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Font-tastic Formatting: A Most Justified and Text-cellent Guide to Typesetting

When we think book design, we immediately imagine a beautifully produced front cover. But there is another less obvious aspect to book design that’s so subtle most readers won’t even notice it. This handy guide to typesetting will help you demystify this nearly invisible art. Proper typesetting is just as crucial to a book’s […]

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The Elegant Art of Editorial Excellence: How to Edit a Manuscript

Book Editing / Michael Gibson

Learning how to edit a manuscript can mean the difference between a great book and a merely good one. That final edit can be a daunting task — that crucial step before your words make their last leap from screen to printed page. How can you be sure that your manuscript is as good

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It’s never too late to tell your story!

Writing Advice for Authors / Michael Gibson

Amplify your voice, tell your story, and turn your dreams into tangible works of art. More than mere printing, self-publishing is a means of taking control of your narrative. Whether you’re composing your very first pages or the final novel in a ten-part series, the power to shape your story, share your thoughts, and

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Stamp out the competition: Foil stamping and embossing

Book Production / Michael Gibson

Looking to elevate your next project to a work of art? Consider foil stamping and embossing, a decorative process that will transform any book cover from average to awe-inspiring. Foil stamping is a process in which a thin sheet of metallic foil is imprinted onto the cover’s surface using heat and pressure. This process

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Get Out of That Bind: Choosing the Perfect Binding

Book Production / Michael Gibson

Choosing the perfect binding for your literary masterpiece is never an easy choice. Luckily, this guide will help you make an informed decision, no matter where you are on your publishing journey. Perfect Binding Perfect binding is a popular choice for novels and most types of non-fiction. Pages in a perfect-bound book are attached

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Marketing Strategies to Sell Your Book

Blog / Mathew Hutchins

A good messaging strategy will help position your author’s brand for scalability.

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Some Bad Reviews Are Avoidable

Blog / Mathew Hutchins

If your book isn’t necessarily doing as well as you think on Amazon, it could be in the wrong genre.

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What Makes a Good Book Cover?

Blog / Mathew Hutchins

What Makes a Good Book Cover? We’ve all judged a book by its cover. You go into that bookstore, and there’s something about it that grabs your attention. The colors, font, and art all work together to tell you that this book is one you need to pick up. While traditionally published authors don’t get

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Q: If I have a self-published novel on Amazon and it hasn’t been successful, should I submit it to an agent instead?

Blog / Mathew Hutchins

A: You can try. But a second fail is not the answer to this situation. Novels that made it into the top 100 on Amazon don’t get attention from agents these days. So why would they look at a proven failure? You’re asking the WRONG question. Why wasn’t your novel successful on Amazon? Cover not

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Copyright Basics for Indie Authors

Blog / Mathew Hutchins

Copyright is the sole legal right to reproduce, distribute, perform, and display creative material and that material’s derivative products.

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Font-tastic Formatting: A Most Justified and Text-cellent Guide to Typesetting

The Elegant Art of Editorial Excellence: How to Edit a Manuscript

It’s never too late to tell your story!

Stamp out the competition: Foil stamping and embossing

Get Out of That Bind: Choosing the Perfect Binding

Marketing Strategies to Sell Your Book

Some Bad Reviews Are Avoidable

What Makes a Good Book Cover?

Q: If I have a self-published novel on Amazon and it hasn’t been successful, should I submit it to an agent instead?

Copyright Basics for Indie Authors

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