Accented characters aren’t a problem with either KDP or KDP Print. For KDP Print, make sure that the font you are using is embedded into the PDF and it will definitely print just fine. For Kindle, make sure you test your book using Kindle Previewer because sometimes they can get mangled; I’ve actually written myself a…
Note: CreateSpace has since shut down but most of the information is still the same for KDP Print, though they do now print in multiple locations. You can check the latest shipping rates here. Sometimes, you want your books faster, or think you can get faster shipping for a cheaper price, or want to try…
You can scan in old photographs. Most personal scanners can scan an old photograph, and you can buy specialty scanners that will scan in negatives or slides for you. I would probably just hire somebody to do it for me, though; if you only have a few that you need scanned, it doesn’t make sense to purchase…
When you create your PDF document, it will record what font you are using so that KDP Print can use it when printing your book. If it is a font that they have in house, then it will work no matter what, but a better idea is to embed the font into your PDF so…
For all practical purposes it doesn’t matter; whichever is easier for you. Just make sure you are consistent, and to only apply the formatting that you want to the styles themselves and not to the individual elements in the document, so that you can experiment during the typesetting phase and be sure that everything is…
There’s nothing wrong with picture books, but you need to be careful how you format the captions – if you embed them into the image they can be difficult to read, and if you separate them then you need to be mindful of the reader’s experience across different devices. If you format by hand following…
The cost of printing your book will depend on which country the book is being printed in and some of the settings related to how your book is printed. You can verify it directly with the sizes that you are thinking about using their Printing Cost and Royalty Calculator. The price to ship from KDP…
This boils down to your comfort level and your client’s comfort level. If your client doesn’t want people to know where they got their book published for some reason or wants to take 100% credit, then that’s fine if that’s a service you offer. If a client’s provided materials seem a bit dodgy and you…
An Ultimate Business Card book itself doesn’t need to be very long, but having a longer one isn’t a bad thing. Basically, for most trim sizes, your book needs to be at least 24 pages to get printed, and should be at least 60-80 pages to feel like a real book. In general, you can…
Lightning Source can be a good resource, although Jay has no experience with them at all and while I’ve looked into them I haven’t used them yet, so we can’t get into much in the way of specifics. I’m going to share an email I received from Jill after our last training webinar that shares…
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