How to Publish Your Book

We provide these sources as an informational service only. We do not know anything about the quality of the books mentioned nor can we make any referrals or guarantees that contacting these companies will get your book published.

Websites

Publishers or distributors that specialize in the topic of disability http://www.brookespublishing.com/ Brookes Publishing https://www.springerpub.com/consumer-health.html Demos Medical Publishing (now an imprint of Springer Publishing) http://www.eparent.com/ Exceptional Parent Publishing http://www.woodbinehouse.com/ Woodbine House

Self-publishing companies These are publishers that you can pay to publish and market your book. http://www.authorhouse.com/ AuthorHouse http://www.CreateSpace.com CreateSpace http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/ Dorrance Publishing http://www.InstantPublisher.com InstantPublisher

1 http://www.iuniverse.com iUniverse http://www.lulu.com Lulu http://www.trafford.com/ Trafford Publishing

Other resources http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp Literary Market Place This reference book covers the U.S. book publishing market. A portion of the book is online and available for use for free. You may find the print directory in large public or college libraries. http://www.thestrengthcoach.com/shop/ Greg Smith: Strength Coach Greg Smith has a book for sale called “Write It! A Four Step Process to Writing and Publishing Your Memoir.” http://www.writersdigest.com/ Writer’s Digest This magazine addresses writing and publishing. Writer’s Digest also has a self- publishing division, Abbott Press.

Books on Self-Publishing and Marketing

(The Reeve Foundation Library does not own these, please see Amazon or any other bookseller)

• Crosbie, Anna. How to Publish Your Own Book: Everything You Need to Know About the Self-publishing Process. How To Books, 2006.

• King, Carla. How to Self-Publish Your Book. PBS, 2013.

• Pinheiro C. and Nick Russell. The Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Publishing for Profit!: Start Your Own Home-Based Publishing Company and Publish Your Non-Fiction Book with CreateSpace and Amazon. 2009

• Poynter, Dan. Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book. Para Publishing, 2007.

• Raymond, Zach. Publish a Book: A Manual for Writers. CreateSpace, 2016.

2

• Ross, Marilyn. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book. 2010

• Weber, Steve. ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPhone, CreateSpace and Print on Demand. 2011

The information contained in this message is presented for the purpose of educating and informing you about paralysis and its effects. Nothing contained in this message should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider before embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness program. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this message.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90PR3002, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorships are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.

3