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Publishers & Publishing
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Book Producers Association (ABPA) 
 Industry association for U.S. and Canadian book producers, also known as book packagers. Book producers are known for assembling and presenting "complicated" books to publishers. "A complicated book is just about any book that involves more than a straightforward, single-author text. Complicated books include all manner of highly illustrated or elaborately designed or multi-authored titles." Includes an explanation of why publishers use book packagers, a list of packaged books of note, and a member directory. http://www.abpaonline.org Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 24, 2009 Aspects of the Victorian Book
Detail-rich site that provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the 19th century. Includes signed articles with graphics on printing technology, illustration, lithography, wood-engraved illustration, photographically illustrated books, bookbindings, the novel, yellowbacks, penny dreadfuls, children's books, and magazines for women. Especially noteworthy is the section on the binding designs of John Leighton. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html Topics: History By Place, Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Apr 7, 2006 Association of American Publishers (AAP)
The principal trade association of the book publishing industry. The site provides industry news, sales statistics, events, AAP publications, and membership information. Features links to federal legislation concerning copyright, intellectual property, first amendment, literacy, the Internet and technology, and other issues affecting the publishing industry. http://www.publishers.org/ Topics: Business, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Dec 2, 2005 Book Editors: Debut Novels, Book Publishers: First Novels
List of hundreds of U.S. book publishers who "have, at least once, bought the rights to first novels by unknown novelists or nonfiction writers." Also includes links to book publisher lists in the areas of business, children's books, cookbooks, health, reference, humor, religion, and sports. From an author of a book about ways to market books. Note: Includes commercial content for the author's book. http://www.bookmarket.com/newnovels.htm Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 29, 2007 bookjobs.com
This site was "created to aid in the recruiting of the best and the brightest college graduates around the country" for the publishing industry. Features a guide to help match a college major with the appropriate publishing departments, a list of publishing internships, company profiles, a glossary, an overview of the publishing industry (such as trade publishers, university presses, and book packagers), and links to related sites. From the Association of American Publishers (AAP). http://www.bookjobs.com Topics: Jobs & Work, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 1, 2006 Books Go to War: The Armed Services Editions in World War Two
"This is the virtual catalog of an exhibition held ... at the University of Virginia" of Armed Services Editions (ASEs), small and inexpensive paperback books printed by various publishers to be distributed to the U.S. armed services during World War II. The site includes an illustrated history of the ASE project, the impact of ASEs on paperback book publishing, and comments about collecting ASEs. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/ase/ Topics: Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, World War II Last updated Nov 25, 2008 BookWeb.org
The site of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) provides news and information about opening a bookstore, books that are being talked about in the media, literary award winners, and other matters affecting independent retail bookstores. Also includes industry statistics, a searchable and browsable directory of member bookstores, and ABA organizational information and details about its annual book publishing exposition, BookExpo America. Some features are for members only. http://www.bookweb.org/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Canadian Private Presses/Les Presses Particulières Canadiennes
"Designed to introduce the reader to the unique story of private press printing in Canada and to showcase a selection of presses, both historical and contemporary." The site also "offers a comprehensive list of private presses in Canada from the 1930s to the present day." Includes glossary. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/presses-ef/presses/index-e.html Topics: Business, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 14, 2009 The Children's Book Council (CBC)
Site of the "nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults." Features industry news and events, reading lists, information for aspiring writers, a browsable list of links to authors and illustrators of children's books, and the monthly CBC Magazine. Searchable. http://www.cbcbooks.org/ Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 25, 2007 Create Change
"An educational initiative that examines new opportunities in scholarly communication [and] advocates changes that recognize the potential of the networked digital environment." Website discusses how scholarship is being transformed digitally, new ways to share scholarship, developments in selected disciplines, and how to stay current with the latest developments. Developed by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). http://www.createchange.org/ Topics: Business, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 2, 2006 An Exhibit From the Trianon Press Archive
Exhibit about Trianon Press, a French publisher "widely regarded as having created the finest facsimiles of works of William Blake, as well as works of other artists such as ... Duchamp and Shahn." Contains a checklist and images of publications, a biography and photos of founder Arnold Fawcus, and information on the collotype and pochoir printing techniques. From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/trianon-press Topics: Art, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Forbes.com Special Report: Books
This December 2006 special report on "books and the future of publishing" features a series of articles looking at trends in publishing, the effect of the Internet on print books, book burning, plagiarism, film adaptations, top-earning authors, and related topics. Also includes a "To me, books are..." feature with answers from authors such as Margaret Atwood, Amy Sedaris, and Lemony Snicket. From the website for Forbes magazine. http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/books-publishing-internet-tech-media_cx_mm_mn_books06_1201book_land.html%20(TinyURL.com/y2py5m) Topics: Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Dec 11, 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair
Details about this international book fair held annually in October since 1949. Features history of the fair and of the book tradition in Frankfurt, Germany, which "dates back to the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg first invented movable type — only a few kilometres down the road from Frankfurt." In English and German. http://www.book-fair.com/en/fbf/general/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 17, 2008 Gallery of Book Trade Labels
"Anyone who handles old books will have come across these small and sometimes beautiful labels pasted more or less discreetly into the endpapers. Publishers, printers, binders, importers, distributors and sellers of books -- new, second-hand and antiquarian -- used to advertise in this way." This site features images of hundreds of these labels from around the world. Browsable by name or location (such as California, Japan, and South America). From an enthusiast. http://sevenroads.org/Bookish.html Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Google Book Search
A searchable archive of the full texts of books scanned from publishers and libraries. The site includes a discussion of what portions of materials are available for books that may still be under copyright protection: "you'll only see snippets of text directly around your search term. This snippet view is designed to help users ... make a decision about whether to go find a physical copy of the book." Formerly known as Google Print. http://books.google.com/ Topics: Industries, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Libraries & Archives by Type, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Holt Uncensored
This site is "about books and the book industry written by Pat Holt, former Book Review Editor and Critic for The San Francisco Chronicle. The column offers book reviews, author interviews and critical commentary about literature, 'merger mania' in publishing, 'the bookstore wars,' the Internet and First Amendment issues." It provides searchable archives and separately listed book reviews. Also includes "Remainders of the Day," a spoof of the book industry. http://www.holtuncensored.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 6, 2005 ISBN.org
Everything you ever wanted to know about International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) and Standard Address Numbers (SAN). This site from R.R. Bowker gives the history, links to the agencies involved, and an annotated guide to related resources. It includes the ISBN Users' Manual , which has complete explanations of the system and a handy FAQ. http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp Topics: Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 5, 2002 Metadata Demystified: A Guide for Publishers
"Insight into how book and journal publishers can streamline the various metadata-based operations at work in their companies and leverage that metadata for added exposure through digital media such as the Web." The guide includes what metadata isn't, identifiers, XML, the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set and other standards projects, and a list of cited sources and their Web addresses. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). http://www.niso.org/publications/press/Metadata_Demystified.pdf Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Museum Plantin-Moretus/Prentenkabinet
This museum is named for the publishing house that once occupied its premises in Antwerp. The site recounts the company's centuries-long printing history, from the mid-16th century through Prentenkabinet's closure in the 1870s. Also find images and information about collections related to typographical materials and early printed books. Available in English and Dutch. http://museum.antwerpen.be/plantin_moretus/index_eng.html Topics: Museums by Place, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 18, 2006 New Wave Canada/La nouvelle vague canadienne
An overview of the small press movement in English Canada from its beginnings in the 1940s through the 1960s, emphasizing the first ten years of the Coach House Press (1965-1975). Includes images of publications, a bibliography, and a few links to related resources. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/new_wave_canada-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/17/index-e.html Topics: Business, History By Place, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 16, 2009 NewPages: Alternatives in Print and Media
"News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary periodicals, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more." The weekly "New Pages Weblog" highlights new writings and films. "Resource Links" offers a categorized and annotated list of links to other alternative media sites. http://www.newpages.com/ Topics: Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 5, 2004 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
"The books in this collection bear nineteenth century American imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. They have been digitized by the University of Michigan. ... Currently, approximately 1,500 books are included." Searchable, or browsable by subject, author, title, or theme, such as the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, self-help and self-improvement, travel and westward expansion, and poetry. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mnchome.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, United States History Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online: Links
This large directory has links to general Canadian literature sites, author pages, e-texts, publishers, literary awards, periodicals, organizations, studies programs, and selected Canadian cultural sites. http://www.nwpassages.com/links.asp Topics: Authors by Region, Business, Literature by Place, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 16, 2007 Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
An exploration of the creation, development, writing, illustration, printing, and selling of a children's picture book using "Zoom Upstream" (written by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Eric Beddows) and "School" (written by Pierre Charbonneau, illustrated by Ginette Anfousse) as examples. Includes lesson plans and related links. Also available in French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/page_by_page-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/2/index-e.html Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 8, 2009 The Paperback Revolution
An "online exploration of the history of paperback books" between 1935 and 1960. This new form of book "helped to democratize reading by increasing readership and eroding the lines between 'high' and 'low' literature." There is an animated timeline, a virtual paperback rack with a gallery of covers and the first few pages of each book, and links to other online resources. http://www.crcstudio.org/paperbacks/ Topics: Business, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 21, 2009 Printer, Publisher, Peddler: The Business of the Jewish Book
This online exhibition documents the history of the Jewish book trade from the 15th through the 20th centuries using examples from the University of Pennsylvania's library collections. Includes a bibliography and a link to a related exhibit about the Jewish book. From the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/PrinterPublisherPeddler/ Topics: Judaism, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 30, 2006 PublishersWeekly.com: Religion Bookline
Compilation of dozens of articles discussing trends and titles in religion book publishing and book selling in the U.S. Includes newly released titles organized by publisher, and articles about specific topics. Many articles are about Christian publishers and books, but site also provides material about other religions, and New Age and pagan studies. From Publishers Weekly. Archived back to July 2006. http://www.publishersweekly.com/eNewsletterArchive/2287.html Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Religion Last updated Apr 14, 2007 The Publishing Triangle: The Association of Lesbians and Gay Men in Publishing
This site features booklists and other resources from an organization whose mission is "to further the publication of books and other materials written by lesbian and gay authors or with lesbian and gay themes." Includes lists of the "100 best" lesbian and gay novels and nonfiction titles, and lists of award winners for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by gay and lesbian writers and with gay and lesbian themes. http://www.publishingtriangle.org/ Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
A bibliography of "selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published between 1990 and the present. ... Where possible, links are provided to sources that are freely available on the Internet." From Charles W. Bailey at the University of Houston Libraries. http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html Topics: Education, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 4, 2006 Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders & Book Designers
This exhibit documents how "women have been involved in printing and the making of books ever since these crafts were first developed." Offers a brief introduction about women in book printing from the 15th through 20th centuries and four ways to browse the collection: by image (the "thumbnail gallery"), name, occupation, and date. From Princeton University Library, Graphic Arts Collection. http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/rbsc2/ga/unseenhands/ Topics: History, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Unspeakable Visions: The Beat Generation and the Bohemian Dialectic
Full text of essay by Michael Hayward examining "the history of the Beat writers in print" as well as "the relationship of these writers to the publishing industry." Also a good source for information on alternative literary magazines and presses ( e.g. , Grove, New Directions, Olympia, City Lights) of the 1950s. Contains a bibliography, and footnotes. http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/UnspeakableVisions/page1.html Topics: Business, Literary Movements and Periods, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 23, 2001 Who Owns What
Listed as a "journalism tool," this site provides an alphabetical list of major media companies and the subsidiaries they own, including magazine, newspaper, and book publishers, as well as radio, television, and cable companies. Features a selected list of articles about media ownership. From the Columbia Journalism Review. http://www.cjr.org/resources/ Topics: Business, Business, Media, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 7, 2007 Write News
"A professional writer's resource." The Write News offers classifieds, a job board, books, news, and guidelines to online publications of interest to writers. The News Resources directory offers links to U.S and international newspapers arranged geographically, U.S. college newspapers (with international college newspapers coming in the future), and a cool section of specialized news services. This section includes, business, arts, publishing, entertainment, computer and tech news, sports, weather, legal, political, and journalism news sources. http://writenews.com/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Media, News, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Writing Last updated Jul 11, 2002 Writer's Digest
A website "devoted to helping writers develop their craft and hone their publishing acumen ... through relevant first-person essays, interviews with bestselling authors and profiles with emerging talent. Writer's Digest also features practical technique articles, and tips and exercises on fiction, nonfiction, poetry and the business-side of writing and publishing." The Hot Markets feature (under Get) lists 100 magazines that pay the most for articles. http://www.writersdigest.com/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Writing Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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