11/98: Book Publishing

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(amended 11/02 to include some Web sites)

Note: The Northwest chapter of the American Society of Indexers has a great resource on its Web site--a list of publishers in the Northwest: www.indexw.com/pnwasi/pubonlin.htm. Web sites, too! (Many of these are very small presses, of course.)


Some Seattle-area book publishers that employ freelancers

Becker & Mayer, Kirkland
http://www.beckermayer.com/home.html

Nonfiction books for adults, and children's books
Marquand Books, Seattle
http://www.marquand.com/
Fine illustrated books for art museums, galleries, trade publishers, artists, and architects
Martingale & Co. (formerly That Patchwork Place), Woodinville
http://www2.martingale-pub.com
Books on quilting and related crafts; you can even take a tour of the facilities (the Web site has info)! 
Microsoft Press, Redmond
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/default.asp
Books and interactive learning tools to help users get the most from Microsoft technologies
Mountaineers Books, Seattle
http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/
Outdoor recreation, adventure travel, natural history, mountaineering history, and conservation
Sasquatch Books, Seattle
http://www.sasquatchbooks.com/ 
Regional press focusing on the lifestyle, landscape, and worldview of the West Coast
Seal Press, Seattle
http://www.sealpress.com/
Feminism and women’s adventure/travel books
University of Washington Press, Seattle
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/
Scholarly press
Wright Group, Bothell
http://www.wrightgroup.com/
Educational publisher

Organizations

Book Publishers Northwest (Seattle)

References

Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition (mainly Chapters 6-8)
Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary

—Sherri Schultz, notetaker


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