by Joel Friedlander | Jun 22, 2015 | Book Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
Many ebook readers—and not just us typography nerds and designers, either—have complained about the limited font set provided with the major e-readers. Considering the vast sums that have been spent on developing these devices, it’s always seemed odd...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 20, 2015 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
For the last two years, since the launch of BookDesignTemplates, we’ve been getting requests for specialty book templates. And I can see why. We originally launched with only 6 pre-designed book templates for Microsoft Word. They were best suited to novels,...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 6, 2014 | Legal Issues, Self-Publishing
I know that it’s challenging to navigate the waters of the book publishing business when it’s all new to you. There is so much to learn just to get an idea of how all the pieces fit together. And like in most fields, the same questions seem to repeat...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 18, 2013 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
By David Bergsland Quite a number of authors have written recently to get some clarity on font usage. Can they use the fonts that came with a software package in their book? On the cover? What about free font downloads, are those okay? I turned to type designer and...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 28, 2012 | Book Design
You’ve been working on your book, getting it ready for publication. Maybe you’ve hired a designer to create an eye-catching and sophisticated cover, and that’s usually a good idea. But let’s say you’ve decided to do the interior layout by...
