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How to Create Artwork to Foil, Stamp, and Emboss Your Books

How to Create Artwork to Foil, Stamp, and Emboss Your Books

by Joel Friedlander | Dec 4, 2017 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Printing, Book Production

Although most indie authors produce ebooks and print on demand paperbacks, more and more are finding a use for hardbound books. The kinds of books I’m talking about all involve a stiff case of some kind that contains the interior pages of the book. In a...

Book Title Pages: 500 Years of Inspiration

by Joel Friedlander | Sep 8, 2014 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design

Ed. note: This post (part of the Book Construction Blueprint series) was briefly published on February 2, 2010, and removed a few hours later. After hitting the “Publish” button I realized there were numerous images in the post that needed more than...

Why Self-Published Books Look Self-Published

by Joel Friedlander | Aug 15, 2012 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Self-Publishing

If you’ve looked at a lot of self-published books, you already know that authors sometimes go to press before they have really absorbed all the conventions of book making and the advice of publishing professionals. In fact it surprises authors—who...

How to Check Your Book Proof in 3 Simple Steps

by Joel Friedlander | Aug 16, 2011 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Production, Self-Publishing

When you are publishing a book, there inevitably comes a moment of truth. This is a moment that you’ve been anticipating, waiting for, excited about. This is a moment of truth for you as both an author and a publisher. The printed proof of your book arrives on...
Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow, Interior Design Stage

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow, Interior Design Stage

by Joel Friedlander | Mar 31, 2011 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Self-Publishing

Ed: This post is one of a series on Book Design for Self-Publishers. In the first article we looked at getting the raw materials for your book design project organized. In the second we looked at an overview of the book design workflow. With this article we turn to...
4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

by Joel Friedlander | Mar 9, 2011 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing

Looking at the actual files we print books from, like the Adobe InDesign files I produce, can be quite revealing. I get sent a lot of files for various reasons. They might be the files from a self-publisher who thought they would design and lay out their book...
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