Book Design 101: The secrets of paper in self-publishing
In every first-time author’s life there comes a moment when someone – or a self-publishing platform’s interface – asks a very important question: what kind of paper would you like to use for your book’s interior?
Book Design 101: How to prepare your manuscript to make your designer cry tears of joy
If you want to make your designer’s day, here’s a few simple rules on how you can prepare your manuscript before sending it off for formatting – four DO’s and three DON’Ts!
EPUB accessibility 101 – and what does it mean for authors
How to make sure that your EPUB meets the accessibility criteria? And what does accessiblity even mean?
6 formatting mistakes that make your book (layout) look self-published
The goal of correctly formatting a book is giving your reader a comfortable reading experience… but sometimes, you’re faced with a choice of “what will make the reader the least uncomfortable” (because fixing one thing will make other, worse mistakes pop up two pages later). When you’re not a professional, it’s not that easy to make the call and decide what to keep, and what absolutely needs to be fixed. Here’s a list of 6 mistakes that you should definitely avoid if you want to make your book look presentable.
5 ways to make your novel’s layout unique
A short guide to make your novel’s layout fun, unique, and eye-catching – with decorations, drop caps and small caps, and other methods.
Book Design 101: File Formats You Should Know as an Author
Self-publishing means dealing with A LOT of different files – in all possible formats. Here’s short guide to all the textual and visual file formats that you might find useful as an author.
E-books 101: what they are and how they work
When publishing a book, you may find yourself facing a dilemma – should I publish a paper edition only, or should I also have an e-book? In the paragraphs below, you will find all the basic information you need – I will show you why e-books are worth the hassle and guide you through different formats and their pros and cons.
Interior Book Formatting 101: How to efficiently work with a designer
If you’ve ever wondered how does the interior book formatting process looks like, here’s a short, but comprehensive text that will guide through it – step-by-step.
Book Cover Design 101: How to efficiently work with a designer
Have you ever wondered how does the book cover design process actually look like? Here’s a short article that will take you through it step-by-step, explaining everything that happens on the way with practical visual examples.
Book Design 101: Why Professional Book Formatting is Important
Welcome to Book Design 101 – a handy guide covering all the basics of what you need to know when publishing your first book. In this episode, we’ll talk about interior book design and typesetting – and why it’s important to get it right and pay attention to all the details.