1001 Ways to Market Your Books
Chapter 3: Establishing and
Marketing Your Company
These are the most up-to-date addresses we have for the companies and services listed in the Sixth Edition of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books.
If you find that any addresses are incorrect or you discover additional information (email, web site, toll-free number, etc.), please email the author at JohnKremer@bookmarket.com. We will incorporate any changes as soon as possible into these listings.
Open Horizons, P.O. Box 2887, Taos, NM 87571; 575-751-3398. Email: info@bookmarket.com. Web: http://www.bookmarket.com.
Association of American Publishers, 71 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3004; 212-255-0200; Fax: 212-255-7007. Web: http://www.publishers.org.
Independent Book Publishers Association, 627 Aviation Way, Manhattan Beach CA 90266; 310-372-2732; Fax: 310-374-3342. Email: info@ibpa-online.org. Web: http://www.ibpa-online.org. Formerly known as PMA.
Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN), Scott and Debi Flora, Directors, 1618 W. Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs CO 80904; 719-475-1726; 800-331-8355; Fax: 719-471-2182. Email: span@spannet.org. Web: http://www.spannet.org.
National Association of Independent Publishers (NAIP), Betsy Lampe, P.O. Box 430, Highland City, FL 33846-0430; 813-648-4420; Fax: 941-647-5951. Email: naip@aol.com. This is also the contact office for the Florida Publishers Association.
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), 154 Christopher Street #3C, New York, NY 10014-2839; 212-741-9110; Fax: 212-741-9112.
American Booksellers Association (ABA), 200 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591; 914-591-2665; 800-637-0037; Fax: 914-591-2720. Extension 223 for membership info. Web: http://www.bookweb.org.
Book Expo America, Reed Exhibition Companies, 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851; 203-840-5614; 800-840-5614; Fax: 203-840-9614. Email: inquiry@bookexpoamerica.com. Web: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com. Future dates: Los Angeles, May 29 to June 1, 2008; New York, May 28 to 31, 2009; Washington DC, June 3 to 6; Las Vegas, June 9 to 12, 2011.
Midwest Booksellers Association (UMBA), 3407 West 44th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410; 612-926-5868; 800-784-7522. Email: umbaoffice@aol.com. Web: http://www.midwestbooksellers.org.
Christian Booksellers Association (CBA), P.O. Box 200 (80901), 2620 Venetucci Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80906; 719-576-7880; Fax: 719-576-0795. Web site: http://www.cbaonline.org.
Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC), Kristen McLean, Director, 62 Wenham Street, Jamaica Plain MA 02130; 617-390-7759; Fax: 617-344-0540. Email: kristen@abfc.com. Web: http://www.abfc.com.
Book Publishing Basics
Library of Congress, Cataloging in Publication Division, Washington, DC 20540-4300; 202-707-9792 or 202-707-6372. Web: http://pcn.loc.gov/pcn (for pre-assignment of Library of Congress Card Number). For information for publishers, go to http://www.loc.gov/loc/infopub.
Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559-6000; 202-707-9100 or 202-707-3000. Web: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright or http://www.loc.gov/copyright. Ask for Form TX (for books).
U.S. ISBN Agency, R.R. Bowker,121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974; 877-310-7333. Email: isbn-san@bowker.com. Web: http://www.isbn.org/standards/cgi-bin/isbn or http://www.bowker.com/standards. Fee for publisher's block of numbers: $205.00 for 15-day service; more for 3-day rush service. Check the website for new rates.
Converter for ISBN-13 codes: http://www.isbn-international.org/converter/converter.html.
Books in Print editorial inquiries: Mervaine Ricks, Production Manager; Email: tampa.datacollections@bowker.com. Phone: 888-269-5372. Web: http://www.bowkerlink.com (click on Add/Update in Books in Print and then click on Register. Deadline for annual directories: May 31st, but data is provided in updated Forthcoming Books, etc.
Advance Book Information, R.R. Bowker Data Collection Center, P.O. Box 6000-0103, Oldsmar FL 34677-0103; 813-855-4635; 888-269-5372; Fax: 813-855-2309. ABI Forms may now be submitted online at: http://www.bowkerlink.com/corrections/bip/itemsearch.asp.
Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; 978-750-8400; Fax: 978-750-4470. Web: http://www.copyright.com.
Free bar codes online: http://www.cgpp.com/bookland/isbn.html.
1001 Ways to Market Your Books, 6th Edition describes more than 1,000 ideas, tips, and suggestions for marketing books — all illustrated with real-life examples showing how other publishers and authors have marketed their books.
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May, 2006. 704-page softcover. $27.95. ISBN: 0-912411-49-X.
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Open Horizons, P O Box 2887, Taos NM 87571