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 y
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”
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.