Infrastructure
Book process
• Book project planners, strategists & publishing consultants
• Book coaches/shepherds
Business-related
• Book-business synergy advisors
• Thought leadership advisors & services
• Content marketing/repurposing advisors
• New business & product creation advisors
• Information product line advisors
• Internet business & marketing advisors
• Branding experts
• Project managers
• Virtual assistants
• Graphic designers
• Instructional designers
• PR agencies
• Offsite computer file backups
Website
• Website designers & webmasters
• Website developers/programmers
• WordPress website design & setup
• Webpage writers
• Website hosting
• Search engine optimization/SEO experts
• Search engine advertising/SEM/PPC experts
• Autoresponders
• Shopping carts
• Shopping cart experts/virtual assistants
Money
• Accountants, sales tax experts & payroll services
• Merchant accounts
• Payment gateways
• Shopping carts
• Shopping cart experts/virtual assistants
Legal
• General business attorneys
• Intellectual property attorneys
• Publishing issue attorneys
Audio
• Recording services
• Transcribers
• Teleconference services
Visual
• Stock & royalty-free images
• Photographers
• Illustrators
• Videographers
• Webinar producers & platforms
Book Creation
Words
• Writing
••• Writing programs
••• Writing coaches
••• Ghostwriters
••• Back cover copywriters
• Editing
••• Developmental editors
••• Content & substantive editors
••• Copyeditors
• Proofreaders
• Typesetters
• Glossary builders
• Indexers
• Transcribers
• Translations experts
Design
• Book cover designers
• Book interior designers
• Ebook creators & file converters
• Stock & royalty-free images
• Illustrators
• Advanced review copy/ARC creators
Other book creation
• Researchers
• Fact checkers
• Reference citation checkers
• Instructional designers
• Recording services
• Services to acquire endorsement blurbs
• Foreign rights experts
Production & Independent (Self-) Publishing
Production
• Printers
••• Print on demand/POD printers
••• Short-run digital printers
••• Offset printers
• Ebook creators & file converters
• Enhanced & multimedia ebook creators
• Videographers
• Instructional designers
• App creators
• Game creators
• Audio books
••• Audio book creators
••• Audio book voice talent
••• Audio book packagers
• CD/DVD packagers
• Mailing house & fulfillment services
Hire a publisher
• Hybrid publishers
Become a publisher
• Attorneys
••• Publishing issue attorneys
••• Intellectual property attorneys
••• General business attorneys
• Accountants, sales tax experts & payroll services
• Logo designers
• ISBN & barcode purchases
• Website
••• Website designers & webmasters
••• Website developers/programmers
••• WordPress website design & setup
••• Webpage writers
••• Website hosting
••• Search engine optimization/SEO experts
••• Search engine advertising/SEM/PPC experts
••• Autoresponders
••• Shopping carts
••• Shopping cart experts/virtual assistants
Traditional Publishing
Book proposals
• Book proposal strategists
• Book proposal writers
Agents
• Literary agents
• Events to meet literary agents
Distribution
Target research
• Mailing lists
• Association lists
Reaching targets
• Bookstores
• Non-bookstores
• Online stores
• Vertical market channels
• Mailing house & fulfillment services
Marketing
Website
• Website designers & webmasters
• Website developers/programmers
• WordPress website design & setup
• Webpage writers
• Website hosting
• Search engine optimization/SEO experts
• Search engine advertising/SEM/PPC experts
• Autoresponders
• Shopping carts
• Shopping cart experts/virtual assistants
Amazon.com
• Amazon.com sales page setup
• Amazon.com reviews
• Amazon.com bestseller experts
Media relations
• PR agencies
• Media kit creators
• Press releases
••• Press release writers
••• Press release distribution
••• Press release outlets
• Media lists
• Media outreach
• Blogger tours, reviews & mentions
• Radio & TV resources
• Internet radio bookings
• Media trainers
• Advanced review copy/ARC distribution
• Acquire book reviews
• Articles
••• Article writers
••• Article placement & distribution
• Social media
••• Social media strategy, setup & planning
••• Social media training & coaches
••• Social media content creators
••• Social media advertising
Sales
• Affiliate marketing experts
• Volume/Special sales experts
• Non-bookstore sales experts
• Co-branded sales experts
Speaking
• Speechwriters
• Speaking coaches
• Speakers’ bureaus
• Spokesperson coaches
• Spokespersons’ bureaus
• TED Talk creators
Audio
• Recording services
• Transcribers
• Teleconference bridge lines
Visual
• Graphic designers
••• Book marketing printed material designers
••• Logo designers
• Stock & royalty-free images
• Photographers
• Illustrators
• Book trailer videos
• Videographers
• Webinar producers & platforms
Events
• Virtual book tours
• Author events
• Book signings
Other marketing
• Book marketing planners
• Content marketing/repurposing advisors
• Copywriters
• Printed promotions creators
• Mobile marketers
• Book displays
• Services to acquire endorsement blurbs
• Book awards & competitions
• NY Times, USA Today & WSJ bestseller experts
