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New: Pro-Quality Book Interiors from The Book Designer

New: Pro-Quality Book Interiors from The Book Designer

by Joel Friedlander | Jul 14, 2013 | Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing

Editor’s Note: Since this post was published in 2013, I have removed this offer for interior book design services and replaced it with an entire enterprise that will help you with complete book design and production. I encourage you to find out more here: The...

Is Interior Book Design a Commodity?

by Joel Friedlander | Jun 3, 2013 | Book Design, Self-Publishing

The realization came to me a few years ago, in a flash: maybe they just don’t care. You see, for years as a working book designer, I’d been used to diving into an extensive design process for each new book project. Using variations in fonts, layouts,...

Catherine Ryan Howard Interviews The Book Designer

by Joel Friedlander | May 15, 2013 | Book Design

Ed: This post is reprinted from Catherine Ryan Howard’s excellent blog Catherine, Caffeinated. The interview was part of a series of stops on blogs I undertook as part of the launch of our BookDesignTemplates.com site. However, I think there are some valuable...

This Week’s Book Formatting Blog Post Roundup

by Joel Friedlander | Apr 26, 2013 | Self-Publishing

I’m in Chicago today speaking at the IBPA Publishing University. These events bring together enthusiastic and forward-looking publishers and authors who want to stay on the leading edge of book publishing; trade professionals with decades of experience; and...
Book Design: Pages or Spreads?

Book Design: Pages or Spreads?

by Joel Friedlander | Apr 22, 2013 | Book Design, Self-Publishing

When independent authors get started publishing a book these days, their projects usually include plans for both print books and eBooks. And that makes a lot of sense. With the growing popularity of E-readers like the Kindle, it’s important to ensure the book...
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