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| What Is a Book Packager? |
by Susan C. Daffron |
A book packager or book producer helps a publishing company with the mechanics of putting together a book |
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| How Hard Is It to Lay Out Your Book with InDesign? |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Take your level of computer savvy, patience, graphic design skills, and willingness to learn new software into account before you tackle doing your own book layout with a program like InDesign |
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| The Ins and Outs of Book Barcodes |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Self-publishers need to understand the acronyms and terms related to book barcodes |
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| 5 Document Design "Don'ts" to Avoid |
by Susan C. Daffron |
The ultimate goal of any document is to be read, so avoid design treatments that impair readability |
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| How to Work with a Book Cover Designer |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Understand what's involved and what you need to provide the designer to get a book cover created |
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| Selecting Fonts for Your Book Layout |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Just because you can put 37 fonts into your book layout doesn't mean you should. |
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| Determine the Right Size for Your Book |
by Susan C. Daffron |
When you lay out your book, the physical size is one of the first decisions you need to make |
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| Getting Set Up as a Publisher with Lightning Source |
by Susan C. Daffron |
If you are pondering short-run digital printing (or POD) no other company has the distribution advantage of Lightning Source |
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| Evaluating Your Print Options for Your Book Project |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Whether you plan to lay out the book yourself or hire out the task, take the time to get to know your printer and their specifications |
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| 7 Cures for Printing Headaches |
by Susan C. Daffron |
How to keep your next print job from turning into a nightmare |
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| 7 Cures for Ailing Presentations |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Avoid "death by PowerPoint" and keep your presentations interesting |
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| 7 Cures for Boring Newsletters |
by Susan C. Daffron |
How to make your newsletters more interesting |
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| 7 Cures for Common Layout Mistakes |
by Susan C. Daffron |
How to fix common mistakes in layout |
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| Anatomy of a Book Layout |
by Susan C. Daffron |
As a self-publisher, you should learn a few conventions before you lay out your book |
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| Everyone Really Does Judge a Book by Its Cover |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Even if you will only be selling your book online, your book cover design needs to make a great impression |
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| A Few Font Dos and Don'ts |
by Susan C. Daffron |
With a few guidelines, even the graphically challenged can make good font choices. |
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| Designing a Page |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Learn how to approach a new layout project so everything fits. |
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| Creating Readable Documents |
by Susan C. Daffron |
If you take the time to create legible layouts, you'll be rewarded with documents people are actually willing to read. |
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| Use Word to Create Promotional Bookmarks for your Books |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Produce your own promotional bookmarks using just your own printer and Word |
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