There are bunches of good lists/discussion groups on publishing. Some of the larger are: --Publish-L (www.publish-l.com): I don't participate in this one myself. It stays on topic and doesn't get too rambunctious, but has, I hear, lower levels of activity.
--Pub-Forum (www.pub-forum.net): A flame-prone, disgression-plagued watercooler for far flung publishers of modest or smaller size. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks on weekends. Somewhere around 500 members, and 700 posts/month. [Standard Disclosure: I was shanghaied into being a listmom here, so I'm biased.]
and the Yahoo Groups --Self-Publishing: the largest and most active group of which I am aware. 2,500 members, not all self-publishers, but few making more than $500k per year in sales, about 1,000 posts/month. Rigorously moderated (I know, 'cause I'm one of the moderators) and on-topic, but the knowledge level runs from rank beginners through folks with decades under their belts.
--SmallPub-Civil: Smaller, less active off-shoot of Publish-L, via its child Pub-Forum.
--PODpublishers: Big, active, focused exclusively on niche houses using POD printing to reach tiny market segments.
--Ebook-Community: Big, active, focused on ebooks only. Wear a flak jacket if you question the canons, but interesting nonetheless.
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Re: I'm so glad you're doing this
Date: 2006-06-27 04:04 pm (UTC)--Publish-L (www.publish-l.com): I don't participate in this one myself. It stays on topic and doesn't get too rambunctious, but has, I hear, lower levels of activity.
--Pub-Forum (www.pub-forum.net): A flame-prone, disgression-plagued watercooler for far flung publishers of modest or smaller size. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks on weekends. Somewhere around 500 members, and 700 posts/month. [Standard Disclosure: I was shanghaied into being a listmom here, so I'm biased.]
and the Yahoo Groups
--Self-Publishing: the largest and most active group of which I am aware. 2,500 members, not all self-publishers, but few making more than $500k per year in sales, about 1,000 posts/month. Rigorously moderated (I know, 'cause I'm one of the moderators) and on-topic, but the knowledge level runs from rank beginners through folks with decades under their belts.
--SmallPub-Civil: Smaller, less active off-shoot of Publish-L, via its child Pub-Forum.
--PODpublishers: Big, active, focused exclusively on niche houses using POD printing to reach tiny market segments.
--Ebook-Community: Big, active, focused on ebooks only. Wear a flak jacket if you question the canons, but interesting nonetheless.