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The Epic Saga of WriteWell Journals: A Book Production Tale

by Joel Friedlander on October 2, 2017 3 Comments

The first part of the story of the creation of WriteWell Writers’ Journals.

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production Tagged With: book binding, WriteWell Writer's Journal

Does Your Book Need a Lay-Flat Binding?

by Joel Friedlander on September 11, 2017 19 Comments

Examines lay-flat book bindings, including photos, tips, and resource links.

Filed Under: Book Production Tagged With: bookbinding, Edwards Brothers Malloy, RepKover, Smyth sewn, Thomson-Shore, WriteWell Writer's Journal

Author Series Book Templates: Relive The Glory

by Joel Friedlander on June 5, 2017 3 Comments

Do you have literary heroes? Most writers do. I was thinking about some of my own literary heroes recently, and the books that had made such a big impresssion on me—and millions of other readers. That’s when I realized that I had a unique way to pay these authors and their books a kind of […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production Tagged With: Author Series, book design, book design templates, letterpress printing

Designing Genre Fiction and New Book Design Templates

by Joel Friedlander on March 27, 2017 3 Comments

Does design influence the readability of books? We introduce 6 new genre-specific pre-designed book templates at BookDesignTemplates.com

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, Apple Pages, book design, book design templates, Microsoft Word, Tracy R. Atkins

New! Full-Service Book Design and Production from The Book Makers

by Joel Friedlander on March 6, 2017 9 Comments

Announcing The Book Makers, a complete book design and production service

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production Tagged With: Abigail Dunard, book design, book production, Marla Markman, Michele Orwin, The Book Makers, Tracy R. Atkins

Self-Publishing Basics: 5 Book Binding Styles Illustrated

by Joel Friedlander on November 7, 2016 10 Comments

5 Book Binding styles are explained and illustrated

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Printing, Book Production Tagged With: book binding, perfect binding

CreateSpace Title Information and the New Amazon Success Toolkit

by Joel Friedlander on May 9, 2016 9 Comments

Is there any subject that excites so many emotions in indie authors than Amazon? From its ever-changing programs for self-publishers to its shifting positions on book reviews, Amazon is both the democratic gateway to the biggest market of book buyers in the world, and the 800-pound gorilla overshadowing our world. Trying to figure out the […]

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon Success Toolkit, AuthorToolkits.com, CreateSpace, Kindle, Tracy R. Atkins

2016 Edition of The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide, Revised and Expanded

by Joel Friedlander on January 15, 2016 10 Comments

Last year I explained how I came to partner with Betty Sargent on the first comprehensive resource guide for indie authors. And how the book, with the help of readers, launched at #1 in several categories on Amazon. It was awesome. The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide gathered over 150 reviews online, mostly very favorable. But […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Cover Design, Editorial, Interior Design, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, Writing Tagged With: Betty Sargent, Kate Tilton

Book Design Templates Announces Agreement with Ingram Content Group to Deliver Affordable Book Formatting Solutions

by Joel Friedlander on August 12, 2015 24 Comments

Publishers can now leverage Book Design Templates’ professional, ready-to-use templates and toolkits for faster publishing on IngramSpark Today Book Design Templates announced a new agreement with Ingram Content Group. Leveraging Book Design Templates’ 35 years of book designing experience and IngramSpark’s industry-leading publishing services, this agreement will enable publishers to more easily, professionally, and affordably […]

Filed Under: Book Production Tagged With: bookdesigntemplates.com, Ingram Spark, Robin Cutler

Five Free “Must Use” Tech Tools for eBook Authors

by Joel Friedlander on June 8, 2015 24 Comments

Five Free “Must Use” Tech Tools for eBook Authors includes a review of 5 tools that will help ebook authors prepare and convert their ebooks for publication

Filed Under: Book Production, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Digital Editions, bookdesigntemplates.com, Calibre, ebook, Gimp, IDPF ePub Validator, Sigil, Tracy Atkins

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