Guides
Guides for self-publishing authors.
Long, honest, format-by-format guides — the things that actually decide whether a book works. Free to read, written by people who make books every day.
How to self-publish a children’s book
Formats, the 32-page rule, illustration, colour printing and fixed-layout eBooks.
Read the guideHow to publish a poetry collection
Ordering a collection, typesetting without breaking the lines, and the eBook fix.
Read the guideHow to self-publish a cookbook
Structuring recipes, a consistent style, colour printing, lay-flat binding and the eBook.
Read the guideHow to publish a translated edition
When to translate, why never to machine-translate, rights and ISBNs for a new edition.
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