Index

A

About the Website pages, 83

acknowledgments, 81, 83

acquisition, 16, 18

Adobe Acrobat, 32, 103104

Adobe Distiller, 103104, 105

Adobe InDesign, 32, 33

Adobe Photoshop, 90

Adobe Photoshop Elements, 32

Adobe Reader, 105

advertising, 129, 131, 132

afterwords, 84

Agency FB, 66

Algerian, 66

Amazon, 4, 96, 106, 107, 117, 126, 131

Appelbaum, Judith, 100

appendices, 84

Arial, 64

artwork, 9192

Asian EFL Journal, 142

as \ peers (journal), 142

author appearances, 129

author information pages, 8586, 115116

B

back matter, 8488

bad breaks, 7073, 149

bibliographies, 85

binding

options for, 108, 119120, 120, 149

as publishing step, 17, 18, 19

self-publishing cost estimates, 29

bk6pv.dotx (template), 4245, 51, 52, 74, 85, 148

bk6pvex.dotx (template), 42, 45, 74

Blackadder ITC, 67

Bodoni MT, 5556

boldface text, 53, 74

Books in Print, 8

bookstores, 20, 34, 131. See also Amazon

BookSurge, 4

Bradley Hand ITC, 67

Broadway, 67

Brownstone, David M., 133134

bulk purchases, 135

business licenses, 129

C

Calibre, 125

Calibri, 64

Calisto MT, 56

Cambria, 5354

Campus-Based Publishing Partnerships (SPARC), 137

Candara, 65

Cary Graphic Arts Collection, 138139

cataloging in publication (CIP), 81

CC (Creative Commons) licenses, 81, 9799, 114, 141

coil binding, 120

colophons, 81

competition, 128

Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Publishing, The (Sander), 133

Complete Self-Publishing Handbook, The (Brownstone and Franck), 133133

condensed text, 7173, 77, 78

Constantia, 42, 54

contents pages, 8182

copyediting, 16, 18, 2122, 27, 101

copyfitting, 7073, 77, 149

copy purchases, 20, 22, 107, 129, 135

copyright

author retention of, 20, 134

copyright statements and rights, 80

cost expenditures and, 35

cover design illustrations and, 9192

Creative Commons licenses, 81, 9799, 114, 141

editing and issues of, 16

registration of, 97

copyright pages, 8081

copyright statements, 80

Corbel, 65

Corel Paint Shop Pro, 32, 90

costs. See also pricing

binding options, 119120

copyright issues and legal, 35

and international distribution, 34

low-cost/no-cost micropublishing, 3034

minimum, 20, 22

outsourcing services, 100101

and photographs, 34

production, 106107, 129

of self-publishing, 2630

software, 3132

traditional book publishing, 2526

cover designs

creation of, 8995, 111112

credits for, 81

for open access journals, 140141

outsourcing cost estimates, 101

self-publishing cost estimates, 2829

as traditional book publishing step, 17

CreateSpace

author copyright retention, 134

binding options, 120

copy purchases, 107, 135

cover designing, 8990, 93, 95

fulfillment services of, 4

ISBNs created by, 96

Lulu compared to, 106108

micropublishing process steps of, 116117

PDFs and, 104

photograph and copyright requirements, 92

photographs and interior color, 122

production charges, 106107

publishing steps comparisons, 1718

quality and, 2223

self-publishing cost estimates, 2630

services offered by, 1920

typeface selection and printing, 55

Creative Commons (CC) licenses, 81, 9799, 114, 141

criticism services, 100

customers, and marketing, 128129

D

Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual (Poynter), 133

dedications, 81

distribution, 17, 18, 19, 29, 34, 101

drafts, 1516

E

ebooks, 108, 117, 123126

Economical Guide to Self-Publishing, The (Radke), 133

editing, 1516, 18, 2122, 27, 100101

editions, 96

embedded typeface, 3132, 104, 105

endnotes, 84

EPUB files, 124125

Espresso Book Machine, 4, 19

expanded text, 73, 77, 78

F

fact checking, 16

Flickr, 99

fonts, kerning for, 41, 47, 55

footnotes, 84

ForeWord Clarion reviews, 30

forewords, 8283

Franck, Irene M., 133134

front matter, 7983

G

Gabriola, 67

Garamond, 56

Georgia, 53

GIMP, 32

glossaries, 85

Goudy Old Style, 56

H

hardcovers, 108, 119120, 149

headings

beginning of running, 79

front matter suggestions, 79

spacing and, 51, 77

styles for, 3941

template settings for, 4445, 4647

typeface options for, 6468

house style, 16

How to Get Happily Published (Appelbaum), 100

hyphenation, 41, 51, 6364

I

ideas, 1314, 15, 17

illustrations, 143. See also photographs

imprint names, 7

indexes

author-created, 8688

benefits of, 22

outsourcing cost estimates, 101

self-publishing cost estimates, 28

as traditional book publishing step, 16

inserts, 121

International Journal of Computational Mathematical Ideas, 143

International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 142

introductions, 83

ISBNs, 4, 20, 81, 9697, 131, 134

italics, 53, 55, 74

J

journals, 5, 139143

justification, 51, 6364, 7477, 79

K

kerning, 41, 47, 55

Kindle, 108, 117, 125126

Kirkus Indie reviews, 30

L

layout. See also typography

cost estimates and comparisons, 2728, 101

as publishing step, 16, 18

templates for, 33, 4147, 148

leading, 5051

legal issues, 16. See also copyright

libel, 16

libraries

academic, as publishers, 137143

micropublishing involvement benefits, 45, 150

micropublishing role of, 7, 146147

as potential customers, 128

promoting micropublishing, 67

self-published books, location of, 132133

Library of Congress (LC), 97

“Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success” project, 137

LibreOffice, 3334, 46, 78, 105

ligatures, 52

Lightning Source, 3, 4

line editing, 16, 18, 21, 27

line spacing, 5051, 7477, 78

Lucida Bright, 5657

Lucida Sans, 65

Lulu

author copyright retention, 134

copy purchases, 107, 129, 135

cover and binding options, 108, 119120

cover designing, 8990, 92, 93, 95, 111112

ebooks and downloads, 108, 123, 124

fulfillment services of, 4

ISBNs created by, 96

marketing, 129

micropublishing process steps of, 109116

open access journal publishing, 140141

paper grade options, 108

PDFs and, 103104

photographs and color interior, 122

photography and copyright requirements, 92

production charges, 106107

publishing steps comparisons, 1718

quality and, 22

self-publishing cost estimates, 2630

services offered at, 1920

templates from, 42

typeset selection and printing, 55

M

Mark All (Microsoft Word), 8788

marketing and publicity

cost estimates and comparisons, 30, 31, 101

cost investment for extensive, 34

for micropublishing, 18, 22, 31

as publishing step, 17

resources for, 133134

tips for, 127132

vanity publishing and, 8

media coverage, 131

micropublishing, overview. See also related topics

advantages of, 147150

benefits of library involvement in, 45

compromises, 147148

definitions, 34

library promotion of, 67

opportunities for, 13

quality comparisons, 2223

role of library in, 7, 146147

traditional book publishing compared to, 1718

when not to use, 3435

Microsoft Excel, 10

Microsoft Office, 10, 31, 4950, 52, 5557

Microsoft Windows 7, 32, 5355

Microsoft Word

indexing within, 8788

for micropublishing, 9, 10, 11, 3133

PDFs, 104105

and photographs, 121

for proofreading and editing, 2122

styles, 3741

and typesetting, 28

vertical alignment, 7475

MOBI files, 125126

monographs, 5

N

net proceeds, 20

Nyala, 67

O

online bookstores, 20

Open Access Directory (OAD), 139

open access (OA) journals, 139143

Open Journal Systems (OJS), 139

OpenOffice, 33, 46, 78, 105

orphans, 9, 46, 7073

outsourcing, 99101

P

packagers, 26

page numbers, 79

Paint.NET, 10, 32, 90, 95

Palatino Linotype, 52, 53, 5455

paper stock, 108, 122

PayPal, 109, 116

PDF/As, 32, 104105, 124

PDFs, 3132, 33, 103105, 123124, 141

percentage charges, 106

Perpetua, 57

photo credits, 81

photographs, 34, 81, 9193, 9495, 121122

picas, 1011, 42

POD (publish/print on demand), 34, 19, 22

points, 11, 42

Poynter, Dan, 133

prefaces, 83

press releases, 30, 130

pricing, 4, 20, 114115, 126

printing, 17, 18, 19, 29, 110

production charges, 106107

proof copies, 113114, 116117

proofreading, 17, 18, 2122, 28

proof stamps, 107, 116117

publicity. See marketing and publicity

Public Knowledge, 139

publishers, traditional, 1518, 2526, 135136, 145146

publish/print on demand (POD), 34, 19, 22

Q

QuarkXPress, 32, 33, 75

R

radio stations, and marketing, 131

Radke, Linda Foster, 133

readability, 49, 53

Replica Books, 4

review copies, 130

reviews, 30, 130131

revisions, 16, 17

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 138139

royalties, 20, 117, 126

S

saddle-stitched binding, 120

sales and fulfillment

at public appearances, 129

as publishing step, 17, 18

royalties on, 20, 117

self-publishing cost estimates, 29

service providers and, 1920

Sander, Jennifer Basye, 83, 133

Segoe UI, 65

self-publishing, 78, 2630, 133134, 135

serif typefaces, 49

service groups, 6

service providers, 1921. See also CreateSpace; Lulu

singletons, 55

Snipping Tool (Windows 7), 32

social networks, 129

software. See also Microsoft entries

cost estimates and comparisons, 3133

for cover design, 10, 32, 90, 95

for indexing, 8788

for micropublishing, general, 9, 10, 11, 2122, 28, 3741, 7475

for open access journals, 139

for PDF creation, 32, 103105

for photographs, 32, 90

spacing, line, 5051, 5763, 7477, 78

special collections, 6

spine, 94

spiral binding, 120

storage, 26

style, house vs. writing, 16

styles of typeface, 3741, 42

subject matter, 1314, 15, 17

T

tables of contents, 8182

Tahoma, 65

taxes, 26, 117, 129

television stations, and marketing, 131

templates, 33, 4147, 148

text. See typography

text families, 5557

Times New Roman, 55

title pages, 80

titles, 109110

Trebuchet MS, 66

typography

basics and norms, 4952

body options, 5264

character styles, 7374

copyfitting, 7173, 149

headings options, 6468

outsourcing cost estimates, 101

PDFs and embedding typefaces, 3132, 104, 105

as publishing step, 16, 18

quality comparisons, 23

self-publishing costs for, 2728

vanity publishers and, 89

vertical alignment, 7477

U

university libraries, 5, 137143

V

vanity publishing, 89, 21, 26, 27

Verdana, 66

vertical alignment, 7477, 79

video book trailers, 30

W

websites, 6, 30, 83

widows, 9, 46, 7073

Windows 7, 32, 5355

Word. See Microsoft Word

working titles, 109

workshops, 67

Writer Beware, 21

writing and rewriting, 1516, 17

writing groups, 6, 21

writing styles, 16