What is Interior Book Design?

What is interior book design? And why is it important? Interior book design is the process of taking your written manuscripts and producing a print-ready file. For most print-on-demand companies, two separate files are required, a print-ready cover and a print-ready...

Does Your Book Need Content Editing or Copy Editing?

There is often a mistaken perspective in the world of publishing – and self-publishing in particular – that content editing and copyediting are the same, or at least cut from the same cloth. They aren’t. The similarities are important; but the differences are even...

Converting Your Manuscript into a Paperback Book

You’ve written your book.  The manuscript is done. Now the Word document needs to be converted into a format that your printer can use in creating your printed book. This “book conversion” process is so vital. Getting your page interior print ready can mean the...

Self-Publication Made Realistic

Some people will tell you that self-publishing is really easy.  Some people will tell you that it is off-the-charts easy. No, it’s not daunting, but it’s not easy. It begins with the most difficult step of all. Sitting down every day and writing. One page a day. Two...