by Nicki Yowell | Oct 30, 2024 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
Dear Indigo, I’m trying to format my book for printing. I wrote it in Word (or Pages) and inserted photos and captions along the way. It started off fine, but the more I get into it, if I try to make any changes to the text or the photos, sometimes the photo jumps all...
by Nicki Yowell | Feb 1, 2024 | Book Design, Marketing, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Everyone knows that to market your book right, you need just the right front cover image. You might spend hours with your designer going back and forth on the fonts, colors, imagery, and placement. You might want to add a...
by Nicki Yowell | May 31, 2023 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
By Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Every creative out there knows that the best form of a piece of work is one that has gone through multiple iterations. Whether you’re writing or designing, the best way to start a creative project is to try many different ideas...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 4, 2023 | Book Design, Publishing, Technology
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor Do you consider yourself a book nerd? I’m sure you’ve got books lining shelves in multiple rooms. Or maybe your tablet’s memory is full of ebooks and audiobooks. You’ve probably read a good variety of the classics, recent bestsellers, and...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 31, 2022 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jennifer Kepler, Collaborative Editor All the months of writing, revising, editing, and proofreading have come to an end, and your book is off to the printer. You can’t wait to receive a box of your books on your doorstep. How do you make sure the printed, trimmed,...
by Nicki Yowell | May 4, 2022 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer When people ask me what I do for a living and I say, “Designing books,” many people are excited—after all, it seems like a glamorous job for people who love art. And it is! Getting to do my dream job is truly a dream come true....
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