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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
