Production

Production · Article | 08.01.11 E-Book Conversion: When It Makes Sense and What Your Options Are
by Linda Nix

“How should I handle e-book conversion?” In one form or another, I hear that...

Production · Article | 07.01.11 Managing Book Printing Estimates: Part 3, Assess What the Printer Is Promising
by Joel Friedlander

Part 1 of this series (May) looked at the specific items included in a typical book-printing...

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...