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Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover — Part 1 6 Aug 2013 | 10:55 pm
The World's Greatest Book Nothing screams “amateur” like a poorly crafted book cover. The standards for book design aspired to by trade publishers are not all that high, but self-publishers routinely...
To Those Who Won’t Review Self-Published Books 17 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
The World's Greatest Book This article began as a response to a post on a writers’ forum. An author submitted a book for review and had his work rejected out-of-hand simply because it was self-publis...
What’s a Professional Editor Worth? 30 May 2013 | 04:10 pm
The World's Greatest Book What do you think a professional editor’s pay scale should be? Assume that a proofreader would be at the bottom of the scale and a developmental/line editor would be at the ...
Why Ebooks Belong in the Web Browser 21 Apr 2013 | 04:11 pm
The World's Greatest Book With the arrival of the Internet, the common man got the power to publish—anything—for free—for the first time in history. Then PDF brought replicas of printed documents to ...
How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate 27 Mar 2013 | 02:10 pm
The World's Greatest Book Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period. If you adhere to a style manual, you’ll be hard-pre...
Book Cover Typefaces and Cover Design Horror Stories 17 Mar 2013 | 02:50 pm
The World's Greatest Book I recently responded to a question in a writers’ forum from an author who was in the process of designing a cover for her novel set in a swamp in New Orleans. “I chose a ‘sw...
Co-Publishing — Alternative Path or Another Trap for Writers? 11 Mar 2013 | 07:59 pm
The World's Greatest Book I recently published a post about the difference between vanity publishing and true self-publishing. Fundamentally, the article defines a publisher as “someone who takes the...
Are You Living the Writer’s Life? 3 Mar 2013 | 05:58 pm
The World's Greatest Book Writers and publishers generally talk about selling books, choosing a path for printing and distribution, the importance of professional editing and design, and technical ma...
Selling Your Book in Discussion Forums? Don’t! 20 Feb 2013 | 10:27 pm
The World's Greatest Book I’ve learned a great deal, shared a lot of information, and met some some clever folks on LinkedIn writers’ forums, but no matter what topic is being discussed, some clown a...
Myths and Truths About Book Editing 16 Feb 2013 | 05:44 pm
The World's Greatest Book I just read a great article by editor David Kudler on Joel Friedlander’s (excellent) self-publishing blog, The Book Designer. If you’ve hesitated to send your book to an edi...
