Sentences with phrase «spoken about book design»

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In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Reimers speaks about the book and give insight into a curriculum designed to empower all citizens of the world.

We agree that self - publishing (1) can be a means of getting your words in print, (2) it will let you can control your tome's contents and design, (3) if you can market well, by self - publishing you can sidestep the big - house foot - dragging, (4) when your book is complementary to your greater purpose of displaying your expertise (as, for example, using your book to secure related speaking engagements), or (5) when self - publishing is the best (and perhaps only) way to get your words and ideas past the older, established houses so potential readers and buyers have a chance to see and decide about the merits of your independent offering.

They spoke about the following topics: E-mailing Kickstarter and getting advice before starting your campaign, creating an e-mail lists of fans, how much to ask for, what your biggest expenses are, how much to pad out your time and money requests due to unforeseen problems, how much are kickstarter and credit card processing fee's, paying an artist, the design and layout of the Kickstarter page, putting images and videos on your page, getting background music for your video, when you should start your campaign, for how long you campaigns should be and what to avoid, what awards to offer, the emotional rollercoaster that comes with a kickstarter campaign, social media advertising, the logistics of mailing out all the books and more.

You'll want a book cover design that speaks to potential readers, who will need to instantly understand what your book is about.

Earlier this year I spoke at the Author Marketing Live conference in Cleveland about book cover design and book marketing.

But with everyone falling back in love with printed books, we spoke to Jon about self - publishing, classic design books and how they've made Counter-Print a success...