Resources for Indie Authors
This list was assembled by Earth Club Friends, a collective of picture book writers who independently publish environmentally-themed children's literature.
Important Identifiers Every Professionally-Published Book Needs
Bowker — Buy barcodes and ISBNs for your book
Library of Congress — Acquire a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)
U.S. Copyright Office — Register or pre-register your book
Bisacs — Locate subject headings to best categorize your book for libraries
Useful Resources for Hiring Artists, Designers, Editors, etc.
Behance — Discover and hire illustrators
Reedsy — Hire professional editors, designers, marketers, and more
The Children's Book Review — Hire TCBR for various publicity, marketing, and promotional services
Other Resources We Love
Do you have favorite publishing resources?
Please feel free to share them with us. We've just begun cataloguing the resources that have made our individual publishing journeys possible and will be updating and adding to this list very soon.