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Why should I let SelfPublishing.com format my text and design my cover??

By Ron Pramschufer, President , Self Publishing, Inc. -  Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 Affordable book cover design and text layout by qualified, experienced designers. I’ve written on this subject from time to time over the years and always end up with a small amount of heated emails from high priced designers but literally hundreds of emails, thanking me for removing the cloud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Introduction to Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, book printing, design, manuscript preparation, pre-press, self publishing success, where to start

“Hey guys, what exactly is a ‘Pre-Flight,’ anyway?”

By Ron Pramschufer, President , Self Publishing, Inc. -  Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 One of the services that Self Publishing, Inc. provides to its book printing customers is a Pre-Flight check of printer-ready PDF files that have been provided to print book covers and interiors. What exactly is a Pre-Flight check? Any pilots out there? Whether you think of your book as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Introduction to Self-Publishing, Printing Tagged With: book design, book printing, design, Publishing Support, self publishing

I received my books today and the type on the front cover wasn’t centered. Can I make the printer reprint the books?

By Ron Pramschufer, President , Self Publishing, Inc. -  Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995   This was a real case that came up this past week and is very typical of some of the problems an author faces when he puts on the Publisher hat. The simple answer is, if you signed the printer proof as “ok to print” and the books match the signed proof, you’ve bought the books. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Introduction to Self-Publishing, Printing Tagged With: book design, book printing, design, manuscript preparation, pre-press, Publishing Support, self publishing success

Book Design Cause & Effect: You’ll Reap What You Sow

Spring is a busy season in the publishing world as authors and publishers scramble to get books ready for summer and fall sales. It’s no different here at Self Publishing, Inc. The seasonal buzz has begun. Having seen how some customer-designed files are arriving to be printed, it’s a good idea to remind you of the importance of professional book design. When you purchase a product—any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: book printing, design, self publishing success

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