Book cover art and design
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
8M ago
Book cover art & design for self-publishers. Create book cover art in a design that sells! An author’s biggest challenge is often a great design book cover. Book cover art is often one of the biggest challenges for authors. Photographers can use one of their photos, and artists will naturally use one of their artworks. Chefs can use a photograph of one of their recipes photos. Self-publishers of children’s books can use an illustration on their cover. But, if you don’t fall into one of these categories, you may need to get creative. Here are some tips about c ..read more
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Book cover design that matters
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
10M ago
Better book cover design. A book cover that is functional, provides the title, any subtitle, the author of the book, and a great design. A great cover conveys a teaser to the book’s content. This can be done with typography, images, or both. Content is one thing, but a cover has to say, “Buy me. I have something to say.” The back cover also has a message. A completely blank back cover is simplicity, whether left as the color of the paper, of print in one PMS ink. But, it is additional “real estate.” In addition to the barcode in the lower right hand corner, a savvy author c ..read more
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Adobe extension, font types and file types
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
1y ago
Adobe extension, font types, and file types for self-publishers and designers printing a book on press. The Adobe extension, font types, and file types can be confusing if you come from another corner of the design and publishing world. We set the record straight, giving you more information about each. Plus, we indicate which can be used for book printing on press. We leave out some of the Adobe extension, font types, and file types that you won’t be using, so just know that there are more that are not listed here. They mostly have other uses. The Adobe extension(s), font types, and file ..read more
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Book templates for InDesign are free
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
1y ago
Book templates for InDesign are free. Book templates for InDesign are free, and can be instantly downloaded. Go to our book template page to select the type of book. Then go to the category to select a pre-made size. They are built in both portrait and landscape orientations. We also have a selection of square book templates, and even graphic novels. They are all free to download. It is easy to change book dimensions. Book templates for InDesign are perfect for graphic designers and first time book designers. Use a book template for InDesign, or work  with our professional book designer ..read more
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Amazon’s CreateSpace ceased author services and book formatting
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
1y ago
Amazon’s CreateSpace no longer offers author services or book formatting, so come on over to Star. Author services including editing, cover design, and book formatting ended at CreateSpace a few years ago, laying off 58 people. So what is happening here? We’ve long held that print on-demand services don’t make it possible for authors to earn as much profit. Amazon laying off 58 workers at North Charleston self-publishing business Amazon’s self-publishing service, CreateSpace, is laying off workers in its editing, marketing and design division in July because the company is getting out of the ..read more
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Book cover templates
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
1y ago
Book cover templates at Star Print Brokers. Book cover templates, the diagram with measurements are supplied by us, and we provide diagram templates for every book we print. We cannot offer cover templates to download, and this is because of a number of reasons that are important to self-publishers. This is a typical request: I am in the process of finishing a coffee table book using your 8 x 10 landscape template. It is 150 pages. I am looking for a book cover template too. Could you please direct me to a suitable cover template? Yes and no. The reason we don’t supply any book co ..read more
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Beautiful typography begins with structure
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
1y ago
Beautiful typography is the basis for beautiful books. Beautiful typography really begins with type structure. Use classic typefaces, and limit to one or two families. A third font can be used if you have a particularly stylized use. For instance, the name of a recipe in script. It’s not just the typeface, or the fonts. Beautiful typography or the lack thereof, can make or break a book. First, let’s use our terms correctly, from Dictionary.com. Under each definition, I added examples. Typeface – The style or design of a font. Examples are the general name of a typeface family like Helvetica ..read more
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We redesign books. Use a pro book designer
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
2y ago
Redesign books. It is just one of the ways we help indie authors and small publishers... The post We redesign books. Use a pro book designer appeared first on Star Print Brokers by Nancy Starkman ..read more
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Book design pricing – sample pricing
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
2y ago
Book design pricing for a variety of book types and genre. Questions are often asked in... The post Book design pricing – sample pricing appeared first on Star Print Brokers by Nancy Starkman ..read more
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Cookbook design – cost and time
Star Print Brokers | Book Design Blog
by Nancy Starkman
2y ago
Cookbook design − you won’t believe it! Cookbook design by one particular experienced graphic designer is apparently... The post Cookbook design – cost and time appeared first on Star Print Brokers by Nancy Starkman ..read more
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