by Joel Friedlander | Nov 12, 2009 | Book Printing, Book Production, Self Publishing Basics
Last time I described how I check the status of all my linked graphics with the Link Palette, and how I re-link any missing files. The last check I make of my InDesign CS4 file before beginning the export process is to look at the book’s fonts. This is a key...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 10, 2009 | Book Construction Blueprint, Book Printing, Book Production, Self-Publishing
Lightning Source (LSI) is my preferred vendor for print-on-demand services. Their quality is good, distribution options good for most books, and a technical staff that actually knows what they’re doing. Combined with responsive customer service, it’s easy...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 14, 2009 | Book Printing, Book Production, Self Publishing Basics
Do you remember this conversation from your own school days? “Ms. Murphy, can I go to the boy’s room?” “Well, Billy, you certainly can go to the boy’s room. You know where it is, and I saw you running after Sally Ketchum today at recess,...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 24, 2009 | Book Design, Book Printing, Book Production, Cover Design
As the technology we use to manufacture books changes, designers responsible for creating those books adapt. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes reluctantly. But they adapt, because the new technology will eventually supplant the old technology. Today most books are still...