It Takes More Than a Great Cover to Sell a Book
April 17, 2010 by michele52
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Most first-time self publishers understand the importance of a professionally-designed cover, but then some make a very big mistake and attempt to produce their book interior in a word-processing program. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 9
May 15, 2009 by michele52
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In this last installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll get into professional typesetting territory. These are the things that separate amateur-looking typesetting from top-notch graphic design. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 8
May 11, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll deal with hyphens. What’s the big deal about hyphens, anyway? Well, for starters, they can seriously impede reading comprehension if you don’t control them. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 7
May 7, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll discuss the space between words, the space between letters, the width of letters. If you’re starting to reconsider your decision to typeset a book, don’t worry. Book designers live for this sort of thing. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 6
May 4, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll discuss some of the finer points of typography. You may be asking right now, “You mean after five posts about typesetting, there’s even more?” Oh, yes indeed. Right about now, book designers are just warming up. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 5
April 30, 2009 by michele52
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In this next installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll discuss the book block. What the heck is a book block? It’s what makes a book look like a book, and probably the shortest path to madness ever devised by man. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 4
April 27, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll discuss choosing the correct type size. What’s the correct type size to use in a book? In most cases, probably smaller than you think. Not 12-point. Well maybe, in some cases. What? You expected this to be easy? Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 3
April 23, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll deal with choosing the right font. Which font should you use when typesetting a book? Trust your eyes. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 2
April 20, 2009 by michele52
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In this installment of How to Typeset a Book, we’ll deal with margins. What margins should be used when typesetting a book? There are a few considerations to keep in mind. Read more
How to Typeset a Book: Part 1
April 16, 2009 by michele52
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This is the first installment in our series “How to Typeset a Book”. In this series, our goal is to explain the most basic book layout issues so that you’ll know what to look for, whether you attempt the task yourself or you choose to work with a book designer (and we hope you do). What you read here will be very different from what many others say, and that’s the point. There is so much misinformation about book layout now, that we just have to speak up in defense of traditional quality standards. Once you understand the astonishing number of details book designers attend to in the course of laying out a book (when it’s done correctly), you may conclude that it’s far better to spend your time building your publishing business and promoting your title. Read more
