Finding The Bacon
By Meg Weaver

Hobbyist, enthusiast and crafts kind of magazines are one of the few growing sections of the magazines industry today.  We have a collection of publications in that category for you this time:

AMERICAN STYLE                       
The Rosen Group
3000 Chestnut Ave
Baltimore, MD 21211

Phone: 410-889-3093
Fax: 410-243-7089

Website: www.americanstyle.com
E-queries: yes
Contact: Hope Daniels
Email: hoped@rosengrp.com
Writers guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.32 per word
Photos: Negotiates  payment individually.
Rights: First North American Serial Rights
Description: AmericanStyle is a full-color, quarterly lifestyle publication for people who love art.
Circulation: 50,000

AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR
Odyssey Publications
510-A South Corona Mall
Corona, CA 92879-1420

Phone: 909- 734-9636
Fax: 909- 371-7139

Website: www.autographcollector.com
Contact: Ev Phillios
E-queries: Yes
Email: EvPhillips@OdysseyGroup.com
Writers guidelines online: No

Pays: $0.05 per word
Photos: $3.00 per photo
Description: Collecting autographs is b-i-g today.  This magazine covers the autograph collecting hobby in-depth.

CERAMICS MONTHLY
The American Ceramic Society
PO Box 6102
Westerville, OH 43086

Phone 614-523-1660
Fax: 614-891-8960

Website: www.ceramicsmonthly.org
E-queries: Yes
Contact: Renée Fairchild
Email: editorial@ceramicsmonthly.org
Writers guidelines online: At http://www.trains.com/content/static/magazines/ctt/submission.asp

Pays: $0.07 per word
Photos: $15 for black and white; $25 for color photos.
Description: The magazine covers the ceramic art and crafts field  and gives technical and business information for potters and ceramic artists.
Circulation: 39,000

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS MAGAZINE
Kalmbach Publishing Company
21027 Crossroads Circle
Waukesha, WI 53187

Phone: 262-796-8776
Fax: 262-796-1142

Website: www.classtrain.com
E-queries: Yes
Contact: Neil Besougloff
Email: editor@classtrain.com
Writers guidelines online at http://www.trains.com/content/static/magazines/ctt/submission.asp

Pays: $25 per published column
Photos: No fee if submitted with the manuscript, otherwise $15-$75 per photo.
Rights: All Rights
Description: Features toy trains of the past and present by presenting stories on layouts, collections, repair and restoration, and how-to articles.
Circulation: 72,000

GENEALOGICAL COMPUTING
360 West 4800 North
Provo, UT

Phone: 801-705-7000
Fax: 801-705-7001

Contact: Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens
Writers guidelines: Available when sending a SASE.

Pays: $0.02 to $0.10 per word.
Description: Genealogical Computing concentrates on technology issues as they apply to genealogy and family historians.
Circulation: 15,000

Researching one’s family history is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the USA.

These markets are brought to you by Wooden Horse Publishing - a news and
resource site for article writers at http://www.woodenhorsepub.com.  Check
it out for the latest magazine news and markets, markets, markets.

Raising Royalties
By Rusty Fischer

But It's Not A Bookstore! Part II
The Author of BEYOND THE BOOKSTORE Reveals Five (Other) Places to Sell Your Self-Published Book

Now that we’ve learned a little more about promoting your self-published book, here are 5 more alternate retail outlets where you can start selling it:

HOME IS WHERE THE “START” IS!

Don’t overlook your humble abode when starting down the long and winding road to self-publishing sales success. Whether you’re a bonafide recluse or a verified party animal, you’re bound to have some visitors, whether it’s crazy Aunt Zelda or the bug man!

Place a consumer-friendly table in your foyer or visiting room, and display or stack eight to ten of your books in an attractive, inviting manner. Invest in a simple receipt book (for tax purposes) and place this discreetly in a nearby drawer or under a seat cushion.

To read the rest of this column, click here.