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Is it really a book?
Many people get the idea to publish a book, either on their own or with help from others. It could be a collection of poems they've written over the years, or a novel they're working on, or perhaps some business advice they want to share. But before we move too fast into a book project, let's take a step back. Is it really a book? If you have ideas you want to communicate, there are many ways to do so. You can make - an article series in a magazine or newspaper - a podcast series - an online lecture - a searchable website - a Facebook page - an email series - a YouTube channel - a Skool community Or other forms of expression and channels. Whatever you want to communicate, think through different ways to tell the story. Not everything needs to be a book lying on the table in a bookshop. Putting together a good book is often a long and complex process with many people involved. It takes time and can become expensive. And even if the book turns out well and can be ordered in bookshops or bought online, there's no guarantee there's a large enough audience for significant sales or wide distribution. But of course, if you are a decent writer (or know someone who is), you've had signals from people around you that they'd like to have a book in their hands on the subject – and you strongly believe in the idea yourself – then you're well on your way to starting a book project! If you'd like help planning the project and designing a good book, you can always message me here on Skool or book a call to see if we can work together.
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I’ve spent a fair chunk of my working life designing for book publishers across all genres from non-fiction educational to illustrated trade titles. Of course, anyone can make a book. These days it is easier and cheaper than it has ever been. Is it a good book? That’s a whole diffeent question. To do it well, you need; firstly a very good author. A project manager, an editor, proof reader, sales, marketing, rights management, to name a few. That’s before you even get to the design part of it. Books these days are usually financially successful once they have been been sold as co-eds in other territories. So, can you self publish? Of course. However, one of the best litmus tests for whether a book is likely to be a success is whether a publisher picks it up or not. It has to be if they are going to invest a considerable amount of time, effort and money into it.
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Hi. I’m Keith (I still blame my mother for giving me the name!). I have been a designer for a good couple of decades – OK, three! A lot my work has been in book design. I still love it; however, this year I decided that altough I will keep my publishing clients, I wanted to drop corporate clients to be able to spend as much time as I can finishing off a number of fonts I have had in the pipeline for years. Their completion has always seemed to pushed back because of deadlines. Carpe diem and all that. Not sure where it will all take me, but that’s half the fun. Favourite typeface; I don’t really have one. It depends on the task at hand, but Bembo has always been somewhere in the top five of a constantly fluid list. I am also a sucker for mid-century Italian sans display fonts, especially from the Nebiolo foundry. These have usually always had some influence on my own work.
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