E-book/POD Companies
Lulu – www.lulu.com/
Bookbaby – www.bookbaby.com/
Open Road Media – www.openroadmedia.com/
Rosetta Books – www.rosettabooks.com/
Create Space – www.createspace.com/
Kindle Direct Publishing – kdp.amazon.com/
Nook Press – www.nookpress.com/
Lightning Source – www.lightningsource.com/
ACX (Audio Book Creation Exchange) – www.acx.com/
Vook – vook.com/
Xlibris – www.xlibris.com/
Atavist – atavist.com/
Smashwords – www.smashwords.com/
Websites & Blogs
Writer Beware – www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/
Absolute Write – absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22
ALLI – allianceindependentauthors.org/
The Creative Penn – www.thecreativepenn.com/
Publetariat – www.publetariat.com/
Writer’s Guide to Publishing – thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/?utm_campaign=Listly&utm_medium=list&utm_source=listly
J.A. Konrath – jakonrath.blogspot.com/
Barry Eisler – www.barryeisler.com/writers-indie-authors-resources.php
52 Novels – www.52novels.com/
C.J. Lyons – www.norulesjustwrite.com/blog/
Professional Associations
American Library Association (ALA) – www.ala.org
American Society of Journalists and Authors – www.asja.org
Mystery Writers of America – www.mysterywriters.org
National Writers Union – www.nwu.org
Romance Writers of America (RWA) – www.rwa.org
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) – www.sfwa.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) – www.scbwi.org
Writers Guild of America, West – www.wga.org
Writers Guild of America, East – www.wgaeast.org
Authors Guild – www.authorsguild.org/
Books
Children’s Writers and Illustrator Market
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry: From Negotiations to Final Contracts, 3rd edition by Mark Litwak (2009)
The Fine Print of Self Publishing, 5th edition by Mark Levine (2015)
The Writers Legal Guide, 4th edition by Tad Crawford and Kay Murray (2013)
Writers Market
Registration/Copyright
Copyright Office – www.copyright.gov
Library of Congress – www.loc.gov
Contact: (202) 707-5000
ISBN – www.myidentifiers.com/
Professional Services
ASJA Freelance Writer Search – www.freelancewritersearch.com
Editorial Freelance Association (EFA) – www.the-efa.org
Directory and referral for ghostwriters, proofreaders, editors, translators, researchers, and transcribers.
Contact: (212) 929-5400; office@efa.org
Martindale
www.martindale.com
Online attorney directory, can search by area of practice, geography, etc.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
www.vlany.org/resources/index.php#bs
The Authors Guild, Inc.
www.authorsguild.org