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How to Choose a Book Size

How to Choose a Book Size   The question of book size is very important. By size, a printer means the page dimensions and by orientation they mean landscape or portrait. Many authors will have [...]

By |August 22nd, 2023|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Section Sewn Binding v Perfect Binding

Section Sewn Binding v Perfect Binding   Although they are not so obvious to see at first glimpse, these are 2 completely different methods of holding pages together in a book. If you are thinking [...]

By |June 16th, 2020|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , , , , , , |2 Comments

Which path should an author take to get their book into print?

So, how should an author get their book into print? I hear this question asked a lot by authors once they have written their book. Many authors assume that the best way to get their book [...]

By |July 17th, 2018|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Mmmmm. There is nothing like the smell of a good book!

Researchers at University College London's Institute for Sustainable Heritage conducted an experiment asking how participants felt about a number of different aromas. Among them, of course, was an old book. Their findings were published in [...]

By |June 19th, 2018|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Mmmmm. There is nothing like the smell of a good book!

How do I make my book feel thicker?

How do I make my book feel thicker? Sometimes a book that does not have many pages will benefit from being a little thicker to give it more perceived value. This is often easily be [...]

By |March 21st, 2018|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Make your book look and feel like a best seller

Make your book look and feel like a best seller Every year I go to the London Book Fair where I meet with lots of first time self publishers, many who have just had their book [...]

By |July 21st, 2016|Categories: Book Printing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments