If you have written a book that you feel is saleable, and one that the public needs, you could either approach a publisher with the manuscript or you could publish it on your own.

Many authors have successfully self-published their own books. Friesens can help you to get your book published. However, remember that we are book manufacturer…not book publishers. We can offer you preparation, printing, binding, fulfillment and advice.

Following are some book titles on this subject that can be helpful:

• Self Publishing In Canada
  By Suzanne Anderson, Half Acre Publishing
  7311 Bell McKinnon Road, Duncan BC, V9L 6A8
  Tel: 250-746-3919
  Email: halfacre@shaw.ca

• How to Publish Your Own Book and Make it a Best Seller
  By Ted Nichols, Published by Enterprise Publishing Co.,
  1300 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA

• The Self Publishing Manual
  By Dan Poynter, Self-published by Para Publishing,
  P.O. Box 2206-224, Santa Barbara, CA 93140, USA
  Tel 805-969-7277, Fax 805-968-1379

• Is There a Book Inside You
  By Dan Paynter & Mindy Bingham. Self-published by Para Publishing,
  P.O. Box 2206-224, Santa Barbara, CA 93140, USA
  Tel 805-969-7277, Fax 805-968-1379

• Complete Guide to Self-Publishing
  Writers Digest Books,
  9933 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

• How to Publish, Promote, and Sell Your Own Book
  By Robert Holt. St. Martin’s Press,
  175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010

• How to Self-Publish Your Book and Have the Fun and Excitement of Being a Best-Selling Author
  By Melvin Powers, Published by Wilshire Book Co.,
  12015 Sherman Road, North Hollywood, CA 91605

• Pocket Pal A Graphic Arts Production Handbook
  International Paper,
  6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis TN 38197

• The Book Trade in Canada
  Quill & Quire,
  70 The Esplanade, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1R2
  Email: btic@quillandquire.com