Top 10 Tips for Working With A Book Designer including key procedures to follow when evaluating book interior and cover designers
10 Tips to Supercharge Your Partnership with a Book Designer
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Joel Friedlander
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Book Production: 22 Top Book Designer Tasks for Getting Your Self-Published Book Into Print
I frequently get asked what exactly a book designer does when it comes to book production. On this website, we talk frequently about the need to hire publishing professionals, to get your book properly edited and designed to compete in the marketplace. If you're...
Self-Publishing Basics: A 5-Minute Guide to Copyright
Well, we're all busy and who has time to research copyright? This is the province of lawyers, big publishers with legal departments, and plagiarism checkers, isn't it? No, every self-publisher needs to have a bit of information on copyright and the way the law works...
6 Copyright Page Disclaimers to Copy and Paste, and Giving Credit
Last time I gave examples of long and short copyright pages that you can use in your book. Today I have two types of information you might want to add to your copyright page: disclaimers and credits. Let's look at disclaimers first. In this article on copyright page...
Pagination Styles: Shall We Kill the Widows and Orphans?
Pagination Styles: Shall We Kill the Widows & Orphans? As a self-publisher you’ll have to choose one style over another, and live with the results of either stray lines or holes at the bottom of your pages.
9 Ways to Market Your Book With No Money
9 Ways to Market Your Book With No Money shows that a lot of book marketing is communication, and that’s something we can do without spending any money
Dust Jackets, Case-Wraps, and Paperbacks: What’s the Difference?
Book cover design is an important part of publishing a book, but there are so many options to consider. Do you want to publish a paperback or hardcover book? Do you want to use a casewrap cover or have dust jackets? What are the pros and cons of each? This post...
ISBN 101: Essential Details Every Self-Publisher Should Know
ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers including whether you need an ISBN, the “free” ISBN and the many uses of this unique identifier.
The A-B-C-D Formula for Irresistible Book Titles
As things get even more competitive in the world of self-publishing, unless you’re in a very small niche, you’re likely dealing with hundreds to thousands of competing books, all fighting for attention. A “good” title isn’t enough. You need an irresistible book title that, most importantly, is unique when placed next to other books in the genre.
Top 5 Book Design Mistakes (Illustrated)
Top 5 Book Design Layout Errors Illustrated reviews typical problems indie authors run into when formatting their print books
Is Amazon Self-Publishing Worth It? 4 Important Considerations
Getting Ready to Publish brings together links to articles about setting up your self-publishing company and becoming part of the indie publishing community.
e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2020
e-Book Cover Design Awards, November 2020 including