General Books


The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend FearThe Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
Best Price: $7.99
This book is well written, if a little wordy and repetitive, but completely off topic. If you...
2007 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)2007 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
Best Price: $10.63
If you want to be a children's creative, get this book. It is an invaluable resource. (It's the...
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day (5th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day (5th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)
Best Price: $21.80
I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book right now, and I am pleased with it so far. I'm pretty...
Book Design and ProductionBook Design and Production
Best Price: $17.45
Before I purchased this book, I read some of the critical reviews. They are valid, in as much as...
Classics for PleasureClassics for Pleasure
Best Price: $10.20
When a writer is so convincing that he is able to persuade a reader [me] to look up obscure and...


Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the LeftChristopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left
Best Price: $12.84
This is the best summary of changing Left positions I have seen in recent years. It is must...
The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television NewsThe Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
Best Price: $11.01
Roger Mudd writes that he came across as `glowering and grim' on TV. Having lived in Ireland...
The Writer Got Screwed (but didn't have to): Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment IndustryThe Writer Got Screwed (but didn't have to): Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Industry
Best Price: $8.85
There are a lot of books out there on writing for the entertainment industry, but this was the...
Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading EditorsRevising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors
Best Price: $11.94
The aftermath of graduate school can be particularly trying for those under pressure to publish...
From Gutenberg to OpenType: An Illustrated History of Type from the Earliest Letterforms to the Latest Digital FontsFrom Gutenberg to OpenType: An Illustrated History of Type from the Earliest Letterforms to the Latest Digital Fonts
Best Price: $17.85
What every person needs to know anout the major fonts: their inventors, unique qualities their...


Literacy Coaching: The EssentialsLiteracy Coaching: The Essentials
Best Price: $20.70
This book is a great companion to the class I'm taking on coaching. However, it seems to repeat...
Used and Rare: Travels in the Book WorldUsed and Rare: Travels in the Book World
Best Price: $3.99
I just finished this book and I found the stories wonderful. This book is obviously aimed it the...
How to Start a MagazineHow to Start a Magazine
Best Price: $17.19
you can skip to any chapter and read that topic without having to read the first chapters. Go to...
Books, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-StepBooks, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-Step
Best Price: $22.26
Books, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-Step Not bad as a...
Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, "What's Funny About This" (O'Rourke, P. J.)Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, "What's Funny About This" (O'Rourke, P. J.)
Best Price: $3.84
If you aren't familiar with PJ O'Rourke, the caustic, polically-incorrect humorist who used to...

Book Publishing EncyclopediaBook Publishing Encyclopedia
Best Price: $12.44
Dan Poynter's book is a virtual gold mine for authors and publishers. He shares his years of...
Shortest Distance Between You and a Published BookShortest Distance Between You and a Published Book
Best Price: $31.59
This book oriented me to the inner workings of the publishing world, helped me clarify what I...
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for BooksA Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
Best Price: $1.98
This was a good book, although a trifle long, and delving into area's of book collecting that I...
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film (Owl Books)The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film (Owl Books)
Best Price: $2.49
Historically, more than 75 percent Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning films have been ...
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel ManualThe Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
Best Price: $24.99
If you write in a newspaper environment, you know the AP stylebook is a must. The AP stylebook...

Christian Writers' Market Guide 2007: The Essential Reference Tool for the Christian Writer (Christian Writers' Market Guide)Christian Writers' Market Guide 2007: The Essential Reference Tool for the Christian Writer (Christian Writers' Market Guide)
Best Price: $5.54
I am a Christian, and am trying to get published, and bought this simultaneous with the secular...
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers : 100 Weapons to Help You Sell Your WorkGuerrilla Marketing for Writers : 100 Weapons to Help You Sell Your Work
Best Price: $79.96
You know what I am realizing? There are some people who may just like writing poor reviews! This...
Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction, and Getting it Published (2nd Edition)Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction, and Getting it Published (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $10.58
I have been teaching various mainstream writing classes for twenty years now and have used...
Media French: A Vocabulary of Contemporary Usage (University of Wales Press - Media Languages)Media French: A Vocabulary of Contemporary Usage (University of Wales Press - Media Languages)
Best Price: $16.50
Media French aims to provide an up-to-date guide to the current French vocabulary found in...
The Writing Teacher's SourcebookThe Writing Teacher's Sourcebook
Best Price: $31.30
As an English graduate student looking forward to a career of teaching, I have read several...

Naked Playwriting: The Art, The Craft, And The Life Laid BareNaked Playwriting: The Art, The Craft, And The Life Laid Bare
Best Price: $13.17
A little context -- I studied playwriting in college several years ago and had productions of a...
Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 (Chip Kidd)Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 (Chip Kidd)
Best Price: $14.42
After I picked up Suite Fran?aise by Irene Nemirovsky, I happened to look at the cover-design...
Calligraphy Alphabets Made EasyCalligraphy Alphabets Made Easy
Best Price: $5.95
I had this book years ago and lent it to someone who did not return it and just recently got...
The Author's Guide to Building an Online Platform: Leveraging the Internet to Sell More BooksThe Author's Guide to Building an Online Platform: Leveraging the Internet to Sell More Books
Best Price: $8.97
I actually received a referral for this book from a publisher, as they use it themselves for...
The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to KnowThe Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know
Best Price: $26.38
Attorney Stephen Fishman's THE COPYRIGHT HANDBOOK: WHAT EVERY WRITER NEEDS TO KNOW, here...

The Savvy Author's Guide to Book PublicityThe Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity
Best Price: $3.87
This book is full of great information. It is easy to read and definitely not boring like most...
The Freelance Writer's Bible: Your Guide to a Profitable Writing Career Within One YearThe Freelance Writer's Bible: Your Guide to a Profitable Writing Career Within One Year
Best Price: $12.55
David Trottier is a successful freelance writer and writing teacher who since 1998 has had...
Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators: More Stories about Real Florida (Florida History and Culture)Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators: More Stories about Real Florida (Florida History and Culture)
Best Price: $15.61
This humble story teller of real people & real events make sense of Florida. Reminds me of...
Every Nonprofit's Guide to Publishing: Creating Newsletters, Magazines & Websites People Will Read (book with CD-Rom)Every Nonprofit's Guide to Publishing: Creating Newsletters, Magazines & Websites People Will Read (book with CD-Rom)
Best Price: $15.90
EVERY NONPROFIT'S GUIDE TO PUBLISHING: CREATING NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES & WEBSITES PEOPLE...
How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing EroticaHow to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing, and Publishing Erotica
Best Price: $7.95
I purchased this book on the recommendation of an author friend, and was pleasantly surprised by...

Microsoft Word for Publishing ProfessionalsMicrosoft Word for Publishing Professionals
Best Price: $35.95
This is the absolute last word on Word, for those of us who have to wrestle it daily for our...
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2009 (Writers' and Artists' Yearbook)Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2009 (Writers' and Artists' Yearbook)
Best Price: $18.16
This is the best-selling guide to markets in all areas of the United Kingdom and international...
Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production, Third EditionBookmaking: Editing, Design, Production, Third Edition
Best Price: $32.97
Marshall Lee's publishing classic is updated to reflect the new advances in the publishing...
Print Is Dead: Books in our Digital AgePrint Is Dead: Books in our Digital Age
Best Price: $10.52
Given Amazon's recent release of the Kindle ebook reader, the timing of Jeff Gomez's Print Is...
Literary Press and Magazine Directory 2008/2009 (Clmp Directory of Literary Magazines and Presses)Literary Press and Magazine Directory 2008/2009 (Clmp Directory of Literary Magazines and Presses)
Best Price: $10.50
Just the best little tool for anyone like me who wants to break into the field of literary short...

Calligraphy in the Copperplate StyleCalligraphy in the Copperplate Style
Best Price: $2.82
This is a fabulous manual for beginners, explaining the 17th century calligraphy technique which...
New Songwriter's Guide to Music Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Best Publishing Deals for Your SongsNew Songwriter's Guide to Music Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Best Publishing Deals for Your Songs
Best Price: $12.55
It's certainly about music publishing and being a music publisher. Lots of technical information...
Tibor Kalman, Perverse OptimistTibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
Best Price: $27.89
for those who like graphic design this is an icon. A rich illustraded biography and radical ideas
No Experience Necessary Writer's CourseNo Experience Necessary Writer's Course
Best Price: $8.55
I love, love, love this book. The information is helpful and each exercise has been fun to do....
Basics Design: Print and Finish (Basics Design)Basics Design: Print and Finish (Basics Design)
Best Price: $17.97
This book is such a good reference that I am going to buy the others in the series. Good design...

2007 Guide to Literary Agents2007 Guide to Literary Agents
Best Price: $2.49
Once you find a publisher its important to get an agent. This book will save time and money.
Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American JournalismInfamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
Best Price: $1.99
"Infamous Scribblers" was a fantastic read. Newspapers haven't changed much since...
Make: The First Year (4 vol. set)Make: The First Year (4 vol. set)
Best Price: $40.00
Lots of amazing ideias for hacking and making extraordinary things from everyday house objects....
Formatting & Submitting Your ManuscriptFormatting & Submitting Your Manuscript
Best Price: $10.00
This book is a great reference when submitting a manuscript for representation or publication....
Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course (How to Write, Revise, and Publish a Kid's or Teen Book with Children's Book Publishers)Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course (How to Write, Revise, and Publish a Kid's or Teen Book with Children's Book Publishers)
Best Price: $11.25
The number of books lining the shelves on writing for children is mind boggling. This is THE...

How To Start And Run A Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide To Self-Publishing And Independent PublishingHow To Start And Run A Small Book Publishing Company: A Small Business Guide To Self-Publishing And Independent Publishing
Best Price: $14.00
This book is an introductory guide for newbies in publishing. Being a small and easy to read...
Left-Handed CalligraphyLeft-Handed Calligraphy
Best Price: $2.98
Good book, with direct info; good length with short and sweet approach. Long enough for a good read.
2007 Writer's Market2007 Writer's Market
Best Price: $3.27
No book is going to give you all the tools you need to get published but this one makes a fair...
Succeeding Against the OddsSucceeding Against the Odds
Best Price: $7.98
After reading Earl G. Graves's bitter autobiography, I fully expected John H. Johnson's...
Damn! Why Didn't I Write That? How Ordinary People are Raking in $100,000.00...or more Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!Damn! Why Didn't I Write That? How Ordinary People are Raking in $100,000.00...or more Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!
Best Price: $5.78
McCutcheon paints a picture that shows you really can write a book, even if you are an ordinary...

A Writer's Time: Making the Time to WriteA Writer's Time: Making the Time to Write
Best Price: $5.00
I have been an attorney in the entertainment field for 23 years and a writer of various forms...
How to Publish Your Poetry: A Complete Guide to Finding the Right Publishers for Your Work (Square One Writer's Guide)How to Publish Your Poetry: A Complete Guide to Finding the Right Publishers for Your Work (Square One Writer's Guide)
Best Price: $8.98
Poetry is an especially difficult field in which to be published. An ideal instruction manual...
   
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