Spiritual & Self-Help Magazines
Writing & Publishing Magazines
Book Marketing 105: Choosing a Book Distribution System
This vital mini-guide includes criteria for deciding how you will distribute your books. Also includes complete information on 30 distributors, 3 sales reps to the chains, 4 library distributors, 89 book publishers who also distribute for other publishers, 27 bookstore wholesalers, 34 library wholesalers, and 23 Spanish-language wholesalers. Plus a sample book distribution contract. Ebook download, $30.00.
Top 700 Indie Bookstores
This database features 740 stores with address, book buyer, owner, event coordinator, phone, fax, email, website, and more! Cost: $40.00. This data file features an updated list of the largest indie bookstores that work with authors and buy books from indie publishers. The report comes as a data file download (your choice of Microsoft Access, Excel, or rich text format). The data files do require that you know how to use a database or word-processing program.
Writing Magazines and Publishing Magazine Editors
These book reviewers and magazine editors have been updated as noted at the end of any listing (10/10). 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. Thanks. Let's keep this list up-to-date for everyone.
Publishing Magazines
Folio:, Red 7 Media, 10 Norden Place, Norwalk CT 06855; 203-854-6730; Fax: 203-854-6735; Letters fax: 203-838-5573. Email: folioletters@red7media.com. Web: http://www.foliomag.com. Motto: The magazine for magazine management. Monthly magazine about magazine editing and publishing (10/10).
- Matt Kinsman, Executive Editor; 203-899-8431. Email: mkinsman@red7media.com.
- Jason Fell, Group News Editor; 203-899-8428. Email: jfell@red7media.com.
Publishers Weekly, see http://www.bookmarket.com/books.htm.
Publishing Executive, North American Publishing, 1500 Spring Garden Street #1200, Philadelphia PA 19130-4094; 215-238-5300; Fax: 215-238-5270. Monthly magazine for book and magazine publishers.
- Noelle Skodzinski, Editor-in-Chief. 215-238-5341. Email: nskodzinski@napco.com.
- Janet Spavlik, Managing Editor. Also Online Editor. 215-238-5317. Email: jspavlik@napco.com.
Quill & Quire, see http://www.bookmarket.com/books.htm.
Writing Magazines
Poets & Writers, 90 Broad Street #2100, New York NY 10004; 212-226-3586. Email: editor@pw.org. Web: http://www.pw.org. Bimonthly magazine for poets and writers. Features interviews and articles focused on poets, novelists, and other writers (9/11).
- Mary Gannon, Editorial Director
- Kevin Larimer, Editor. Interviewed Heather Sellers, author of You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know memoir (11/10).
- Suzanne Pettypiece, Managing Editor
The Writer, Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P O Box 1612, Waukesha WI 53187-1612; 262-796-8776; Fax: 262-798-6468. Letters: letters@writermag.com. Queries: queries@writermag.com. Web: http://www.writermag.com. Monthly magazine for writers. Motto: Advice and inspiration for today's writer. Features many articles on how to write as well as critiques. Also market listings (7/10).
- Jeff Reich, Editor
- Ronald Kovach, Senior Editor
Writer's Digest, 4700 E Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH 45236; 513-531-2690, ext. 11483. Email: writersdigest@fwmedia.com. Web: http://www.writersdigest.com. Published 8 times per year, this magazine for writers features many articles on how to write as well as critiques. Also market listings (5/10).
- Jessica Strawser, Editor
- Zachary Petit, Managing Editor, Inkwell. Features reviews of books on writing and author marketing.
- Kelly Nickell, Writer's Workbook Editor (writing how-to)
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.
RadioPRGuy.com - "When you decide that you're ready to start dealing with radio stations directly, get Alex Carroll's program. His top radio show database, tapes of dealing with producers, and examples of actual talk shows will help you to become a radio talk show star." - John Kremer
TVPRGuys.com - Want to get on top national TV talk shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Today and Larry King? Bradley Communications offers a database/directory of the top 323 national TV & cable shows that interview authors and other guests. You not only get contact names, addresses and emails but also detailed profiles on each show including what types of guests they want and the best ways to approach them.
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.
Everything You Should Know about Publicity, Publishing, and Building a Platform — If you want to learn from a master book publicist all the techniques that have worked for her for more than twenty years, Arielle Ford offers an intensive PR course for new authors. She was the book publicist for many bestselling authors, including Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Debbie Ford, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, etc. Only $497.
