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General FAQs | Discuss General Topics
- A Guide for New Literary Publishers
- Further Reading: A Bibliography of Books on Publishing
- Glossary of Publishing Terms
- LJI Toolkit - Ideas and resources for literary magazine publishers
- Intern Training Manual - An Essential Crash-Course in Literary Publishing!
Publisher Connections - Talk to other publishers
- Peer Publisher Advisors - Get the advice of experienced CLMP members
- CLMP Press and Magazine List Service - Email lists for publishers
- Online Chat
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Discussion Forums
- CLMP Newswire - Find out the latest about the independent publishing scene
- Monographs - In-depth white papers on various publishing topics. Free downlodes for members!
- Directory of Literary Magazines - Get listed in the most comprehensive directory of its kind
- New York Technical Assistance Program [NYTAP] - Workshops, roundtables, consulting, and grant opportunities for New York state publishers
Editorial FAQs | Discuss Editorial Topics
Financial and Management Resources
Financial and Management FAQs | Discuss Financial and Management Topics
- Not-for-profit, 501(c)3 Tax-exempt Status: An Overview
- Planning for Marketing (and Other Exotic, Quixotic Notions)
- Publishing and Not-for-profit Management Consultants: A Partial List
- Strategic Plan Outline
Fundraising FAQs | Discuss Fundraising Topics
- Literary Publisher and Presenter Funders Database
- Sample Grant Proposal Projects You Can Try
- The Future of Literary Publishing in the United States: A Symposium Organized by the NEA - For those of us who are not-for-profit, this report is an essential source of ideas for grant proposals or components of grant proposals (especially when approaching the NEA!)
- CLMP Member Grant Roundup for 2001 - access for members only.
Production and Design Resources
Production and Design FAQs | Discuss Production and Design Topics
- How do I get a cost estimate for printing?
- How to Make a Magazine: The Basics of Production
- Short Run Printers: A Partial List
Publicity FAQs | Discuss Publicity Topics
- Big House/Small House at Little Brown (pdf) --Official Transcript
- From Doughnuts to Champagne: The Art of Bookstore Promotions
- Getting the Word Out: The Power of Publicity
- Literary Awards: A Partial List
- Literary Landscape - Search for event venues across the country
- Media Database
- Outline for a Standard Press Release
- Review Media: A Partial List
- Tip Sheet on Collaboration Between Litarary Publishers and Presenters (pdf) --access for members only
- Virtual Roundtable: A Conversation with Kirkus Reviews (pdf) --Official Transcript
Sales and Distribution Resources
Sales and Distribution FAQs | Discuss Sales and Distribution Topics
- Circulation Development for Literary Magazines
- Distribution for Literary Magazines: An Overview
- Distribution for Literary Presses: An Overview
- Distributors and Wholesalers: A Partial List
- Linda Gardiner's Literary Magazine Marketing Calendar
- Literary Magazine Circulation Database Template
- Literary Magazines Talk about Single-Copy Sales
- Marketing Copy that Sells Literary Magazines
- Outline for a Standard Tip Sheet
- The Perfect Fulfillment System: One Magazine's Search
- Reader Surveys: Getting to Know Your Audience
- Subsidiary Rights: An Owner's Manual
- Textbook Adoptions: A Promising Market for Literary Presses
- Tip Sheet: Marketing Ideas for Book Publishers [ additional materials include: Sample Letter ] (pdfs) --access for members only
- Tip Sheet on Serial and Foreign Rights [ additional materials include: Scouts and Rights Agencies ] (pdfs) --access for members only
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Virtual Roundtable: Maximizing Your Relationship With Barnes & Noble (pdf) --Official Transcript. Supporting Materials (also available through online links on the Transcript pdf):
- B&N's recent announcement about the barcode and ISBN changes in the works for 2005 and beyond (pdf)
- Sample basic letter that goes out to magazine publishers from the B&N Newsstand group (pdf)
- General contact information sheet -- handout has basic contact information for Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble College, and Barnes & Noble, Inc (pdf)
- B&N's current CRM store list (Excel doc)
- CLMP Virtual Roundtable official transcript: Creating a Code of Ethics for Competitions (pdf)
Technology and Internet Resources
Technology and Internet FAQs | Discuss Technology and Internet Topics
- eBook Basics 1.0 or How to Boil eEggs by Ram Devineni
- E-books and New Digital Technology: Friend or Foe?
- Outline for a Standard Request for Proposal
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Tips for Effective Online Marketing
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