by Nicki Yowell | Jan 4, 2019 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Olivia M. Croom As someone lucky enough to design book covers full time, I spend basically my entire professional life in front of a computer screen. It can be easy to forget that paperback book design is as much a physical production process as it is a digital...
by Ali Shaw | Feb 1, 2015 | Book Design, Publishing
by Ali McCart, Executive Editor I recently bought a self-published book that I was really excited about. I met the author at a publishing networking event. She was well-spoken and had won quite a few writing awards, and I had faith that her book would be well-written....
by Ali Shaw | Jan 1, 2015 | Book Design, Ebooks, Publishing
by Vinnie Kinsella, collaborative editor, designer, and publications consultant As a lifelong bibliophile, I took little interest in ebooks when they made a splash in the late aughts through the introduction of the Kindle. To me, a book was a book, and an ebook was...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 1, 2012 | Book Design, Design, Marketing, Publishing, Tips
by Vinnie Kinsella, Publication Consultant, Indigo Authors considering independent publishing will know what this sentence means: “I don’t want my book to look self-published.” This doesn’t have to be your book’s fate. By avoiding the two biggest reasons why a book’s...
by Nicki Yowell | Dec 1, 2011 | Book Design, Ebooks, Tips
by Sally McPherson, Broadway Books Electronic books will never completely replace printed books, in my opinion, but there’s no question that they are increasing in popularity and that they have their advantages. Carrying a ten-ounce reader that holds hundreds of books...
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