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Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs?

by Joel Friedlander on June 9, 2011 44 Comments

Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs? there are predictable errors made by do it yourself self-publishers, and you can learn to avoid them

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author, author platform, book design, DIY publishing, formatting, self publishing, typography

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow Overview

by Joel Friedlander on January 25, 2011 7 Comments

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow Overview including three stages: Design, Layout and Production, plus Graphics and Covers

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, book production, DIY publishing, indie publishing, publish a book, self publishing, workflow

What Does Self-Publishing Cost: DIY

by Joel Friedlander on April 19, 2010 50 Comments

In my earlier article I looked at a framework to determine what it costs to self-publish. I described 9 cost categories and three paths to publication as a way to organize the costs for different kinds of self-publishers. After all, not everyone wants the same kind of book, nor do people publish for all the […]

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: DIY publishing, Lulu.com, self publishing cost, self-publi, self-publish a book, self-publishing companies

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