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 9, 2011 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
Let’s face it, I look at a lot of books. The fellow at the UPS store who receives packages for me has become my pal. They have a neat system that shoots an email to me whenever there’s a package. That’s the kind of automation that really works,...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 2, 2011 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
Is there anything more mundane than a piece of paper? Really, paper is one of the more forgettable parts of daily life, and as book producers, paper is often an afterthought for self-publishers. Part of the reason for this is that most self-publishers these days are...
by Joel Friedlander | May 24, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Editorial, Self-Publishing
I was invited to speak to the Bay Area Editors’ Forum (BAEF) at the Mechanics Institute Library tonight, and it was both a pleasure and an honor. BAEF meets in a lovely meeting room in the historic Library building in downtown San Francisco. We had wonderful...
by Joel Friedlander | May 11, 2011 | Book Design, Cover Design, Self-Publishing
What do you pay attention to when you design book covers? During my presentation today at the Self-Publishers Online Conference I got into a discussion with Susan Daffron about this point. We were going over the ways that self-publishers can miss the mark with their...
