Book Cover Design by Kareen Ross

ONE-STOP CREATIVE BOOK COVER and INTERIOR DESIGN for the SELF-PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

Author Resources

The book cover design, self-publishing, copyright and printing processes certainly have their moments. With the proper guidance and resources helping, it will seem easier. I've posted some websites below to assist with the process. They include resources for author groups and affiliations, writing assistance, printing and printers, general publishing how-to and info gathering sites. Contact me.

Author Resources

To get to the sites, copy and paste the links from the list below into the Google search form.

BookCoverDesigner.com Web

ISBN Numbers and the new 13 digit FAQ
http://www.bowkerlink.com

http://www.isbn.org/ISBN13_faq.pdf

http://isbn.org/converterpub.asp

Publishers requiring a single ISBN or additional ISBNs should contact the
ISBN Agency at isbn-san@bowker.com.

ISBN Home Page
http://isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp

Make your own barcode
http://www.createbarcodes.com/

SPAN
http://www.spannet.org

Baker & Taylor Vendor Submission
2550 W. Tyvola Rd., Ste. 300 Charlotte, NC 28217 NC
http://edi.btol.com/publishersubmissions/pubinfo.aspx

Baker & Taylor Academic Library
http://academiclibrary.btol.com/

Library of Congress Literary Copyright page
http://www.copyright.gov/register/literary.html

Copyright Basics from the American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/comm106/106copy.htm

Quoteland.com
http://www.quoteland.com/

QuoteWorld.org
http://www.quoteworld.org/

The Quotations Archive
http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml

Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/

ClicheFinder
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/

News Central - Links to newspapers
http://www.all-links.com/newscentral/

Oxford English Dictionary
http://www.oed.com/

Merriam-Webster Online
http://websters.searchopolis.com/

Britannica.com
http://www.britannica.com/

Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Encarta Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/

The Encylopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/

Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/

The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

WebGrammar
http://www.webgrammar.com/

The Midwest Book Review
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/

Internet Public Library
http://ipl.sils.umich.edu

Indexing Software
Authex, CINDEX, MACREX, SKY Index, and wINDEX

Printers

Bang Printing — www.bangprinting.com (offset)

DeHart’s Media Services —www.deharts.com (offset)

Delta Printing solutions Inc. — www.deltaprintingsolutions.com

Fidlar-Doubleday, Inc, — www.fidlardoubleday.com (earth friendly)

Lightning Source, Inc. — www.lightningsource.com (digital and fulfillment)

Thompson-Shore inc. — www.tshore.com (offset)

Vaughn Printing —-www.vaughnprinting.com (offset)

Verante.com — www.verante.com (digital and fulfillment)