PUBLICATION RESOURCES

Valuable Names & Addresses

ISBN # (required on all books)
About $275 for a Block of 10 Numbers www.isbn.org	R. R. Bowker 121 Chanlon Rd. New Providence, NJ 07974 813-855-4635
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NUMBER
/pcn.loc.gov/pcn/	Main # 202-707-5000 (call for forms)
CIP (Cataloging in Progress) DATA
Adrienne Batiste abashista@cipblock.com Can’t get through Library of Congress without more than 5 books in print. Necessary for all books going into libraries.	Library of Congress www.loc.gov 101 Independence Ave. SE Washington, DC 20540
BOOKLAND EAN BARCODES
Books require special barcodes. I recommend a generic price code, NOT A UPC BARCODE.	Barcodes www.fotel.com 800-834-4920 Get a digital file

Useful Trade Publications & Websites

Literary Market	www.bowker.com
ISBN Agency	www.isbn.org
Writer’s League of Texas	www.writersleague.org
Book Industry Study Group	www.bookwire.com
American Booksellers Association	www.bookweb.org
Small Publishers of North American — Newsletter	www.spannet.org
Publishers Marketing Association — Newsletter	www.pma-online.org
Webring for Children’s Writers	www.write4kids.com
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators	www.scbwi.org www.scbwi-houston.org
Online version of the Writers Market	www.writersmarket.com

Publishing Process Books

John Kremer	www.BookMarket.com	expertise marketing
Dan Poynter	www.ParaPublishing.com	grandfather of self-publishing
Marilyn & Tom Ross	www.SelfPublishingResources.com