Visit the links below to find many useful tools and links. Please send your suggestions to info@novelmaker.com

 

Authors

www.writeandpublishyourbook.com

a site for authors and would-be writers

 

writer@surewest.net

Editorial/Copy Editing Assistance When a writer needs help


www.literarynurse.com

Fast edits, $25 per chapter - 2K words per chapter and the first chapter is free

 

Publishers

www.publishersweekly.com

book lists and reviews

 

Print-on-Demand

www.parapublishing.com

a large site with lots of useful information

 

Speech-to-Text/Text to Speech

www.nextup.com

excellent text to speech software


www.knowbrainer.com

speech-to-text software


www.nuance.com

speech-to-text software


www.bellaonline.com

an organization for people with low vision

 

Copyright Protection

www.uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office


www.copyright.gov

United States Copyright Office

 

Book Industry News

www.ibookdb.net


www.washingtonpost.com

Like mainstream book publishers, self-publishing companies are in the business of selling dreams. But what if the dream becomes a nightmare?

 

Portable Devices

jkontherun.blogs.com

About e-book readers


www.idpf.org

e-book reader survey


www.engadget.com

a review of the Sony Reader


www.irextechnologies.com

a website describing the Iliad e-book reader


www.mobileread.com

a forum for people with mobile e-book readers

 

Standards and Classifications

www.bisg.org


www.gutenberg.org

article about Project Gutenberg


www.pma-online.org

a technical article on e-book standards

 

 

Books Online

www.gutenberg.org

Gutenberg catalog


www.ibookdb.net

a database of e-books

 

Online Communities of Authors and Others

www.musik-therapie.at

a blog with many useful further links


www.nanoedmo.net

a writing competition worth looking into


www.meetup.com

an organization that sets up group meetings for writers and others


members.rediff.com

a large but unsorted list of literary agents


www.spawn.org

a networking site for writers and small publishers


www.writerswrite.com

a broad resource for writers


www.sfwa.org

Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Writing Contests and Vanity Anthologies


www.book-clubs-resource.com

A complete guide to book clubs, reading groups, and reading group guides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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