Can You Format a Book in Canva? Why You Really Shouldn’t
Most aspiring and even established authors in Ghana have probably heard the advice: “Just put your manuscript in Canva, it’s free and easy!” Truth be told, Canva is fantastic for a lot of things, especially covers and visual books. But when it comes to properly formatting a book for professional print (especially a novel, memoir, […]
Book Layout Bleed, Trim & Safety Margins Explained
Source: Pexels Watching a printer at work could be very confusing. Those blade sure move fast on a stack of paper. The cutting machine is accurate, but sometimes, the blade could go off and cut out text or make borders look uneven. That tiny shift makes it important to understand book layout, bleed trim and […]
How to Spot Publishing Press Scams Before You Pay
Source: magnific Did you see that heartbreaking story that just hit the news? An 88-year-old author named Charles Schroder spent over 40,000 Canadian dollars to publish his gardening book. Two years later, his book was discontinued on Amazon. The audiobook narrator was switched without his consent. His total earnings? Just $550. This happens when predatory […]
Children’s Book Publishers in Ghana: What Are Your Options and How to Choose?
Have you written a children’s book, and now trying to figure out how to actually get it into the hands of readers? If you search online for answers, you notice that most of the information is written for writers in the US or the UK. Following through costs lots of dollars too. Yet, the information […]