Book Production Guide

by Anna Faktorovich

Overview

Fifth Edition: Explains all of the steps involved in creating a book with the Anaphora Literary Press. It is designed as a tool for editorial, marketing and design interns of the press. It can also be used by publishing industry professionals who are working for other publishing houses, want to start their own press or want to self-publish their book. This book can be a great tool in editing, marketing and design college classes. The fifth edition of the Guide includes more detailed design and marketing advice. You will also find instructions for making YouTube book trailers and Smashwords ebooks. Authors should not set out on new book production and marketing ventures without reviewing the helpful information provided.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937536251
Publisher:	Anaphora Literary Press
Publication date:	04/20/2012
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.26(d)

About the Author

Anna Faktorovich, Ph.D. is the Director and Founder of the Anaphora Literary Press. She is currently teaching college English at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Previously, she taught for three years at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Middle Georgia State College. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism. She published two academic books with McFarland: "Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson" (2013) and "The Formulas of Popular Fiction: Elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Religious and Mystery Novels" (2014). She has presented her research at the MLA, SAMLA, EAPSU, SWWC, BWWC and many other conferences. She won the MLA Bibliography, Kentucky Historical Society and Brown University Military Collection fellowships.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Step 1: Finding writers

Step 2: Manuscript Review

Step 3: Proofreading and Editing

Step 4: Title Set-Up

Step 5: Book Cover and Content Design and Formatting

Step 6: Cover Image Editing

Step 7: Cover and Content InDesign Formatting

Step 8: Preparing for a marketing campaign

Step 9: Marketing lists

Creating a YouTube Book Trailer

Conclusion