Category Archives: Book Creation

How to use BookSmart’s Alignment Tools

If you’ve ventured into Blurb BookSmart’s “Edit Page Layout” functionality, you know that it’s a pretty handy way to fine-tune – or even create – layouts for your book. If you haven’t, you’ll want to take a look at this handy tutorial, before reading this week’s how-to. Edit Page Layout lets you add, edit, and [...]

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By Kent   Posted in Book Creation, How-To and Tips   September 25, 2012 – 2:45 pm
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How to make ebooks for the iPad: Part 1

Blurb has two ways to help you make ebooks for the iPad. And we’ll tackle the first one this week, since it starts with the printed books you’ve already made. To begin, just go to your book’s Detail page and you’ll see a button that says “Create ebook for iPad.” Clicking the “Create Ebook for [...]

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By Kent   Posted in Book Creation, How-To and Tips, Tips and Tricks   August 28, 2012 – 12:23 pm
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How to Design a Book Cover: A Case Study

The design of your book cover can be a pretty big deal, particularly if your book is based on text and not photos. So for this week’s “how to” we’re handing over the reigns to Cate Furey, the designer behind The Emerging Writer. Furey was kind enough to share three cover designs (front and back) [...]

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By Kent   Posted in Book Creation, Design, How-To and Tips   June 26, 2012 – 11:09 am
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Turn Your Blog Into a Book

Writing a book from scratch can be daunting. But if you have a blog, you’re more than one step head. No matter what your subject focus, your blog is a repository of your insights, experiences, and interests – and with a little thoughtful editing, it is content that can be turned into a book. And [...]

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By Alice   Posted in Book Creation, How-To and Tips   June 19, 2012 – 6:00 am
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