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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Book Typesetting and Page Design
So you’ve written all the content for your book and maybe you’ve got some photographs or drawings as well. You are right to be concerned about the elements of making your manuscript actually look like [...]
