Why and how to write a memorable author bio

Posted on 05/03/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors may prefer to have their work grab the spotlight, but they can’t go completely incognito. At least Dave Chesson...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design, Marketing

How to format an ebook's copyright page

Posted on 04/27/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve read post upon post about licensing and copyright for authors — what they mean and why they’re important. So...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Make your ebook and audiobook accessible to all readers

Posted on 12/09/2020 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Audiobooks and ebooks have provided a wonderful opportunity for readers who struggle, for a number of reasons, with traditional print...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Audiobook, Design, Diversity

The Digital Reader's take on graphic design tools Canva and Book Brush

Posted on 02/06/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

At this point, we’d be surprised to know that any of our newswire readers aren’t familiar with Canva. That said,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, The Bookseller, The Digital Reader

Need a free graphic-design suite? David Gaughran has you covered

Posted on 01/17/2020 at 10:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Gaughran has a roundup of his favorite free graphic-design tools for authors, but if you already use and love...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Cover design, David Gaughran, Design, Technology

All the infographic tools you could ever need

Posted on 10/23/2019 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are countless infographic-creation tools floating around the internet. But how do you find the one that fits your needs?...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Technology

Front matter: How to arrange it and what to include

Posted on 09/19/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ve read countless books in your life, but chances are that if you were asked to list the typical order...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design

Streamline your images for your website or ebook

Posted on 08/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As a commenter pointed out, the easiest way to prevent your images from driving up Amazon’s book-download fee is to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, Social media and websites

Spend less time on text design with Microsoft Word styles

Posted on 07/29/2019 at 11:04 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The life of a writer is filled with tasks that aren’t, in fact, telling stories. Many of them are necessary...

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Tagged As: Design, Technology

A veteran designer's advice on laying out your book

Posted on 07/09/2019 at 10:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While it is the part that we harp on the most, the cover isn’t the only place in your book...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Design, The Book Designer