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New Self-Publishing Options from Blurb and Book Design Templates

by Joel Friedlander on August 19, 2014 19 Comments

New Self-Publishing Options from Blurb and Book Design Templates along with an examination of Ingram’s Standard and Premium color options

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Blurb.com, book design, book design templates, Eileen Gittins, Ingram Spark, Lightning Source, Microsoft Word

News Update: Should You Use Lightning Source or Ingram Spark?

by Joel Friedlander on November 15, 2013 106 Comments

News Update: Should You Use Lightning Source or Ingram Spark? clarifies policies of the biggest player in print on demand

Filed Under: Book Printing, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Ingram Book Company, Ingram Spark, Lightning Source, print on demand, Robin Cutler, self publishing

Monday Mailbox, Questions and Answers on Self-Publishing

by Joel Friedlander on August 26, 2013 17 Comments

Monday Mailbox, Questions and Answers on Self-Publishing about CreateSpace, Lightning Source, print on demand, ebooks and more

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book formatting, CreateSpace, eBooks, Lightning Source, print on demand, self publishing

Author Blogging 101: Converting Posts to Resource Pages

by Joel Friedlander on April 12, 2013 6 Comments

Author Blogging 101: Converting Posts to Resource Pages discusses the SEO and reader benefits of resource pages

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Book Production Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, author platform, Blurb, book design, book marketing, book production, CreateSpace, Lightning Source, Lulu

The Secret to Schmooze Book Marketing

by Joel Friedlander on February 24, 2012 8 Comments

The Secret to Schmooze Book Marketing by Marcia Degelman describes the author’s publishing and marketing journey

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, book marketing, bookstores, CreateSpace, indie publishing, Lightning Source, Marcia Degelman, publishing a book, self publishing

Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era?

by Joel Friedlander on September 9, 2011 291 Comments

Amazon and Lightning Source: The End of an Era? With the change in how Amazon handles print on demand books, publishers are forced to adjust

Filed Under: Book Printing, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Aaron Shepard, Aiming at Amazon, Amazon, CreateSpace, Lightning Source, Morris Rosenthal, POD for Profit, print on demand, publishing a book, self publishing

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 03: Book Cover Wrap

by Joel Friedlander on June 4, 2011 13 Comments

This week’s video answers the question of how to calculate the size of your book cover wrap. A lot of people find this confusing, but about 8 minutes from now you will know the answer and get to see a cover come together on screen, you won’t want to miss that. Here I’m trying out […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing, Video Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, book cover design, book cover template, book design, cover wrap, indie publishing, Lightning Source, print on demand, publish a book

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 02

by Joel Friedlander on May 21, 2011 14 Comments

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 02 print on demand and how it works are explained in a mini-webinar including how the money flow works in print on demand

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing, Video Tagged With: CreateSpace, indie publishing, Lightning Source, Lulu, print on demand, publish a book, self publishing

4 Solutions to the Book Discount System

by Joel Friedlander on April 13, 2011 13 Comments

4 Solutions to the Book Discount System including ignoring it, using print on demand, printing by offset, and signing with a book distributior

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book distribution, book publishing, discount schedule, Lightning Source, offset printing, print on demand, publish a book, self publishing

Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain

by Joel Friedlander on March 3, 2011 9 Comments

Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain, H.H. Buhne by Marvin Shepherd, Georgie Press. With original documents in an outstanding self-published book.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: graphic design, H.H. Buhne, history, Lightning Source, Marvin Shepherd, publish a book, self publishing

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