Dear Indigo: Book Design Mysteries

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...

Let’s Talk Spine Design!

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...

Do I Really Need a Printer’s Proof?

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,...