by Joel Friedlander | Dec 23, 2009 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Production
Digital printing has given rise to the print-on-demand distribution model that’s become so popular with self-publishers. Lightning Source, Inc. (LSI) is the principle provider of print-on-demand distribution, and the one I personally work with, and often...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 17, 2009 | Book Production, Self Publishing Basics
In these posts I’m reviewing the steps that I take to create a PDF file for digital print-on-demand printing at Lightning Source (LSI) from Adobe InDesign CS4. File creation using this process must be performed at least twice for each book submitted to LSI; once...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 12, 2009 | Book Printing, Book Production, Self Publishing Basics
Last time I described how I check the status of all my linked graphics with the Link Palette, and how I re-link any missing files. The last check I make of my InDesign CS4 file before beginning the export process is to look at the book’s fonts. This is a key...
