The Book Designer

Practical advice to help build better books

Author Series Book Templates: Relive The Glory

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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 […]

CreateSpace Title Information and the New Amazon Success Toolkit

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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