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Self-Publishing #Fails

by Joel Friedlander on May 5, 2014 49 Comments

Self-Publishing #Fails including bad formatting, production delays, incompetent editors, and more

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: #fail, Editing, formatting, indie author, self publishing, traditional publishing

Book Design Templates Now With 12 “Done For You” Services

by Joel Friedlander on September 11, 2013 13 Comments

Book Templates Now With 12 “Done For You” Services describes the formatting and customization services available through bookdesigntemplates.com

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, bookdesigntemplates.com, formatting, indie author, self publishing, templates, Tracy R. Atkins

Adding Photos and Creating PDFs in Microsoft Word

by Joel Friedlander on February 27, 2013 6 Comments

Adding Photos and Creating PDFs in Microsoft Word shows pages from the bookdesigntemplates.com Formatting Guide

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, bookdesigntemplates.com, formatting, Microsoft Word, publishing, self publishing

Set Up a Workflow That Starts with Styles

by Joel Friedlander on May 4, 2012 36 Comments

Set Up a Workflow That Starts with Styles by Susan Daffron describes a process that allows easy ebook formatting

Filed Under: Book Production, Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book production, formatting, layout, self publishing, SPOC, styles, Susan Daffron

Scrivener: The Ultimate Multitool for Writers

by Joel Friedlander on August 10, 2011 30 Comments

Scrivener: The Ultimate Multitool for Writers by Austin Briggs including screenshots of some of the capabilities of this unusual software for writers

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged With: Austin Briggs, formatting, publish a book, Scrivener, self publishing, word processing, writing tools

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

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

by Joel Friedlander on March 9, 2011 50 Comments

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid and why they create problems in your book. Including the wrong way to space text, to import copy, and to style it.

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, book design, desktop publishing, formatting, graphic design, self publishing, styles

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