Whether you’re a seasoned author or a newcomer to the publishing scene, understanding the implications of your binding choice can significantly impact your book’s journey from the press to the reader’s hands.
How Long Does It Take to Publish a Book on Amazon The Ultimate Guide In the digital age, publishing a book has become more accessible than ever, especially with platforms…
A Strategy for Promoting Your Newly Published Book Online
With the explosion of digital platforms, promoting your newly published book online has become an essential step to ensure its success. The internet offers inexhaustible resources to reach potential readers,…
How to Create a Professional Book Cover
In the literary world, the adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover” does not hold true. The stark reality is that a book is often judged, at first glance,…
7 Ways to Make Your Books More Accessible
Reading is a powerful tool for learning, entertainment, and personal growth. However, not everyone can access books in the traditional print format due to various barriers such as visual impairments,…
Mastering Amazon KDP: 8 Rules for Becoming a Bestselling Author
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has opened doors for countless authors to publish their work with relative ease. Here are eight rules to help you become a successful author on…
Print Quality on Amazon KDP
Amazon is one of the largest online retailers in the world and its Kindle platform is synonymous with digital reading. Publishing through Amazon KDP provides instant access to a vast,…
The Evolution of the ISBN System
In the vast ocean of literature that humanity has sailed for centuries, with millions of books published annually, finding a way to manage and identify each unique work was imperative….
Choosing the Right Paper: Why it Matters in Publishing
When it comes to publishing a book, magazine, or any printed material, many focus on content development, design, and marketing strategies—a rightly so approach since these elements are pivotal to…
Are AI-generated images the future of book covers?
AI-generated images, powered by advanced machine learning algorithms, have emerged as a compelling option for book cover design, offering a versatile and innovative approach to visual storytelling. However, the suitability…
How to structure a book – Front Matter
Each book consists of numerous parts and a good book is an organized book. For centuries these have been the unwritten rules on how books should be organized. So here…
How to choose a color for your book cover design
What is the first thing your brain analyzes when you see a book on a bookshelf? It’s not the title or the author’s name, it’s not the character on the…
What fonts are most books printed in?
In the most general and historical sense, typefaces can be classified into two groups: serifs and sans-serifs. A serif is a decorative stroke that finishes off the end of a…
How much of the story should a book cover tell?
This is a question we get asked a lot. And this is one of those places where there is a great distinction between a movie poster and a book cover….
When should you reveal your book cover?
As with every new product that’s about to hit the market, a sneak preview is always an excellent way to stir some excitement and start some discussions around your book….
What type of paper is used for books?
Most fiction and text-heavy books use uncoated paper for the inside pages and coated paper for the book cover. Recipe books, photo albums, and generally all coffee-table books, on the…
Selecting the correct trim size for your book
First of all, what is a trim size? Trim size is basically, the size of the book after it has gone through the binding process and has been trimmed. In…
How we design a book cover
The tools used for designing a book cover can vary a lot. Sometimes illustrations are made, sometimes classical paintings are used and most often stock imagery is being used. Collage is…
Why are Serif fonts seen as more formal and Sans Serif not?
A question designers hears all to often. Nevertheless an important one. For while political thrillers and historical fictions are almost exclusevly designed with Serif fonts, action and adventure novels are…
The untold advantage of purchasing a pre-made book cover design
Renowned book designer Chip Kidd (who designed the cover to Jurassic Park and many others) once said that a good book design is about giving form to content but also appreciating…