Spiritual & Self-Help Magazines
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Personal Finance and Investing Magazine Editors
These book reviewers and magazine editors have been updated as noted at the end of any listing (10/10 as in October 2010). If the contact is vital to you, verify the book reviewer's or editor's name and address before making submissions. Please send us any corrections or additions. Email JohnKremer@bookmarket.com. Let's keep this list up-to-date for everyone.
Personal Finance, Money,
and Investing Magazines
Bottom Line/Retirement, Bottom Line Publications, 281 Tresser Boulevard, 8th Floor, Stamford CT 06913-3246; 203-973-5900; Fax: 203-967-3086. Web: http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com. A monthly newsletter featuring many interviews of book authors (12/10).
Bottom Line/Wealth, Bottom Line Publications, 281 Tresser Boulevard, 8th Floor, Stamford CT 06913-3246; 203-973-5900; Fax: 203-967-3086. Web: http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com. A monthly newsletter featuring many interviews of book authors (12/10).
Consumer Reports, Consumers Union, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers NY 10703-1057. Web: http://www.consumerreports.org/magazine. Monthly magazine that rarely features authors or books (1/11).
- Kimberly Kleman, Editor in Chief
- Rik Paul, Autos Editor
- Paul Reynolds, Electronics Editor
- Ronni Sandroff, Editorial Director, Health & Family
- Robert Markovich, Home Editor
- Norren Perrotta, Money Editor
Debt-Proof Living, Mary Hunt, Editor, P O Box 2135, Paramount CA 90723. Web: http://www.debtproofliving.com. Monthly newsletter (7/10).
Financial Planning, SourceMedia, One State Street Plaza, 27th Floor, New York NY 10004-1505; 212-803-8200. Web: http://www.financial-planning.com. Monthly magazine for financial planners. They feature many articles written by book authors (11/10).
- Marion Asnes, Editor in Chief
- Donna Mitchell, Senior Editor. Featured an article on Brett King, author of Bank 2.0 (11/10).
- Matt Ackermann, Online News Editor
Futures, 222 S Riverside Plaza #620, Chicago IL 60606; 312-846-4600; Fax: 312-846-4638. Web: http://www.futuresmag.com. Monthly magazine offering news, analysis, and strategies for futures, options, and stock traders (2/10).
- Daniel Collins, Managing Editor
- Christine Birkner, Associate Editor
Green Money Journal, P O Box 67, Santa Fe NM 87504; 505-988-7423. Web: http://www.greenmoney.com. Quarterly journal of money investing for liberals and progressives (12/10).
- Cliff Feigenbaum, Managing Editor and Publisher. Email: cliff@greenmoney.com.
- Ted Ketcham, Editor. Featured an excerpt from Woody Tasch's Slow Money (12/10).
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - http://magagenie.com/kiplingers-personal-finance
Money Magazine - http://magagenie.com/money-magazine
On Investing, Charles Schwab & Co., P O Box 7638, San Francisco CA 94120-7638. Email: oninvestingeditor@schwab.com. Web: http://www.schwab.com/publications. Motto: Strategies and ideas for clients of Charles Schwab (11/10).
- Jennifer Cronin, Editor in Chief. Featured an interview with Condoleezza Rice, author of Extraordinary, Ordinary People (11/10).
- Tamar Dorsey, Managing Editor
SharpSmart:), Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers NY 10703-1057. Web: http://www.shopsmartmag.org. Published 10 times per year. They often rely on experts and authors to add content to articles. Morgen Schick, author of Your Makeover, was interviewed for an article on makeup (11/10). Nicole Aloni, author of Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen, contributed to an article on cooking time-savers (11/10).
- Lisa Lee Freeman, Editor in Chief
- Rik Paul, Autos Editor
- Paul Reynolds, Electronics Editor
- Ronni Sandroff, Editorial Director, Health & Family
- Robert Markovich, Home Editor
- Norren Perrotta, Money Editor
SmartMoney - http://magagenie.com/smart-money-magazine
Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, 4757 California Avenue SW, Seattle WA 98116-4499; 206-938-0570; Fax: 206-938-1307. Email: editor@traders.com. Web: http://www.traders.com. Monthly trading magazine (12/10).
- Jack Hutson, Editor in Chief. Email: jhutson@traders.com.
- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan, Editor. Email: Jayanthi@traders.com.
USAA Magazine, Mail Call, E-1-E, 9800 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio TX 78288-3533; 800-531-8646. Web: http://www.usaa.com. The insurance association for military families (10/10).
- Lance Elko, Editor
- Alicia Miller, Executive Editor. They featured books their members were reading. The members responded to a Facebook request (7/10).
- Kathy Yakal featured three authors in an article on mortgages: Jane Bryant Quinn, Clark Howard, and Dave Ramsey (7/10).
- Jean Chatzky, Contributing Editor. Featured her own book, The Difference (7/10). Wrote an article where she referenced Sam Wang, co-author of Welcome to Your Brain (10/10).
Please note that most magazines like to review new books. So they need to see books (galley copies or advanced review copies) 12 to 24 weeks before the publication date of the book. For more about publication dates, see http://www.bookmarket.com/pubdate.htm.
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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 successfully marketed their books.
May, 2008. ISBN: 0-912411-49-X. 704-page softcover. $27.95.
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