by Nicki Yowell | Mar 2, 2026 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer Picture it: You’ve placed the last period on your latest manuscript. You’ve stopped typing and you finally think, This is it. You send your book off to your copyeditors and proofreaders, and very soon, this plain-text document is going...
by Nicki Yowell | Sep 3, 2025 | Book Design
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer and Ebook Conversion Specialist Though I am often asked about which book cover of mine is my favorite (please don’t ask a book designer to choose!), not many ask me what book covers not designed by me are my favorites. And I’ve got...
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 30, 2025 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer and Ebook Conversion Specialist If you’ve been in a bookstore lately, I don’t have to tell you about the sheer number of “Exclusive Editions,” “Collector’s Editions,” and “Deluxe Editions” that have crowded display tables and shelves...
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...
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