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A lot goes into producing a book, including getting the book printed, designing the cover and getting the book published. Find out about book production and self-publishing books with tips from a publishing editor in this free video series on writing books.
There are 8 videos in this series:
When designing the cover for a book, decide what it is about book covers that attracts attention. Design a book cover and contact a publisher with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
When printing books, some authors want a short run, some use on-demand printing and some use offset printing. Get a book printed and stay within a specific price range with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
Poetry can be published through magazines, through submission as an anthology or through books of poetry. Get a poetry book published with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
Self-publishing is when an author owns their own ISBN number and then pays someone to do the layout and printing of their book. Publish your own book or hire a subsidy publisher with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
Offset printing used to be a popular way to print books, but now it is used primarily for high-volume printing. Use offset book printing to publish a large quantity of pages with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
On-demand book printing allows authors to publish one book at a time. Use on-demand book printing to send books digitally to a printer with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
When publishing a book, make sure that the interior margins are wider that the exterior margins. Discover what the margins should be in a published book and make sure they are set correctly with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
If a book has heavy text, Microsoft Word is often used in publishing, while books with a lot of graphics are often laid out in Clark Express. Discover what software is needed to publish a book with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
Good writing is an important skill used in a variety of media. Whether it's writing a meeting agenda, a toast or a magazine article, the ability to effectively communicate to a large audience stems from knowledge and execution of proper writing techniques. With such knowledge comes an understanding of the distinct differences in writing styles between creative writing, journalism, technical writing and informal writing. In this free video series, an editor of a publishing company discusses the process of book production and everything that goes into publishing a book. Discover how to design a book cover, how to get a book printed and how to get a book of poetry published. Learn about concepts like offset book printing, on-demand book printing and find out what software is needed to publish a book. With these tips, any prospective author should be well on their way to publication.
Paula Winters Paula Winters is the editor of Published by Westview, Inc. She has published authors throughout the United States and several foreign countries, working with authors self-publishing fiction, autobiography, genealogical history, cookbooks, textbooks, motivational works and more.dkdk
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