Electronic and Print-on-Demand Publishing
E-publisher Lists · Electronic Publishing · Print-on-Demand Publishing
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E-Publisher Lists and Directories
- Dehanna Bailee's Print-on-Demand Database
- http://dehanna.com/database.htm/
- Lengthy list of POD publishers with comparisons of rates and services.
- Lengthy list of POD publishers with comparisons of rates and services.
- Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC)
- http://www.epicauthors.com/
- An organization of electronically published authors.
- An organization of electronically published authors.
- Lida Quillen's List of Epublishers
- http://www.sff.net/people/Lida.Quillen/epub.html
- On-Demand Printers and E-Books
- http://www.bookmarket.com/ondemand.html
- An extensive list of on-demand printers. These aren't necessarily publishers, but companies that provide print-on-demand technology and/or services. This page also offers a large list of e-publishers.
Electronic Publishing
- 21st Century Publishing
- http://julieduffy.com
- Loads of articles on electronic publishing, including tips on electronic self-publishing, with special emphasis on print-on-demand.
- Loads of articles on electronic publishing, including tips on electronic self-publishing, with special emphasis on print-on-demand.
- BitBooks.com
- http://bitbooks.com/
- Search engine/directory for digital fiction.
- Search engine/directory for digital fiction.
- Canadian eAuthors
- http://www.ceauthors.com
- Resources for Canadian authors who have been e-published.
- Resources for Canadian authors who have been e-published.
- Electronic Literature Organization
- http://www.eliterature.org
- e-Writer's Place
- http://ewritersplace.com
- Resources for electronically published authors, including free ebooks, ebook creation assistance, articles, markets and more.
- Resources for electronically published authors, including free ebooks, ebook creation assistance, articles, markets and more.
- Internet Publishing
- http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html
- Piers Anthony's extensive list of electronic publishers, with a review of each.
- Piers Anthony's extensive list of electronic publishers, with a review of each.
- KnowBetter.com
- http://knowbetter.com/Default.aspx
- What began as a site for the Rocket eBook is now a source of information on e-book news (all formats and platforms), commentary, e-book reviews, information on freebies, and "E-Book Informer," which scours the web for new releases.
- What began as a site for the Rocket eBook is now a source of information on e-book news (all formats and platforms), commentary, e-book reviews, information on freebies, and "E-Book Informer," which scours the web for new releases.
- Planet eBook
- http://www.planetebook.com
- A site aimed at "Web publishing professionals" and self-publishers, with articles, Web-publishing tools, news updates, a forum and more.
- A site aimed at "Web publishing professionals" and self-publishers, with articles, Web-publishing tools, news updates, a forum and more.
- Writer Beware: Epublishers
- http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/epublishers.html
- Warnings on the perils of subsidy e-publishing and unethical e-publishers.
Print-on-Demand
- PublishAmerica
- The following articles examine "PublishAmerica," a publisher that uses print-on-demand technology but that requires no up-front payments from authors. Interestingly, the PublishAmerica rebuttal to Paula Span's article is no longer online.
- Making Books, by Paula Span (Washington Post) - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A25187-2005Jan20
- Critics and Supporters Debate Success of Fast-rising PublishAmerica, by Hillel Italie, Post-Gazette - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05022/446283.stm
- "Revenge" manuscript - http://www.absolutewrite.com/StingManuscript.rtf (Note that this is a RTF download)
- Publishing Basics
- http://www.publishingbasics.com/
- A great site for self-publishers, with a great deal of information (and a lot of warnings) regarding POD and subsidy publishing.
- A great site for self-publishers, with a great deal of information (and a lot of warnings) regarding POD and subsidy publishing.
- Publish On Demand.net
- http://www.publishondemand.net
- An excellent resource for all things POD, including a reviewed list of POD publishers, comparing prices and services.
- An excellent resource for all things POD, including a reviewed list of POD publishers, comparing prices and services.
- The Truth About POD
- http://wbjbradio.com/series/pod.php
- A series of PodCast interviews with the presidents of iUniverse and AuthorHouse and the former VP of finance from Xlibris, offering inside information on just how many POD books actually sell. Highlights of each interview are included in print on the website.
- A series of PodCast interviews with the presidents of iUniverse and AuthorHouse and the former VP of finance from Xlibris, offering inside information on just how many POD books actually sell. Highlights of each interview are included in print on the website.
- Writer Beware: Print On Demand
- http://www.sfwa.org/beware/printondemand.html
- A number of cautions to keep in mind when seeking a POD publisher.
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