Recommended Resources (periodically updated)

I'm currently reading the "Guerrilla Marketing" book for authors - it's excellent. One of the co-authors is Michael Larson, who's written two other books I swear by - one on writing book proposals and one on finding a literary agent (or being one for yourself). All three books have been published by Writer's Market Books, and I recommend all three quite highly.

I've just re-joined Pub-Forum, a discussion list for publishers and those affiliated with publishers. It comes with a recommended reading list that I'd like to endorse here:

They recommend you read a book such as The Self Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter
1001 Ways to market Your Books by John Kremer

"The Publishing Game: Publish a Book in 30 Days" (self publishing)

"The Publishing Game: Find an Agent in 30 Days" (literary agents)

"The Publishing Game: Bestseller in 30 Days" (book promotion)

And to check these last three out at:
http://www.PublishingGame.com)

They also recommend you visit some of the many excellent publishing websites (such as"

http://www.PublishingGame.com, http://www.parapub.com,
http://hometown.aol.com/catspawpress/ToolShed.html,
http://www.execpc.com/~mbr/bookwatch/

As someone who's worked with four publishing companies (I just signed with my 4th), who's promoted or coached dozens of authors, and who's written (and promoted) 9 published non-fiction books, I think all of these sources have real merit.

As I come across other resources, I'll be sure to let you know about them.

Ned