Printing
The history of print
Every book is an achievement—the culmination of hard work to get new ideas on paper and out into the world. But the very existence of books represents a monumental ...
Book-Making
Design Tools
Path to Print: Choosing the Best Book Design Software
When you set out to make a book, you’ll use many tools—from cameras and keyboards to notebooks and sheer creativity. But, when it’s time to make the book out ...
Ideas & Examples, Tips & Tricks
Garden Journal Ideas
Gearing up to do some gardening? You’ve got your tools ready, but wait! Whether you’re just digging into this hobby or you’re a seasoned green thumb, you might be ...
Selling
Self-Publishing
Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing
Whether you’ve just written your first book or your hundredth, the first step towards publishing it is choosing how to go from manuscript to print. In today’s publishing landscape, ...
Self-Publishing
How to write a synopsis
So you’ve got to write a synopsis. If you're unsure where to begin and struggling to get started, you're not alone. They’re not long, but, just like a novel, ...
Promoting & Marketing
How to Market Yourself
Undivided attention is the currency of our time. We live in an “Attention Economy”.That’s why, perhaps more so than at any other point in history, knowing how to market ...
Inspiration
Ideas & Examples
Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Adventures of an Amateur Birder
You might think midlife crisis or the rekindling of a long-lost love, but the real reason for my sudden passion for birds comes from a chance encounter during the ...
Ideas & Examples
Behind the Book: Knit Stitch: 50 Knit + Purl Patterns by Kristen McDonnell
YouTuber and Blurb bestseller Kristen McDonnell shares her self-publishing success story and the many lessons she learned along the way.
Your book Knit Stitch: 50 Knit + Purl Patterns has ...
Ideas & Examples
Rohingyatographer Magazine: Behind the Zine with Sahat Zia Hero
Sahat Zia Hero is the founder, editor, and photographer of Rohingyatographer Magazine, a new publication that showcases the work of photographers from the Rohingya community in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh—the ...
