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Your Complete 4 Step Guide To Book Sizes

by Sarah Rexford on May 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

Book sizes vary depending on genre, audience, and a multitude of other factors. If you are self-publishing, it’s helpful to have a firm grasp of what your book size should be before you take your book to print. If you traditionally publish, knowing what size book to expect can be helpful as well. While book […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Printing, Interior Design Tagged With: book design

How To Create A Standout Title Page: 5 FAQs and Answers

by Sarah Rexford on April 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

Knowing how to create a title page is one of the first needs you have as an aspiring author. Yes, you have your book idea. Yes, you can write. But if you hope to get your book out into the world, it’s important to format your project in the appropriate way. Thankfully, we’ve done the […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Interior Design Tagged With: book design, self publishing

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

72 Free Image Sources for Authors

by Shelley Sturgeon on May 13, 2019 15 Comments

Here is our list of 72 free sources for photos. These images can potentially be used for book covers, social media and blog post images.

Filed Under: Cover Design, Interior Design, Social Media Tagged With: find free photos, image files

New! The Book Blueprint: Expert Advice for Creating Industry-Standard Print Books

by Joel Friedlander on May 21, 2018 3 Comments

Announcing the publication of The Book Blueprint, Expert Advice for Creating Industry-Standard Print Books

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Printing, Book Production, Cover Design, Interior Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, The Book Blueprint

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

5 Favorite Free Fonts for Interior Book Design

by Joel Friedlander on August 31, 2015 50 Comments

5 Favorite Free Fonts for Interior Book Design shows samples and gives information on Theano Didot, Alegreya, Crimson, Gandhi Serif, Rosarivo

Filed Under: Book Design, Interior Design Tagged With: Alegreya, book design, Crimson, Fanwood, fonts, Gandhi Serif, interior design, Rosarivo, typography

X Hits the Spot: Why .DOCX is Better than .DOC for Authors Using Word

by Joel Friedlander on April 17, 2013 28 Comments

X Hits the Spot: Why .DOCX is Better than .DOC for Authors Using Word by Tracy R. Atkins examines the evolution of Word’s file formats and gives advice for authors

Filed Under: Book Design, Interior Design Tagged With: book design templates, book formatting, book layout, book production, Microsoft Word, Tracy R. Atkins

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