Self-Publishing Tips, Tutorials and Guides
If you've never heard of Anne-Marie Concepción then you are in for a treat. She's a digital publishing expert whose training videos on Lynda.com are absolutely fantastic. Lynda.com has a variety of free videos to help you understand all aspects of … [Continue reading]
Amazon's Kid's Book Creator makes it easier for the average Joe to create illustrated children’s eBooks (Kindle) to upload directly to Amazon. In the previous post, I showed the main difference between a fixed layout and a "regular" or standard … [Continue reading]
A publishing company in Argentina, Pequeño Editor, is producing a children’s book that, if planted, will grow into a tree. The acid-free paper used to make the children’s book is infused with seeds from the Jacaranda tree. All of the book, including … [Continue reading]
Writefull is a companion app that can be used in any writing tool from MS Word to Gmail. It helps you to improve your writing by analyzing text that you select and comparing it to thousands of documents in Google Books, Google Scholar, and Google … [Continue reading]
Write a book in 48 hours. Sounds easier than it is. The process taken was simple, or so I thought. Just write a silly story, find an illustrator and be published in 48 hours. Now I don't know about you, but I'm a little more picky about my … [Continue reading]
Duplex printing isn't new, but it is new to the Print on Demand Industry. Ingram Lighting Source has announced (May 27, 2015) the option for printing inside book covers. Remember Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books, where the inside spread (inside … [Continue reading]
Draft is a writing program that emphasizes simplicity, version control, and collaboration. I found Draft while I was looking for a program that allowed me to easily save and access specific versions of my writing project as I was working on … [Continue reading]