From the category archives:

Book Production

Author Blogging 101: Converting Posts to Resource Pages

by Joel Friedlander on April 12, 2013 · 5 comments

Guy Kawasaki’s APE: Offset Printing for Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on March 22, 2013 · 21 comments

How to Publish Your eBook from Word to Kindle in under Ten Minutes

by Joel Friedlander on January 18, 2013 · 99 comments

Set Up a Workflow That Starts with Styles

by Joel Friedlander on May 4, 2012 · 33 comments

Video: Why Publishers Love Hardcover Books

by Joel Friedlander on January 5, 2012 · 21 comments

Self-Publishing, or, “Boxes of Books Blight My Basement”

by Joel Friedlander on November 18, 2011 · 16 comments

Print on Demand and Book Distribution Guides

by Joel Friedlander on November 2, 2011 · 1 comment

Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era?

by Joel Friedlander on September 9, 2011 · 231 comments

Casewrap Books in Berkeley: Inspiration for Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on August 29, 2011 · 9 comments

How to Check Your Book Proof in 3 Simple Steps

by Joel Friedlander on August 16, 2011 · 14 comments

How to Save Money on Your Book Proof Corrections

by Joel Friedlander on July 26, 2011 · 13 comments

How to Make a PDF Book That’s Realistic

by Joel Friedlander on July 11, 2011 · 11 comments

Will Children’s Book Self-Publishers Survive CPSIA?

by Joel Friedlander on June 28, 2011 · 13 comments

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 05: Book Files

by Joel Friedlander on June 18, 2011 · 9 comments

After the Ribs: Memorial Day Mail Bag

by Joel Friedlander on May 30, 2011 · 3 comments

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 02

by Joel Friedlander on May 21, 2011 · 14 comments

Mark Coker of Smashwords at BAIPA: Indie Revolution in Full Swing

by Joel Friedlander on May 17, 2011 · 28 comments

Self-Publishing News You Can Use: Changes

by Joel Friedlander on April 16, 2011 · 7 comments

4 Solutions to the Book Discount System

by Joel Friedlander on April 13, 2011 · 13 comments

Conversion Journey: My Word-to-E-book Workflow

by Joel Friedlander on April 8, 2011 · 33 comments

Case Study: Hardcover Adventure Travel

by Joel Friedlander on April 5, 2011 · 4 comments

Self-Publishing: Pulling the Trigger

by Joel Friedlander on March 15, 2011 · 10 comments

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

by Joel Friedlander on March 9, 2011 · 38 comments

24 Practical Tips for Using Photos in your Print on Demand Books

by Joel Friedlander on February 25, 2011 · 21 comments

Indie Publishing: The Problem With Book Distribution

by Joel Friedlander on February 16, 2011 · 10 comments

Ebooks Now & Tomorrow: Interview with Joshua Tallent of Ebookarchitects.com

by Joel Friedlander on February 8, 2011 · 5 comments

From DIY To Outsourcing: Why Self-Publishers Should Hire Experts And How To Work With Them

by Joel Friedlander on February 7, 2011 · 14 comments

Authors: Wondering How Long Your Book Should Be?

by Joel Friedlander on February 1, 2011 · 8 comments

Print on Demand: CreateSpace or Lightning Source?

by Joel Friedlander on January 27, 2011 · 157 comments

Mark It Up! PDF Annotation Software

by Joel Friedlander on January 26, 2011 · 34 comments

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow Overview

by Joel Friedlander on January 25, 2011 · 3 comments

Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 3

by Joel Friedlander on January 19, 2011 · 6 comments

Book Design Case Study: Short Stories by Erika Dreifus

by Joel Friedlander on January 13, 2011 · 11 comments

Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on January 12, 2011 · 7 comments

Understanding Book Printing Estimates for Self-Publishers, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on January 10, 2011 · 19 comments

Lightning Source Book Cover Templates for DIY Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on January 6, 2011 · 35 comments

6 Action Tips to Speed Up Your Book Production

by Joel Friedlander on January 3, 2011 · 14 comments

Self-Publishing Case Study: Nonfiction

by Joel Friedlander on December 10, 2010 · 1 comment

Galleys

by Joel Friedlander on November 27, 2010 · 10 comments

Book Page Layout Preparation: The Local Formatting Problem

by Joel Friedlander on November 11, 2010 · 20 comments

Book Page Layout Preparation: Cleaning Up Your Word Files

by Joel Friedlander on November 10, 2010 · 38 comments

Quick & Easy Book Production: Do You Know the Secret?

by Joel Friedlander on November 9, 2010 · 11 comments

Self-Publishing Case Study: Inspirational Photography Book

by Joel Friedlander on October 21, 2010 · 8 comments

When Print on Demand Fails: 6 Scenarios for Offset Printing

by Joel Friedlander on September 23, 2010 · 9 comments

Self-Publishing Case Study: Personal Memoir

by Joel Friedlander on September 22, 2010 · 14 comments

Self-Publishers Start Here: Making Print Choices

by Joel Friedlander on August 19, 2010 · 2 comments

Is the Paradise We’ve Lost the Beautiful Page?

by Joel Friedlander on June 1, 2010 · 29 comments

Pantone: The Language of Color Reproduction

by Joel Friedlander on May 14, 2010 · 11 comments

What Does Self-Publishing Cost: Competitive Self-Publisher

by Joel Friedlander on May 12, 2010 · 34 comments

Jessica Kaye: The Making (and Selling) of a Good Audiobook

by Joel Friedlander on May 10, 2010 · 21 comments

What Does Self-Publishing Cost: Online Self-Publisher

by Joel Friedlander on April 23, 2010 · 26 comments

What Does Self-Publishing Cost: DIY

by Joel Friedlander on April 19, 2010 · 42 comments

What Does Self-Publishing Cost? A Preview

by Joel Friedlander on April 7, 2010 · 19 comments

Authors Keep Formatting When They Should Be Styling

by Joel Friedlander on April 1, 2010 · 21 comments

Preparing Black & White Photos for Your Book

by Joel Friedlander on March 25, 2010 · 20 comments

Book Production On the Edge: How Lisette Model Got Made

by Joel Friedlander on March 18, 2010 · 7 comments

ISBN for Self-Publishers: Answers to 20 of your Questions

by Joel Friedlander on March 17, 2010 · 173 comments

Less Expensive, Bite-Sized, Available for Take-Out: The Book of the Future

by Joel Friedlander on February 17, 2010 · 4 comments

Working With Blurb.com for Color Books

by Joel Friedlander on February 16, 2010 · 10 comments

3 Indie Publishing Discussion Groups: Getting Your Questions Answered

by Joel Friedlander on January 18, 2010 · 7 comments

Casewrap vs Dust Jacket? Self-Publishers Make the Hard(cover) Choice

by Joel Friedlander on January 14, 2010 · 8 comments

22 Top Book Designer Tasks for Getting Your Self-Published Book Into Print

by Joel Friedlander on January 7, 2010 · 5 comments

Straight from the Master: Masterson on Book Design & Production

by Joel Friedlander on December 30, 2009 · 10 comments

Warning: Book Files Need 4 Crucial Checks to Succeed At Your Printer

by Joel Friedlander on December 29, 2009 · 0 comments

How to Make PDFs for Lightning Source Print-on-Demand—A Free Report

by Joel Friedlander on December 23, 2009 · 4 comments

How Print-on-Demand Book Distribution Works

by Joel Friedlander on December 3, 2009 · 56 comments

Self-Publishing Tools: Adobe InDesign CS4

by Joel Friedlander on December 2, 2009 · 16 comments

The Speed of Self-Publishing is Best When You Go Slow

by Joel Friedlander on November 23, 2009 · 7 comments

Creating a PDF for Lightning Source Print-on-Demand in InDesign CS4: Part 3

by Joel Friedlander on November 17, 2009 · 19 comments

Creating a PDF for Lightning Source Print-on-Demand in InDesign CS4: Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on November 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Creating a PDF for Lightning Source Print-on-Demand in InDesign CS4: Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on November 10, 2009 · 1 comment

Self-Publisher’s 5-Minute Guide to Book Printing Processes

by Joel Friedlander on November 9, 2009 · 16 comments

Self-Publishing Basics: Deciphering the Bookland EAN Bar Code

by Joel Friedlander on October 22, 2009 · 5 comments

How Long Should Your Book Be?

by Joel Friedlander on October 16, 2009 · 8 comments

Self-Publishing Basics: Print on Demand—What Is It?

by Joel Friedlander on October 14, 2009 · 24 comments

Prepping Files for Book Layout: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

by Joel Friedlander on October 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Real World Book Design: Designing for Print-on-Demand Production

by Joel Friedlander on September 24, 2009 · 2 comments

Project Focus: 2-color Cover Design for Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on September 18, 2009 · 3 comments

Self-Publishing Basics: 5 Layout Mistakes that Make You Look Unprofessional

by Joel Friedlander on September 17, 2009 · 27 comments

Mick Rooney’s Reviews of Publishing Services Companies

by Joel Friedlander on September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

The One Book Every Self-Publisher Should Own

by Joel Friedlander on September 12, 2009 · 12 comments

A Long Slog through the OCR Swamp

by Joel Friedlander on September 5, 2009 · 1 comment

Capturing and Using Text from Old Documents in New Book Production

by Joel Friedlander on September 2, 2009 · 2 comments