Aimée Bissonette asked us to make this available to attendees of “Publishing 101” at the UPPAA Spring Conference.
PDF Version of her presentation slides.
Indie Publishing Road Map – Resource List
Library Information/Metadata:
- BISAC Code information: https://bisg.org/page/bisacedition and https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/bisac-subject-codes
- CIP Data/Preassigned Control Number Program information: https://www.loc.gov/publish/cip/
- ISBN’s: http://www.bowker.com/
Finding Freelance Help:
- https://reedsy.com/ A pre-screened network of quality publishing professionals
- https://www.behance.net/ Find illustrators and other creatives here
Associations with online resources and member specific benefits:
- Independent Book Publishers Association: https://www.ibpa-online.org/default.aspx (checklists, directories, and an archive of magazine articles from IBPA Independent)
- Midwest Independent Publishing Association: http://mipa.org/about-us/
- Author YOU: https://authoru.org/about-author-u/about.html
- Christian Indie Publishing Association: https://www.christianpublishers.net/resources/
- Novelists, Inc.: https://ninc.com/ (note: nonmembers may access the online newsletter archive)
Websites/blogs/social media groups:
- BookBub Partners Blog https://insights.bookbub.com/
- Facebook Indie Publishing Group https://www.facebook.com/iPGbooks/
- Fiction Notes by Darcy Pattison https://www.darcypattison.com/
- Jane Friedman – blog and resources https://www.janefriedman.com/
- The Creative Penn https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
- Here’s a favorite blog post: “The 50 Tasks of an Indie/Self Publisher” https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/8095/guest-post-darcy-pattison-the-50-tasks-of-an-indieself-publisher/?_ga=2.137941878.719674729.1557957940-1149108956.1553014717
- And here’s a YouTube video by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on Building a Brand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkkC29aE6u0
Miscellaneous:
- Publisher’s Weekly “Booklife- Your Guide to Self-Publishing”
- Submit a first line to booklifeeditor@booklife.com
- Submit a book for a free cover redesign to booklifeeditor@booklife.com
- For information on how to submit to Booklife’s “New Titles from Self-Publishers,” visit http://publishersweekly.com/pw-select
