Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
8 Hour(s) 42 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
David Bergsland
Rating
Course Overview
Producing books as we discuss why and how things are done
This is a very practical course. There is a lot to learn, but none of it is very difficult. It is very complex though. It is the goal of the course to make the complexity easy to understand and relatively simple to execute. If you have any questions, just send me a message or email me directly
Course Content
- 8 section(s)
- 59 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Assembling the pieces of the book
- Section 2 Adding the content
- Section 3 Dealing with the graphics
- Section 4 Formatting the book
- Section 5 Adding front & back matter
- Section 6 Designing a cover
- Section 7 Versioning: producing the various distributed versions
- Section 8 Marketing & Distribution choices
What You’ll Learn
- Design and produce an excellent print version of a book, Create a full-color downloadable PDF version, Make a Kindle Print Replica, Kid's book, or Comic version, Convert the downloadable PDF into an ePUB FXL [fixed layout], Convert the downloadable PDF into an ePUB Reflowable version, Convert the ePUB Reflow into a Kindle book, Upload the book versions to the various distributors and aggregators, Develop an online platform for marketing the author and the books
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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SStefan Jakubowski
As a beginner I'm having to take it slowly, not really up to speed with the workings of the workspace, but because of that, trial and error, I am learning.
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DDaniel Griffin
Started off slow, but there was thorough information about exporting your book in many different formats. However, the class is slightly outdated, Indesign and ebook selling has changed a lot since 2017. I wish he would add an update video to the class to keep it relevant.
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SSammi Allgold
not as advertised
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SSarah Sutton
As with the preceding course, I am impressed with the amount of information and knowledge shown here. I am very glad to have a better understanding of book production for my professional needs. However, in terms of how the information is presented (PowerPoint, on screen demos, audio quality) and how the information is organized, the course needs work.
