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 [...]
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 [...]