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Anyone can make a simple pdf today, but if you intend on publishing under a self publishing platform or ordering a real life print of your book, a different set of considerations apply. The fine print of selfpublishing used to take a more downintheweeds approach, examining nearly every service by major selfpublishers in detail. Self publishing book printing book self publishing 48 hour book. Heres some of the more common questions weve been asked about them.
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Submission guidelines you will need to submit two pdf files, one for the bookblock or entire interior of the book and one for the cover. Printondemand technology has come a long way and it is now an efficient alternative for selfpublishing authors to print and distribute books with no upfront fees, without compromising on the quality of the book. The printer suggested that i send him my pdf file and he would send. A valuable part of this book is his ranking of selfpublishers into the good, the bad and the ugly. The pdf will automatically be resized to fit whichever of these sizes you want to make. Originally, only sold as a pdf remember it was 2003, the fine print quickly became established as a goto book for authors deciding which selfpublishing company to use. Indesign excels at handling all these kinds of files, and at giving the layout artist tremendous precision and control. Only then do you truly get 100% royalties which is 100% after the distributorretailer takes their cut, of course. Pdf files are crossplatform files, which means they are able to be read on both mac and windows operating systems, as well as the new android platform found in many of todays cell phones. Your pdf will be quickly analyzed and you get an option for blurb to autocorrect your file. You can reupload your pdf files multiple times without extra fees. Nancy starkman is a book selfpublishing expert as well as a book printing broker and book designer. Free download of the fine print of selfpublishing by mark levine.
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