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PLSclear is a permissions management tool for requesting and granting permission to reuse published content. Designed and operated by Publishers’ Licensing Services, PLSclear is a free service to help secure permission to reuse copyright content quickly and easily.

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MadMagz

MadMagz gives you free and premium options for publishing online magazines.

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Issuu

Issuu is an online magazine publishing platform. Upload your PDFs to the system to distribute and sell your magazine online.

They offer a free trial of their subscription plan and also offer a free verion with more limited functionality.

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Readymag

Readymag is an online publishing tool that allows users to create digital publications such as magazines, portfolios, photo stories, presentations, and even microsites. If you’re thinking about starting a magazine, Readymag could be the perfect tool for creating a digital version with no need to code. All of their designs are responsive and made to be read on phones, tablets, and PCs.

Readymag has a free option that gives you unlimited projects that are under 10 pages.

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Da Font

Da Font is usually the first place I go when I’m looking for a new free font. It’s easy to narrow down their massive list of fonts by style and by whether it’s licensed for commercial use. There are new fonts being added to the website constantly and the selection is practically endless.

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Freestocks.org

Freestocks.org is a free stock image website. All photos on freestocks.org are published under Creative Commons Zero License.

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Pixabay

Pixabay is a free stock photo website. All photos published on Pixabay are published under the Creative Commons Zero License.

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Negative Space

Negative Space is a free stock photo website. All photos on Negative Space are published under the Creative Commons Zero License. 

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Gratisography

Gratisography is a free stock photo website. The photos on this website, while not strictly Creative Commons, can be used commercially for free. 

View their full licence here.

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Stocksnap

Stocksnap.io is a free stock photo website. 

All photos on Stocksnap are published under the Creative Commons Zero license, meaning they can be used for commercial use without attribution.

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Foodiesfeed

Foodiesfeed is a free stock photo website for high quality food images. This site was created for food bloggers but would be good for books about food or even cookbooks. All photos on this site are published under a Creative Commons Zero License. 

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Pexels

Pexels is a free stock photo website you can use when designing your book covers. All stock photos on Pexels are published under the Creative Commons Zero License and can be used free of charge for commercial use with no attribution. 

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Unsplash

Unsplash is a free stock photo website. All of the images on Unsplash can be used free of charge for any purpose, including commercially, and do not require credit to the photographer. 

Their licence is available here.

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Covervault

Covervault is a website with free downloadable book cover mock-up templates. These templates are great for marketing your books or book cover reveals. 

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BookFunnel

BookFunnel allows authors to deliver free books to readers for reviews. If you’re preparing ARCs for readers and reviewers or want to send your book to your beta readers, BookFunnel is an affordable and convenient option. 

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The Line-Up

The Line-Up promotes books in the true crime, suspense and thriller genres. Their extensive mailing list allows you to reach these thousands of readers. Plan your promotions at least 4 weeks in advance starting at $100. 

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The Portalist

Promote your Science Fiction and Fantasy books to a mailing list of over 1,000,000 with The Portalist. You’ll need to plan your advertisement at least 4 weeks ahead and advertisements start at $100.