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Presentation from the PDX Digital Marketing Conference, June 2013.
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Ok, but how?
“Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing”
—James Brown
4 Paths to Publishing
1. Traditional2. Partnership3. Assisted4. DIY
Choose Your Path
• What can I do?– Does my organization already have the
skills to do this job?
• What can I learn to do?– Does my organization have the
resources to develop these skills?
• What can I pay someone else to do?
Acquisitio
n
•Generate Content
Editing
•Refine the Content
Design
•Prepare the Presentation
Productio
n
•Produce the Product
Distribution
•Sell the book
Acquisitio
n
•Generate Content
Editing
•Refine the Content
Design
•Prepare the Presentation
Productio
n
•Produce the Product
Distribution
•Sell the book
Generate Content
Blog PostsNewslettersHow-to GuidesInstruction ManualsBrochuresEmailTweetsTexts
Generate Content
Collect Existing KnowledgeInterview ExpertsAsk Your CustomersInvite Guest WritersSelect, organize, presentAdd your own insightsCurate
Generate Content
Book-i-fication of non-words
Slide decksPodcastsPhoto albumsSurvey dataInfographics
Generate Content
Write something (gasp)From scratch (gross)With a giant typewriter (obviously)
Generate Content
Generate Content
Generate Content
In House
Who is already writing?
Who wants to?
Who can?
Out Source
Freelance Writers
Ghost Writers
Developmental Editors
Generate Content
• Local Resources– Portland Creative List– Indigo Editing– Evil Genius Communications
• Web Resources– Guru.com– Writer.ly– Elance.com
• Other Resources– Technical writing programs– Referrals
Acquisition •Generate Content
Editing •Refine the Content
Design •Prepare the Presentation
Production •Produce the Product
Distribution •Sell the book
Editing
Developmental• Document Level• Full draft re-
writes• Focus and
direction• Logical
development
Substantive• Sentence
complexity• Clarity of
language• Jargon and
voice• Fact checking
Copyedit• Nouns and
verbs• Spelling• Nitpicky• What we
normally mean when we say proofread
Proofread• After book design• Checking for
mechanical errors introduced during the design process
• No. More. Changes.
Editing
Developmental• Document Level• Full draft re-
writes• Focus and
direction• Logical
development
Substantive• Sentence
complexity• Clarity of
language• Jargon and
voice• Fact checking
Copyedit• Nouns and
verbs• Spelling• Nitpicky• What we
normally mean when we say proofread
Proofread• After book design• Checking for
mechanical errors introduced during the design process
• No. More. Changes.
Editing
In House
NOT the author
Who is OCD?
Who can?
Out Source
Freelance Editors
Editorial Services
Editorial Interns*
*Pro tip: Don’t break labor laws or assume writing students can edit
Acquisition •Generate Content
Editing •Refine the Content
Design •Prepare the Presentation
Production •Produce the Product
Distribution •Sell the book
Design
Print Production Digital Production
Design
• Cover– Front– Back– Spine
• Interior– Print: PDF– Ebook: HTML/CSS
Manuscript PDF Book
Manuscript HTML/CSS Ebook
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
In House
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
The Art Guy
Out Source
Vendor
Freelancer
Vanity Press
Acquisition •Generate Content
Editing •Refine the Content
Design •Prepare the Presentation
Production •Produce the Product
Distribution •Sell the book
Print Production
If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed and the Microsoft Word Plugin
Print Production
Freeware like CutePDF can be used to print to PDF using your document settings. Select it as you would select a printer
Print Production
From InDesign choose File > Export then select Adobe PDF (print) from the menu. This dialog box will appear.
Print Production
General Tab: default options are OK.
Print Production
Compression Tab: Do not compress smaller than 300 ppi
Print Production
Marks and Bleeds Tab: Check with your printer
Print Production
Print Production
Print Production
Print Production
Print Production
Ebook Production
• PDF – Self-distribute– Sell online
• EPUB– Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo
• MOBI or KF8– Amazon Kindle
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
• Directly from Word (or RTF)– Keep formatting very simple– Use styles– Follow the instructions– Check the file after conversion
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
• Epublishing Specific Programs– Designed specifically to be easy to use– Lots of online tutorials–More formatting control
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
• Pressbooks– http://pressbooks.com/
• Sigil– https://code.google.com/p/sigil/
• Kindle Previewer– http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html
?ie=UTF8&docId=1000765261
• iBooks Author (Mac only)– http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Ebook Production
Design
In HouseThe Web Girl
The IT Guy
The Brave One
The Nerd
Out SourceVendor
Freelancer
Local Print Shop
Online Publishing Solution
Acquisitio
n
•Generate Content
Editing
•Refine the Content
Design
•Prepare the Presentation
Productio
n
•Produce the Product
Distribution
•Sell the book
Distribution
• DIY Direct to Customer
Distribution
• DIY Ebook Distribution
Distribution
• Assisted Distribution
Acquisitio
n
•Generate Content
Editing
•Refine the Content
Design
•Prepare the Presentation
Productio
n
•Produce the Product
Distribution
•Sell the book