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?
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 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.
Book Design 101: What to Include in a Book Design Brief
Ready to write to a book designer and ask for a quote? Learn what you should include in a book design brief!
Book Image Copyright 101: how to legally use photos and artwork on your book cover
In this episode, we’ll look at which images you can use on your book cover – and which ones you can’t. Let’s start – here’s Book Image Copyright 101!
The Anatomy of a Book (Cover) – Book Design 101
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 look at the most popular book formats and all the individual book parts – with a focus on covers.
Upwork, Guru, PeoplePerHour: a Subjective Review of Freelance Marketplaces
Freelance marketplaces, freelance platforms – however you call them, they are one of the easiest ways to get a gig as a new and inexperienced freelancer. They have their good and their bad sides, and in this text, I will tell you shortly about both. I decided to describe 5 places which I have personal […]