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Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 3

January 19, 2011 6 comments
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Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 3 in which we look at the Printer’s Quotation and derive the cost of our books

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Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 1

January 10, 2011 15 comments
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Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 1 covers the terminology and organization of an estimate from a book printer

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Lightning Source Book Cover Templates for DIY Self-Publishers

January 6, 2011 35 comments
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Lightning Source, Inc., the print on demand supplier that’s a division of Ingram Book Company, is arguably the biggest supplier of digital books to the publishing trade. They are used by many traditional publishers, and by competitive self-publishers who want to make use of Ingram’s distribution channels. One of the really neat features of their [...]

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Free Book Jacket Layout Template for DIY Self-Publishers

December 15, 2010 11 comments
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Free Book Jacket Layout Template for DIY Self-Publishers with a link to download a full-size PDF

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ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers

November 19, 2010 58 comments
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ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers including whether you need an ISBN, the “free” ISBN and the many uses of this unique identifier.

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