The Librarian's Guide to Micropublishing by Crawford, Walt -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents About the Website 1 Libraries and Micropublishing

Defining Micropublishing Why Libraries Should Be Involved in Micropublishing Making the Most of Micropublishing Library: Publisher or Facilitator? Self-Publishing, Vanity Presses, and Micropublishing Walking the Talk: This Book and Micropublishing A Few Key Terms The Rest of This Book First Have Something to Say

2 Publishing and Micropublishing

Steps in Book Publishing What’s Different in Micropublishing What’s Covered Here What’s Handled by Service Providers Dealing With Other Steps Micropublishing Works—But It’s Not Magic Resources

3 The Low-Cost/No-Cost Approach

Why Publishing Is Expensive Why Self-Publishing Is Expensive Back-End Savings From Micropublishing Low-Cost Assumptions No-Cost Alternatives When Cheap Can Turn Expensive

4 Dealing With Templates

Why Use Styles? A Quick Introduction to Templates Elements of the Bk6pv Template Modifying the Template Alternative Approaches The Basics Just a Starting Point

5 Typography and Layout

Basics and Norms Choosing a Typeface for the Body Choosing a Typeface for Headings

6 Making It Look Better

Bad Breaks and Copyfitting Character Styles: Making It Faster Vertical Alignment Too Much Trouble? Alternative Approaches

7 Front and Back Matter

Front Matter Back Matter That’s It

8 Cover, Copyright, and Other Matters

Creating a Cover ISBN Copyright and Creative Commons Outsourcing

9 PDFs and Providers

PDF Tips and Warnings Putting the Project Together Lulu vs. CreateSpace Making a Book Using Lulu, Step by Step Differences When Using CreateSpace

10 Beyond Text Paperbacks

Hardcover Books Other Bindings Photos Color and True Photo Quality Ebooks

11 Marketing and Publicity—and Making It Big

Helpful Tips for Marketing and Publicity Some Useful Resources Making It Big: Beyond Micropublishing

12 Academic Libraries and Micropublishing: Ejournals in Print Form

Academic Libraries as Publishers New OA Journals and Micropublishing

13 Closing Thoughts

Publishers Still Matter Library Roles and Community Support The Writer’s Needs No Significant Compromise Customizing the Templates Paying Attention Page by Page Passing It On Other Libraries Starting Small

Glossary Bibliography About the Author Index