Production

Production · Article | 05.01.11 Don’t Turn Off a Major Market
by Cathi Stevenson

People past the age of 40 almost always need reading glasses. Around then, most can read...

Production · Article | 10.01.10 My Lightning Source System for Self-Publishing Profit
by Aaron Shepard

Based on my own experience with Lightning Source, which goes back to 1998—only about a...

Production · Article | 03.01.10 Books Delivered While You Wait: A Close Look at the Espresso Book Machine in Action
by Linda Carlson

What is the Espresso Book Machine, and why should publishers care about it? After interviewing...

Production · Article | 06.01.09 Create Productive Production Schedules
by Jessica Tribble

For many, a production schedule seems like a frustrating list of minutiae. But although they may...

Production · Article | 05.31.08 Really and Truly Print-on-Demand: Pros & Cons
by Linda Carlson

How important is print on demand to your business? Not very, some of you say, but a recent...

Production · Article | 05.01.06 How Big Should the First Printing Be?


PMA members who responded to a blast about first print runs were—as you’ll...