Second Edition
by Fiona Raven (Author), Glenna Collett (Author)
Book Design Made Simple gives DIY authors, small presses, and graphic designers—novices and professionals alike—the power to design their own books.
It's the only book of its kind, explaining every step from installing
Adobe® InDesign® right through to sending the files to
press.
Book Design Made Simple
explains WHAT book design is, and HOW to do it. It guides the novice
designer through the process of leasing and installing Adobe®
InDesign® and then shows how to place the author's text into
real book pages right away. From there, the look of the text is refined,
one element at a time, until it develops into a coherent design that
complements the text. Every imaginable kind of text is shown, and
meticulous instructions are given. Examples include chapter openings,
part openings, headings, lists, poetry, tables, math, extracts, table of
contents, and index. Multiple choices are offered for each design element so that the reader can decide on a look and learn how to achieve it.
Stressing
their conviction that a front book cover attracts but it's the back
cover that sells, the authors devote an entire section to cover
design—front, back, and spine—for paperbacks, dust jackets, and hard
covers. With examples and illustrations, the reader is guided through
decisions about typefaces, images, colors, and layout, and is given many
choices as to what to include on the back cover. Setting up an
Adobe® InDesign® document to meet printers'
specifications is explained in detail. The result is a cover that will look professional in the marketplace and attract readers.
Although print books are emphasized, ebooks
are also considered throughout. Some design features that work well in
print might not translate in an ebook, so cautions and instructions are
given in each instance.
Together with thorough design instruction, all kinds of publishing advice
is offered along the way, guiding the reader through some of the tough
decisions that self-publishers face concerning trim size, what printing
method to use, and how and why to get an ISBN and copyright, to name a
few.
In short, Book Design Made Simple
is a semester of book design instruction plus a publishing class, all
rolled into one. Let two experts guide you through the process with easy step-by-step instructions, resulting in a professional-looking top-quality book.
