Author pay is on the decline in the UK, while while publisher sales are rocketing. Author pay consists of royalties from traditional publishers, or an agreement of profit based on what a book packager or service provider will offer. This article is a follow-up to a recent story we published about how traditional publishers are especially not for best selling…
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Traditional Publishers are not the best way to be published for most authors. Traditional publishers and publishing in general is a topic that comes up often at Star Print Brokers. The publisher can make millions for authors. But, even bestselling authors barely make a living wage, as reported in the Guardian. We change that! A friend recently asked us about…
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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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