Book Design FAQ ⭐️
Answers to some of the most common questions I hear: How does publishing work? When should I contact a book designer? …
Why Publishers Hire Professional Designers for Book Interiors
Recognizing the Value of Professional Design, I want to compliment designer Andrea Reider for her guest post on Jane Friedman’s blog last week. It really did get me thinking…
The bookstore question: distribution
As a small indie press you might actually prefer that people could buy your latest book at the local book store. The irony is that the system is set up to make that very difficult and very expensive for you as a publisher.
KDP vs. IngramSpark
Strengths and weakness of of the primary “print-on-demand” (POD) printers for small indie publishers (including self-publishers): Amazon’s KDP versus Ingram’s IngramSpark.
Podcasts & Resource Roundup
A wrap-up list of the useful podcasts on the publishing ecosphere I’ve listened to lately: business, promotion, and production.
Certainty Kills Curiosity
“The paradox of Paul Nylander is that I’m proudly enigmatic myself, but I’m driven to understand how the world works, and share that knowledge with others.”
The Economics of Publishing: KDP
A simple example to introduce the idea of publishing economics.
Does Paper Weight Really Matter?
One of the more perplexing questions to answer in preparing a book for production is what paper to use. Here I walk through the numbers, and explain my recommendations.
How It All Works
For the curious among you … An interview with Paul Nylander about life, curiosity, how quantum chromodynamics is tied into design, and other other crazy ideas.
