My friend Suzanne Murray leads writing workshops, acts as a creativity coach, and leads literary trips to Ireland. I was fortunate to work with her for over a year. In the near future I’m going to introduce Suzanne to you more formally through an interview, but today I wanted to share some correspondence we had […]
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How Print-on-Demand Book Distribution Works
We’ve all heard about it, we talk about it, we call it by the wrong name, but do you really know how print-on-demand book distribution works? You will by the end of this article. I’ve written in an earlier post about the confusion over the terminology commonly used to describe print on demand book distribution, […]
Turn The Tables on Self-Publishing Disadvantages
So you’ve written your masterpiece, had a friend look it over for errors, run it through your word processor’s spell check and created a cover with a “cover program” on your publishing company’s website. You are ready to do battle in the marketplace. Hey, you should be able to go head-to-head with any other book, […]
The 2.5-Pound Cell Phone and the Future of Book Publishing
The phone rang, and for some reason Jill started talking very loudly into the receiver, like she was in a construction zone. “Yes! Yes! Where? Are you serious?” Was all I could here. I waited until she hung up a minute later. “Who or what was that?” I wanted to know. “Morrie, calling from Melbourne. […]
Creating a PDF for Lightning Source Print-on-Demand in InDesign CS4: Part 3
In these posts I’m reviewing the steps that I take to create a PDF file for digital print-on-demand printing at Lightning Source (LSI) from Adobe InDesign CS4. File creation using this process must be performed at least twice for each book submitted to LSI; once for the interior (bookblock in LSI terms) and once for […]
Self-Publisher’s 5-Minute Guide to Book Printing Processes
Podcast: Self-Publisher’s 5-Minute Guide to Book Printing Processes With all the talk about print on demand, digital printing and the future of the publishing industry, it’s easy to forget that we’ve got books to produce in the here and now, and we need to know the best way to produce those books today, this week. […]
New Opportunities for Self-Publishers
There have been a series of announcements recently of interest to self-publishers, and the opening of doors is a good sign for the continued growth of the industry. It seems like the drive to become content creators rather than just content consumers, continues to grow. We can thank the advent of print on demand publishing […]
Self-Publishing Basics: Print on Demand—What Is It?
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, so I know your legs are working fine.” “Oh, great, […]
Real World Book Design: Designing for Print-on-Demand Production
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 printed by offset lithography, and any print run over about 1,000 units will benefit from the more […]
