Printed Books 101

You want your printed books to look great. But in order to ensure the highest-quality printing for your book, you'll need to send your book printer manuscript files that are pristine. If you're wondering how to properly prepare your manuscript files to ensure that your printed books look perfect, please read these instructions carefully — and be sure to provide your book printer with the highest quality graphic files possible for your book’s cover and body text.

When my first self-published manuscript returned from an editor's desk carved in violent red ink, I learned one huge lesson: a book simply won’t be publishable without professional author services like editing and design.

Steven Spatz, BookBaby president and self-published author, talks about the four essential things you need in place to achieve self-publishing success.

Creating a distribution channel through non-bookstore retailers is a good way to start your special-sales efforts because it is much like selling through bookstores.

We've created a series of videos to help our authors make the most of BookShop, our free bookselling platform available to all BookBaby authors.

For all the pleasure that reading provides, the sensual pleasures you get from a truly special edition of a book heighten and expand the experience.

Print on demand books for the independent author haven't just leveled the playing field, they've changed the nature of the game. It is now cost-effective to print books as needed, not relying on offset printers to churn out thousands of books to justify the fixed costs.