Book Layout Design using Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign for book layout design — a beginners guide. Self-publishers and graphic designers are usually not new to the concept of book design, or using the primary design tools. However, all too often self-publishers contract with a graphic designer who works in InDesign, but does not understand how to create a book and…
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Gourmand Awards Winner A Gourmand Awards Winner! This prestigious honor is is awarded to Chrissie Manion Zaerpoor, author of “The Art of Mead Tasting and Food Pairing”. The Gourmand International “Best of the World” awards Zaerpoor the best U.S. book in the “drinks category other than wine”. Exciting news for Star Print Brokers too! Click the Gourmand link above and scroll…
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Book Publication including childrens books Book publication, even childrens books, requires authors to give us some idea of specifications before we send out sample(s). Authors want samples to evaluate quality, and we need your specs in order to give you a cost estimate or firm quote. It’s not that we’re stingy! You see, we don’t print cheap looking or poorly…
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Book binding options impact the usability and functionality of a book. Book binding options are not discussed as often as they should be. It is more than deciding if you are going to publish a hardcover book or a soft cover book. At Star Print Brokers, we not only have many options, but we are the primary option if selecting…
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Book websites and author websites – the DYI guide to build your own site. Author websites and book websites are often a topic of discussion brought up by our clients. We offer tons of information to help them print the best books with us. In addition, we publish tutorials that are pertinent to Star Print Brokers books that are printing on…
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Getting a Book printing cost for Self publishing printing is Revealing. Finding a book printing cost when self publishing printing for books, often gives indie authors better costs, higher quality, and more options. A recent telephone conversation with a potential client illustrates a situation that occurs quite frequently at Star Print Brokers. What about self publishing printing, domestic and worldwide?…
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