by Michele DeFilippo | Mar 6, 2015 | Book Pricing, Book Printing, Publishing Business
Updated August 10, 2022 If words such as “managing” and “print-on-demand” seem a little confusing, please force yourself to keep reading because, bottom line, I’m going to show you how to earn more per book. Print-On-Demand: Who Does the Printing? Here is the...
by Michele DeFilippo | Feb 23, 2015 | Book Pricing, Book Printing, Publishing Business
This blog post is the first in a two-part series that aims to demystify book printing, outline your options, and give you the information you need to manage your own printing and avoid extra charges from self-publishing companies for managing these services. There are...
by Michele DeFilippo | May 26, 2014 | Book Interior Design, Book Printing
As an author and independent publisher, you have a dizzying array of paper to choose from for your book. How do you know which type and grade to use? It’s helpful to think about the qualities of paper, and how they best match to the nature and purpose of your book....
by Michele DeFilippo | Dec 9, 2013 | Book Cover Design, Book Interior Design, Book Marketing, Book Printing, Editing & Proofreading, Publishing Business, Uncategorized
Quite often I am asked by authors who are exploring self-publishing: “Where do I start?” It all starts with you recognizing that you are the publisher; by self-publishing, you are taking on the job of publisher. Would you trust your book to yourself? Are you ready? If...
by Michele DeFilippo | Mar 12, 2012 | Book Cover Design, Book Interior Design, Book Printing, Finding & Evaluating a Designer
Famous for more than a few pithy quotes, as well as great stories, Mark Twain once said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” I was reminded of this quote the...
by Michele DeFilippo | Feb 16, 2012 | Book Interior Design, Book Printing, Editing & Proofreading, Publishing Business
The following scenario is familiar to every book designer. As happens quite often, I received a call from a prospective client who had just finished writing her book. “I’m brand new at this,” she admitted. “I’m not even sure what...