1306, 425 Cedar St., Buena Vista, CO 81211-1306

E-mail Lists for Self-Publishers:
Self-Publishing (SPAN affiliated, but anyone can join the list)
Small Publishers

Book Reviewers for Small Publishers:
Reviewers Choice
Midwest Book Review
Dave Wood's Book Report, 503 E. Walnut St., River Falls, WI 54022