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
Independent Book Publishers Association	www.ibpa-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

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