by Nicki Yowell | Oct 2, 2019 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Laura Garwood, Collaborative Editor I recently toured I Street Press at Sacramento Public Library with my local EFA chapter. I was excited to tour because I had not yet seen the library’s famed Espresso Book Machine. For those who don’t know, an Espresso Book...
by Ali Shaw | Jun 3, 2019 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
Update: Position has been filled. Thank you! Design/Production Assistant Indigo: Editing, Design, and More seeks a book design and production assistant to join our team on a contract basis. Indigo is a firm of freelance publishing professionals that has been providing...
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...
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