If you are a book designer reading this, you have probably just put a huge question mark at the end of our book title, Book Design Made Simple. “There’s nothing simple about it!” you say, and I have to admit that I agree with you. Especially when typesetting and page layout are added into the mix with book cover design elements. [Read more…]
How this whole thing started (for me)
For my entire professional life, since the mid 1970s, I have been a book designer. But back in 2008, my two best textbook publishing clients suddenly stopped using freelancers, and the bottom dropped out of my business just like that. So I scrambled for a new way to make some money as a book designer. [Read more…]
Our views on copyright
If you live in Canada, it used to be that your work was automatically protected under your country’s copyright laws. But now you must register with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and pay a fee. In the U.S., however, there has long been a raging debate about whether to register for an official copyright from the U.S. Copyright Office or not. [Read more…]
Design your book and get it to press with confidence—even if it’s your first book!
Do you want to create your book cover and/or pages yourself using Adobe InDesign? Well, now you can! Follow easy step-by-step instructions to create your own book design and typeset your pages. [Read more…]
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