This is the rough draft of a third portion of “The New Publisher” which will be a guide to ministers, ministries, and non-profits who need to get their vision out to their people. This new paradigm of the 21st century radically changes things. It gives us an opportunity we should not pass up. Formatting basics Designing your paragraphs We need to talk a bit about setting up your paragraphs. Again most of this knowledge is assumed by … Continue reading →
O, yes we are! Here’s some reality orientation for those of you, like me, who write and teach as a major part of your ministry for the Lord. I’ll let the stats speak for themselves. We really need to design easy to read, comfortable to read typography. We need to give our readers all the help we can. Thankfully, InDesign now takes care of most of that for us with only a few simple decisions required on … Continue reading →
Typotheque: The Science of Typography by Ellen Lupton. She is one of the teachers considered the best. There’s some good information here. But the bottom line is “I’m not going to tell you what I believe.”
Continue reading →Choose a comfortable measure | The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web. Again this is for the Web, but this translates to ebook design also.
Continue reading →Flexknowlogy – Jared Steins blog – » readability. This is just for those of you looking for answers, like me. What is clear is that it is all opinion and dependent upon your preconceptions.
Continue reading →Part two: in the series developing my new book, “The New Publisher” Written and published in May, 2011 © David Bergsland • All Rights Reserved Mankato, Minnesota • http://radiqx.com Please let us know if there is anyway we can help you in you publishing endeavors. Page layout basics Setting up your book to be read One of the more daunting aspects of book design for the inexperienced is page layout. Most people have Word experience and Word cannot … Continue reading →
The New Publisher Here we are in the second decade of the new millennium and we are faced with a brand new way of serving the Lord in the Kingdom. Publishing has radically changed. The new changes are almost designed for those of us who feel called by the Lord to share the vision of what He has called us to do. The new methodologies work better for prophets, pastors, and teachers than they do for almost … Continue reading →
InDesign 7.5 On-Demand. I just released the 2nd edition of InDesign On-Demand. I will update the copy for the rest of the first edition. In this new paradigm, procedures, capabilities, and options are still changing weekly or more often than that.
Continue reading →Things have really changed—free whitepaper. Above is a link to a free PDF about how to publish your book for free in print, downloadable PDF, ePUB on iBooks and NookBooks, Kindle book, and various ebook formats. Included are marketing materials and intensive marketing—all for free. This is the new paradigm of on-demand publishing What has happened with few people noticing is that books have become a creative effort for fine artists and authors of all types. Not … Continue reading →
I’ll bet you never thought about it. But there are certainly answers that you need to know. This posting was triggered by a post from Sue Collier this morning which stated the following: “What length constitutes a book? It varies widely depending on who you ask. The U.S. Postal Service says you must have at least eight pages to qualify. International postal standards dictate that forty-nine pages is the magic number, not counting the cover. Anything under … Continue reading →