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Book Production

Video: Why Publishers Love Hardcover Books

January 5, 2012 19 comments
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Video: Why Publishers Love Hardcover Books, using Tess Collin’s Helen of Troy to show two formats produced together

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

November 18, 2011 16 comments
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Self-Publishing, or, “Boxes of Books Blight My Basement” by Susan Ross in which the children’s book author describes her printing adventures

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Print on Demand and Book Distribution Guides

November 2, 2011 0 comments
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Print on Demand and Book Distribution Guides are new parts of the Self-Publisher’s Quick & Easy Guides, targeted information resources for self-publishers

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Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era?

September 9, 2011 159 comments
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Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era? With the change in how Amazon handles print on demand books, publishers are forced to adjust

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Casewrap Books in Berkeley: Inspiration for Self-Publishers

August 29, 2011 9 comments
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Casewrap Books in Berkeley: Inspiration for Self-Publishers shows numerous examples of this binding style and explains why more self-publishers should use it

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