I’ve been dealing with quite a few book proofs recently. Almost all of these proofs are in the form of PDFs, Adobe’s supremely useful cross-platform file format. These proofs are better looking than the books that will eventually be printed from the same...
Sometimes you have to wonder. Generally, you trust people, don’t you? You think most people are telling you the truth, and it’s always a little surprising to remember there are people who will lie to your face without blinking an eye. If you find out...
This week I’m answering several questions about copyrighted images and using them in your books. These are questions that came from a blog reader about a book that’s she helping publish for a nonprofit. I do digress at one point to tell a copyright story...
I was invited to speak to the Bay Area Editors’ Forum (BAEF) at the Mechanics Institute Library tonight, and it was both a pleasure and an honor. BAEF meets in a lovely meeting room in the historic Library building in downtown San Francisco. We had wonderful...
by Anne Ross Today I have a guest post for you from Anne Ross. Anne is an editor with a wide range of experience, and here she talks about a subject that’s really critical for every self-publisher: how to find, work with, and budget for book editing. I’ve...
When you get down to it, when you have an idea that’s bigger than your budget, when your book is finally done, but your checking account is flying on a wing and a prayer, you have to know where to put your money to get the best effect from self-publishing, to...
