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for the new self-publisher! INTRODUCTION The intention of this guide is to provide you as new author information required in order to publish and print your book professionally with total success. The degree of assistance and the degree of DIY is ultimately up to you. At Love of Books we believe in tailoring your self publishing requirements to suit your individual needs. So, get your manuscript out of that bottom drawer dust it off, polish it up and lets go!
Please feel free to contact Love of Books with any questions you may have after reading this guide. We are here for you. The Production Process Planning is the key to making the publication of your book an enjoyable process! Read as much information as you can to familiarize yourself with each step of the production process before embarking on the process itself. Set out a schedule that is realistic and allows a margin for unforeseen circumstances. It is better to take a little longer to produce a good-quality product than make costly mistakes as a result of rushing the project. In very general terms, the main stages in the production process are writing, editing, design and printing, and there are various steps within each of these stages. Writing Your Book Editing Your Book
Love of Books has access to excellent professional editors if you require this service. If you want your editor to make more detailed suggestions as to how you can improve your text and ensure that you are making your message clear for your readers – structural editing – tell them. Editing costs will vary depending on the size of your manuscript and the level of editing required. Use a professional editor – ideally, one with experience or interest in the subject of your book.
There is a Society of Editors in most states in Your editor will provide a ‘marked-up’ copy of your manuscript for you to look at before any changes are made. If you are unfamiliar with proofreading marks, the editor can also be asked to make the changes that you agree with. If you make the changes yourself, you can ask the editor to proofread the corrections against their original marked-up copy. Design For Your Book If you are managing the production of your book yourself, you will need a designer to design either the cover or the text, or both. Again, use a professional designer; Love of Books has an excellent cover designer on staff if you need a cover design, you will need to know whether the cover colours will be printed in one, two or four colors; what size book you want; what the book is about; what wording and other elements there will be on the cover; and what sort of ‘look’ you want for the book.
Colours can look different according to the type of paper they are printed on. For the inside of your book, the designer will need to know the extent of the book – how many pages it will be; whether it contains colour, illustrations, photographs, tables and charts, or an index; and, again, what sort of ‘look’ you want. (To work out the extent of your book, you need to ‘cast off’ – that is, to calculate how many words will fit on a page of a particular size, and using a particular typeface.
A good designer should be able to do this for you, but you should have an idea of what physical size you want the book to be.) If you have desktop publishing software and choose to design your book yourself, there are a number of publications that go into great details. If you are going to be doing the cover yourself your file needs to be print ready to send to the printer.
Despite the saying that ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’, what your book looks like is important. A book that looks professional is more likely to appeal to readers than one which is poorly designed or produced. It also stands a better chance of being supported by retailers – the easier your book is for booksellers to order and sell, the better.
As a self-publisher, you have three options for producing your book. You can pay a professional to manage the entire process for you; manage part of the process yourself and pay a professional to manage other aspects; or manage each step of the production process yourself – dealing directly with editors, designers, printers and others.
Which option you choose will depend on your own skills, and your finances.
Paying a professional to manage the production of your book might sound expensive, but companies that do this kind of work will often be able to get better rates from designers and printers than you will as an individual. Here at Love of Books we do just that.
You will, however, have to pay for their experience and expertise, so be sure to shop around – get at least three quotes, and ask as many questions as you need to. Even if you do choose this option, it is still important that you understand each step of the production process, so that you can be comfortable with handing your book over to somebody else.
Even though somebody else might handle the production, you are still the publisher of the book. While it may appear that handling all aspects of the production process yourself offers a cost advantage, think carefully about taking on the task.
Consider how much time you can commit to the project, and what that time ‘costs’ you, and whether you will need to spend money on equipment to do the job effectively.
However, if you do have the time and resources, have good computer skills and are confident about your abilities, the greatest advantage of ‘doing it yourself’ is having complete control over the production of your book. Detail about design and typography.
Most importantly, your design should be easy to read, and take into account any special needs of your book’s audience. Printing Your Book
A good printer will make suggestions as to the most suitable paper and binding (there are many different types within the paperback and hardback options) for your book, and will be able to provide you with paper samples to choose from. Check with your Love of Books Consultant.
To provide a quote, the printer will need to know the size of your book; the extent of your book; stock – what sort of paper; quantity – the number of copies required; use of colour – whether one, two or four; whether any scanning (reproduction) of photographs or illustrations is required and if so, how many pictures there will be; whether the text will be provided in a printed form (camera-ready artwork) or on disk; and where to deliver the printed books (one delivery point only is most economical).
You should ask the printer what the job ‘turnaround’ will be – how long it will take. Generally, the more copies you print, the cheaper ‘per unit’. However, it is not economical to print more copies of your book than you will be able to sell! Request A Quote Structure Of A Book Generally, a book can contain the following elements, although not always all of them, in this standard order: • Half-title page • Title page • imprint page • Dedication • Acknowledgments • Contents • List of illustrations • Introduction • Body text (chapters) • Epilogue • Glossary • Appendixes • List of abbreviations • Notes • Bibliography • Index Page numbers are odd on right-hand (recto) pages, and even on left-hand (verso) pages. Pages up to and including the introduction are paginated with lower-case Roman numerals; the following pages with Arabic numerals.
For example, in the case of a book containing all of the above elements, the first page of the body text would be page 1. However, not all pages will be printed with a page number, or folio.
For detailed guidelines on page numbers and planning the order of your book, refer to AusInfo’s (formerly the Australian Government Publishing Service) latest edition of the Style Manual for Writers, Editors and Printers.
The Imprint Or Copyright Page The information contained on the imprint page (verso of the title page) varies from publisher to publisher, but you should at least consider obtaining a CiP entry containing your book’s ISBN and a copyright line (see Chapter Two – Your Rights & Responsibilities).You may also wish to include the name of the editor, designer and printer on your book’s imprint page.
Further Reading There are many books which go into great detail about every aspect of the production process; your local library or writers’ centre should be able to suggest a number of titles to you. Again, AusInfo’s Style Manual for Writers, Editors and Printers provides comprehensive but accessible information on every aspect of producing a book.
Copyright You are not required to register your book with the copyright office but you will have to apply for ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for your book if you are selling it. US copyright law says that a book is considered copyrighted as soon as it is produced in a tangible form or as soon as it is written. This applies to both published and unpublished works. Copyright is an internationally recognized system of protecting the rights of creatorsof written, performed or artistic works such as books, plays, paintings, computer programs or sound recordings. There are a number of aspects of copyright that you as a self publisher should be aware of. Copyright does not protect ideas or titles (although a title may be registered as a trademark), but it does protect the written or published form of your book. There is no procedure necessary to protect copyright in your book – it is an automatic right.
Generally, as soon as an original work is written down, saved to disk, or recorded in some way, it is protected. And although it does not cost you anything to ‘own’ copyright of your book, copyright can be bought and sold (for example, a magazine may pay to reproduce part of your book, or a film company may pay for the right to produce a film version of your book).
Although the duration of copyright protection can vary, in the case of books it generally lasts for the lifetime of the creator or author of the book, plus 50 years. Under international convention, Australian copyright works are protected in most other countries, and copyright works from most other countries are protected in
Although there is no legal requirement to do so, most copyright owners – in the case of books, usually the author or publisher –include the international copyright symbol ©, the copyright owner’s name, and the year of publication on the printed book. This merely serves the function of indicating who the owner of the copyright on that work is. Remember that as a publisher you are legally obliged to obtain permission to use others’ copyright protected material in your book.
The Copyright Council of Australia is an independent nonprofit organization that freely provides a large number of information sheets on this topic from its web site – www.copyright.org.au – or you can contact them directly: Copyright Council of Redfern NSW 2016 Tel (02) 9318-1788, Fax (02) 9698-3536 Email: info@copyright.org.au Copyright Agency Limited
( Copyright Agency Limited Level 19, Email: info@copyright.com.au Web site: www.copyright.com.au
ISBN – International Standard Book Number An International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique, 10-digit number that ensures that your book can be identified throughout the world. The various elements of the ISBN comprise the country, language or other ‘group identifier’ of your book; your ‘publisher prefix’; the ‘title identifier’; and a ‘check digit’.
The ISBN enables libraries, booksellers and others to identify books in orders, stock control and library systems; it simplifies processing of book orders; and can be part of the EAN number (formerly known as Australian Product Number) used on barcodes for books. The allocation of ISBNs in
Costs vary according to the number of ISBNs issued. You will require a separate ISBN for each different title that you publish, and each new edition of a title. More information, a list of frequently asked questions and application forms are available from Thorpe’s web site www.thorpe.com.au – alternatively, contact: ISBN Agency D W Thorpe Locked Bag 20 Port Tel (03) 9245-7385, Fax (03) 9245-7393 Email: isbn.agency@thorpe.com.au Web site www.thorpe.com.au
Why do you need an ISBN?
All books published worldwide are required to have one to identify it as a specific publication produced by a specific publisher. An ISBN is an identity number for both you as a publisher and your book; you are still considered a publisher even though you are self publishing. Your ISBN tells your marketer, booksellers, libraries etc., basically the whole world, who you are (that is, the publisher) and which book published by you that they are handling.
Australian publishers may obtain their ISBN by applying to isbn@thorpe.com.au or by logging onto http://www.thorpe.com.au/ There is a fee for this service. ISSN – International Standard Serial Number An ISSN is an eight-digit number used for serial publications. Unlike the ISBN, an ISSN only identifies the title – there is no ‘group’ or ‘publisher identifier’ making up part of the eight-digit number. A ‘serial’ publication is allocated an ISSN to the title – this number does not change until the title does. The allocation of ISSNs in Getting your CIP You can apply for your CIP (Cataloguing In Publication) details to be inserted into your Copyright page. It is not a legal obligation but some authors like to have this inserted into their books for library references. "Cataloguing in Publication" is a service offered to publishers by the National Library of Australia to provide a bibliographic record for a book before it is published. When the book is published the CIP data is printed on the reverse side of the title page. The CIP data is also included in the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD) available on Libraries Australia, Australia's Library Network. Moral Rights Moral rights relate to a creator’s reputation in connection to their work. These rights now exist automatically in 1. The right of an author to be identified as the author of a work (‘the right of attribution’); 2. The right of an author not to have their work altered in a prejudicial way (‘the right of integrity’); and 3. The right not to have authorship falsely attributed (‘the right against false attribution’). Basically, this means that your work cannot be altered without your consultation and written consent, it cannot be intentionally destroyed or defaced, and you must be credited for your work. The Copyright Council of Australia can provide you with more detailed information on this topic.
You can contact them directly on the numbers provided above, or you can log on to their web site www.copyright.com.au.
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