by Joel Friedlander | Jul 5, 2011 | Self-Publishing
by Thomas Burchfield (@Thomburchfield) I had the pleasure of designing a book interior last year for indie author Thomas Burchfield, who also lives nearby in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our paths had crossed at a publishing event, and I was really pleased to be able...
by Joel Friedlander | Jul 3, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Deep in the summer, but the media coverage isn’t the only thing heating up. From big media to small, indie publishing is a hot topic. We start off with an indie’s take on Independence Day, some formatting help, the growth of e-books, advice from a pro, and...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 29, 2011 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
How old do you have to be to become a self-publisher? I never thought of that question before a couple of weeks ago, when I attended a special event at my son’s high school: Senior Projects Night. At the school, seniors spend most of the year involved in a...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 27, 2011 | Self-Publishing, Book Design
We all want to make our books better, more readable, more attractive to both buyers and reviewers. Here are 7 things you can do today to improve the design of your book and create a great-looking product. Use high quality fonts—there are a lot of fonts out there...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 21, 2011 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Metadata—even the word sounds hard to understand. meta comes from the Greek, and means “above” or “enclosing” Metadata is simply data about data. In other words, metadata is information about your data. You can think of data as being an...