| Book printing can be a daunting process, if you're | | | | impossible, to sell copies. |
| new to it. It can be difficult to work out the ins | | | | Home Publishing: |
| and outs of it all and come up with the best | | | | Thanks to laser printer technology, you can |
| possible book. There are some things that will | | | | theoretically print off copies of your own book. |
| help, though. | | | | Once you print some, you just need to somehow |
| Don't Rush: | | | | bind them. It may not be professional looking, but |
| First and foremost, just like writing a book can't | | | | it will get your book in print. |
| be rushed, neither can printing it. It's a process | | | | The Alternative: |
| and it takes time. So, have a little patience. | | | | The alternative is using Print On Demand, or POD |
| Follow Rules: | | | | technology. What that means is that you can ask |
| If you plan to print the book yourself, you need | | | | an online company to print copies of your book |
| to learn and follow the rules of printing, if you | | | | as they are ordered. Due to advances in |
| want your book to look professional. Some of | | | | technology, that means that a book is always "in |
| those rules include selecting margins, borders, font | | | | stock" and the author, you, does not have to pay |
| types and more. If you're not sure about the | | | | an arm and a leg in advance to print copies that |
| rules, read up on them online or ask a printing | | | | may or may not sell. |
| specialist for help. | | | | Some companies even have editors, illustrators, |
| Another thing you can do to ensure that you | | | | marketing experts and more at your disposal. |
| stay within the rules of printing is download and | | | | That can really make the printing process a lot |
| utilize templates. Following the simple directions, | | | | easier to manage. So, it can still be your book and |
| you can test out different layouts. | | | | done in your way, but with that little added |
| Avoid Common Mistakes: | | | | expert touch. |
| The biggest mistake that new writers makes | | | | A good company that does POD should be able |
| when printing by themselves is that they set their | | | | to provide references and show you work |
| pages in small fonts and filled to capacity. The idea | | | | samples. They also shouldn't ask for money up |
| is that they want to save costs by fitting as | | | | front. They don't have to. They can simply take a |
| much per page as they can. The problem with | | | | percentage of each printing of each sold copy. So, |
| that, though, is it makes the book look both too | | | | when it comes to book printing, be sure that |
| short and too sloppy. So, it will be hard, if not | | | | you're working with a reliable, legitimate company. |