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This page is updated regularly with links that may be of help to independent publishing writers. I also write articles on writing, publishing, marketing and the like. To lean more please visit my home page. Thanks for visiting.

   

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sites to promote and advertise your work:     
 
AdaptiveBlue Powerful content/marketing links and widgets
 
AdSense Run Google ads on your website     

Amazon Associates Selling Amazon products

Amazon Reviewers Listing of reviewers  

Amazon SYLT Advertise your book by making it educational
  
Amazon Update Form Add information to your Amazon Book Page

Analytics  Google statistics program for websites/blogs 

Articles Submission Publish articles online

Artistfirst World-wide promotion for writers and musicians

AuthorsDen Free website for writers   

Blog Directories  A listing with submission links 

Blogger  Create a Blog

Blog on Blogging Comprehensive site on blogs 

Blogrolling Ping your Blog 
 
BookConnector A bevy of book reviewers
 
Book Crossing  Send a book out into the wild
 
Book Fairs  Book fairs and events

Book Listing Sites Free sites to list your book

Book Marketing Network A Ning (see below) social network

Books for Soldiers Donate a book to a soldier far from home 

  
Bumperstickers Inexpensive and easy to design 

Craigslist Free classifieds 

Easy Gif Animator Banner maker 

Ezines Extensive list of sites to submit stories and poetry

FacePage  Social network 

Good Reads Interactive reader site

Google AdWords Sponsored ads

Google Directory Submit your website 

Kremer aka Bookmarket, John's Kremer's awesome site 

Marketing Lists Organizational lists of emails and addresses  

Midwest Book Review Links for book reviewers 

MySpace Social network

Newsletters Shareware to create newsletters 

Ning  Social networking on topics

Open Directory Project A primo directory to list your website

Podcast Site to post your podcast 

Press Release  Free press release sites 

Self Publishers Place List your books and blog with other writers
 

Social Bookmarking and RSS Icons Buttons to place in website or blog. 

The Complete Review Book reviewers of all kinds

TitleZ Check book sales 

VistaPrint Promotional materials 

Yahoo Directory Submit your website 

Yahoo Groups Newsletter feed. 

  
 
   
 
 
sites that address various aspects of publishing:

Aventine Press A subsidy POD publisher

Blurb Full color publishing 

Copyright Office US copyright information and forms

Foner Books Articles on starting a self publishing business 

IRS Tax information on running a business

ISBN Site for bar codes that identify books

NYS Sales Tax ID Concise information regarding NYS sales tax ID

Preditors & Editors Who's legit in the world of publishing
 
 
sites for website design/management: 

Animations  Moving doo-dads for web pages

Audacity Open source software for audio streaming

Back Link Checker Tool to check back links 

Best Animations More moving doo-dads

Bravenet Free web tools 

Clip Art Clip art galore

CoolText Free graphics generator 

CSS Cascading Style Sheet tutorial 

FavIcon Design a logo for your website address

Free Site Freeware for website 

GIFbot A user friendly tool to compress image file for quicker loading

HTML HTML basics

Keyword Keyword search tool 

Link Checker Checks for dead links 

Log Analyzer Analyzes raw server logs 

Page Speed Report Test the loading time of your site
 
Photographs Royalty-free

Site Wizard Tutorial for site design 

Tucows Downloadable software of all kinds

Video Sites Worldwide sites to place video 

Webmaster Tools Tools to check website ranking, keywords,stats...  

WebsiteTips Tips, tutorials, resources 

YouTube Broadcast yourself 

 
  
sites for writing and editing:

Behind the Name  Character names galore

Dave King Editorial Services Reasonable price

Get It Write Writing tips

Just Buffalo Literary Center Writer Group in Metro Buffalo, NY   

NaturalReaders Free text-to-speech program to help with editing

Northside Writers Group Writer Group in Northern Metro Buffalo, NY

Poets & Writers   Classic resource for creative writers 

Translator Foreign words, phrases to add to text

Winning Writers Contests and more for poetry and fiction

Writing Numbers The ins and outs

Writing World Articles/resources for writers