Book Publishing

A bleed is when a photo or graphic runs beyond the edge of the finished printed page, with the excess trimmed off before a book is bound. With InDesign, you prepare for a bleed in the document...

Be it a novel, a nonfiction book, a short story or a magazine article, there is a short list of rules for every manuscript. "Editors and publishers are human and subject to first impressions,"...

Knowing how to illustrate children's books in a way that has impact is an art form beyond just producing beautiful drawings. Any artist can simply put some artwork alongside the words of a story,...

In order to make your own professionally-looking book cover for a project or a self-published novel, you will need to read all of my how to articles related to this subject. I have broken the...

Ebook publishing cuts out the middle man, allowing you to publish and sell your own work over the Internet. Once you've finished your manuscript, putting together an ebook can be fairly easy to do...

Have ever written a cute story poem for a child and thought it would make a nice book? Here is a step by step guide how to make it happen. You don't have to understand publishing or be a great...

Traditionally, Chapbooks are cheap books that are self published by the author. Are you a poet or a fiction writer and want to share your collection with your friends and family? Or do you have to...

As a book publisher, I've formatted many books for printing and learned that it's best to get it right from the start. That should save you from fixing several formatting issues. The process is...

To write a copyright page, there are key items that must be placed on that page such as author and publishing information. Once you have all the pertinent names and places, you're ready to write.

If you want to be published, the first page of your novel is the most important. It's what agents and editors read first, and if it keeps them interested enough to read the next page, and the page...

There is both joy and potential profit that come from publishing a book. But if you don't properly copyright that work then you may have no recourse if someone steals it. So, obtain a copyright...

Coloring books have a lot of uses. They engage children in an indoor art activity. They provide visual information that can be detailed teaching tools or even tell sophisticated stories. With...

As I noted in my article "How to Self Publish a Book on Your Own" the self-publishing your book is a breeze compared to the next step---marketing and selling it. Here are some tried and...

Whether you want to link together a set of blog posts into a series, or you are posting a novel online, chapter by chapter, sometimes you want to make it easy for people to start at the beginning...

In my research into internet marketing I've had occasion to buy a good number of ebooks. Some I thoroughly enjoyed reading, while others caused me to grit my teeth and curse the authors. If you...

Producing a manuscript involves much more than simply writing an amazing work. Formatting, editing, proofreading, and file types are all very important, too. A completed manuscript should meet...

Been writing for a while? Got things to where you’re publishing, perhaps selling? You need a website, some where you can show off your talents and hopefully boost your sales. It needs to...

Desktop publishing has become readily available to those who can use Microsoft Word. You can design your letterhead, invitations, brochures and catalogs, etc.. With a little planning and...

The acknowledgments section in a book allows the author to communicate to friends, family members and colleagues who helped during the long writing process. An author can give her readers a...

You've finished your book! Congratulations! For a nonfiction book that you plan to publish yourself, an index is the finishing touch. The index contains the final pages that appear in the printed...

so you've finally finished that novel and are ready to send it out to a publisher. But wait. Before you do you better make sure it's formatted correctly or your work won't even make it to an...

Do you like books? Do you find yourself looking for vintage books? Do you have a big library? If so, you should try and locate the first editions of books. Not only does it have an interesting...

You’ve finished writing your book and have decided to self-publish it. You can either self-publish it independently or use a POD (print-on-demand) publisher. In either case, if you want your...

My definition of digital scrapbooking may be different than other people’s. It involves no scissors, glue or stickers. Yet, the pages I produce can be as interesting as traditional scrapbook...

Writers, editors and artists who want to start their own magazines do not need to spend thousands of dollars on operational costs. Recent advancements in publishing software, all-in-one printers...

While there are many publishing systems out there that can easily help you make your own magazine, they're largely expensive and difficult to navigate. If you want to make your own at-home...

When crafting a children's book, it's wise to remember the visual effects play a major role in telling the story. Each time you illustrate a children's book page, you must be certain it's both...

Writing a title page is an important step in any paper or book; learn how to write a title page in this free video clip from an expert author.

Getting your manuscript published is one of the greatest steps that an author can ever take. However, you want to make sure that you are prepared for this step so that it will allow you to...

If you have something to say, and have already put it into writing, taking it to the next step is as simple as publishing a book. If you want alternatives to publishing, one of the considerations...

If you want to get your novel published, you need to know how to format your manuscript. While different publishers have different rules that must be followed, the standard manuscript format...

You can produce a paperbound copy of your novel using your home pc and printer. This article will offer instructions to build a simple jig that you will use to bind your book.

Many people like to gather information in a quick and easy way. A collection of tips can be put together in a simple booklet. A booklet can contain helpful writer information. Because of that...

Publishers look for great ideas in children's literature. Publishers divide books into writers and illustrators and seldom are they the same person. There are two great ways to get ideas for...

When it comes to submitting your novel to a publisher, there are some times when being anal retentive will pay off. Formatting is undoubtedly one of those times, so be sure to have your submission...

Open any book on your shelf and you will find front matter. Front matter consists of the first few pages of your memoir and is a very important element of any professional looking publication. If...

If you are an expert on a specific topic and have enough material to fill a book, there may be a publisher in the industry willing to publish what you have to say. The best part of this is that...