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How to Make a Book

by Guest Author on February 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

Learning about how to make a book is an exciting process. It’s time to stop dreaming, start doing and turn your idea into something people can read and enjoy. But what do you need to know to make it happen? Making a book requires a mixture of ideas and inspiration along with practical knowledge. It’s […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing

It’s All in a Font: How Font Choice Affects the Mind

by Joel Friedlander on May 11, 2020 10 Comments

The style of the font, its size, thickness, and even the spacing between words can all subtly influence our perception on an unconscious level.

Filed Under: Book Design, Guest Posts Tagged With: book design, cover design, fonts, Rafal Reyzer

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word – Part 3

by Tracy Atkins on February 3, 2020 1 Comment

Today I discuss how to deal with special formatting concerns specific to nonfiction books including citations and bibliographies.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Thoughts on Turning 10

by Joel Friedlander on January 13, 2020 20 Comments

The Book Designer all started in the fall of 2009, looking around at all the change to book publishing, I thought I would add my voice to the mix.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design templates, book publishing, Joel Friedlander, quick & easy guides

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word – Part 2

by Tracy Atkins on January 6, 2020 4 Comments

How to format nonfiction concerns such as indexes, footnotes and endnotes when using a Book Design Template.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Special Formatting for Nonfiction Books in Microsoft Word

by Tracy Atkins on December 9, 2019 2 Comments

How to format nonfiction concerns such as subheads, quotations, bullet points and numbered lists when using a Book Design Template.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers Tagged With: book design templates, book templates, nonfiction books, Tracy Atkins, Tracy R. Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 3

by Tracy Atkins on November 11, 2019 10 Comments

In Part 3, learn how to format a table of contents, chapter name headers, page numbers and more using a template to prepare your manuscript for publication.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 2

by Tracy Atkins on November 4, 2019 4 Comments

In Part 2, learn how to format drop caps, section breaks, and headers and footers using a template to prepare your manuscript for publication.

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 1

by Tracy Atkins on October 14, 2019 6 Comments

We’d like to re-introduction you to Book Design Templates technology and show you how easy it can be to design the interior of your book–and save money!

Filed Under: Book Design, Contributing Writers, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, book design templates, Tracy Atkins

How to Make Trim-Sized PDFs for Print on Demand Publication

by Joel Friedlander on September 16, 2019 7 Comments

Here’s how to create a print-ready PDF version of your book for print, set to the proper trim size for your book project.

Filed Under: Book Design, Guest Posts Tagged With: Adobe PDF, book trim size, print on demand, Tracy R. Atkins

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