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15 Minimalist Book Covers: The Benefits of Less is More in Book Design
What are minimalist book covers? Good question. If you’re familiar with minimalism’s “less is more” philosophy, then you already have a good starting point for understanding how to design minimalist book covers. The focus of minimalist book covers is to either:...
Creating a Self-Publishing Imprint Logo: Best Practices and 10 Free Tools
When you are a self-published author, creating a strong brand is critical if you want to be taken seriously. This includes your publisher name, your website, your logo, and more. It’s not just about a great book. In this post, we’ll take a close look at the...
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...
5 Business Book Cover Design Trends with Examples
Business books offer authors a unique opportunity to share their knowledge, establish themselves as an expert in their market, and promote their brand in the process. Creating the perfect book cover is a delicate balance between the author’s personality, the...
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.
10 of the Best Author Websites to Inspire You
Are you looking for website inspiration? Below you’ll find 10 of the best author websites online. Every author needs a place to call home. Sure there’s social media, but who wants to be chained to the ever-changing algorithm? When you have your own website, you...
Starting a Publishing Company: How to Create Your New Imprint
When an author decides to publish their own book, there are many questions to be answered. It's the first of these questions about self-publishing I want to address in this article, and that has to do with starting a publishing company. Some authors will decide to...
Editorial Assessments: Finding Music in the Noise
Line editing and proofreading of manuscript drafts before doing an Editorial Assessment, can be a big mistake for authors.
Standard Book Sizes: Learn Which Size is Best
In this previous article, we gave a breakdown of the different book sizes (or trim sizes) available and recommendations for which one to use for your book. Below we’ll recap what was previously shared about standard book sizes, along with popular POD and offset...
