Page Layout: Designing for Marginalia
How — and more importantly, WHY — should your book be designed for marginalia? And what are the two flavors of marginalia to be accommodated?
How — and more importantly, WHY — should your book be designed for marginalia? And what are the two flavors of marginalia to be accommodated?
What does the phrase “poet warrior” mean to you? Learn more about its origins and what books mean to soldiers.
Answer my call to arms for those you care about and help them see why reading remains so important to their future. Especially the kids in your life.
This Tips from Tom’s inbox entry was itself inspired, once again, by James Clear’s 3-2-1 newsletter, with a subject line that read in part: “the value of books.” How can we resist?
Surprise: A Sneak Peek at the Perfectionism Survey Data for our upcoming book, I Am Perfectly Flawsome Have you noticed how much chatter there is […]
When I started the layout work on Chapter 10, “Ten Simple Tips to Eliminate Copywriter’s Frustration,” I had to stop and share a glimpse with you.
In a recent post I compared the author’s investment in the three main publishing models, labeling them Indie, Hybrid, and Traditional. Here I want to […]
This edition of Marginalia is dedicated to librarians, those beautiful souls who are dedicated to books and sharing them with everyone, and inspired by Brianna Labuskes’ new historical novel, The Librarian of Burned Books.
Don’t be caught off guard by Amazon KDP’s printing cost changes coming June 20, 2023. Learn what’s happening and what you should do about it, now and going forward.
In this week’s Tips from Tom’s inbox, I’ve gathered a wider set than I usually include, and consequently our dives will be a bit shallower. […]
© 2005-2025 · MasterBookBuilders.com