The librarian's guide to micropublishing : helping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories / Walt Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Walt.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and publishing.

On-demand publications.

Libraries--Publishing--Computer programs.

Libraries.

Desktop publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 172 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., 2012.

Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide to libraries and community micropublishing offers step-by-step instructions for using MS Word to design and edit manuscripts, and also details the use of no-cost/low-cost publishing tools Lulu and CreateSpace, equipping librarians to guide their patrons in the production of quality print books.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""About the Website""; ""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 5: Typography and Layout""; ""Basics and Norms""; ""Choosing a Typeface for the Body""; ""Choosing a Typeface for Headings""; ""Chapter 6: Making It Look Better""; ""Bad Breaks and Copyfitting""; ""Character Styles: Making It Faster""; ""Vertical Alignment""; ""Too Much Trouble?""; ""Alternative Approaches""; ""Chapter 7: Front and Back Matter""; ""Front Matter""; ""Back Matter""; ""That�s It""; ""Chapter 8: Cover, Copyright, and Other Matters""; ""Creating a Cover""; ""ISBN""; ""Copyright and Creative Commons""; ""Outsourcing""

""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 10: Beyond Text Paperbacks""; ""Hardcover Books""; ""Other Bindings""; ""Photos""; ""Color and True Photo Quality""; ""Ebooks""; ""Chapter 11: Marketing and Publicity�and Making It Big""; ""Helpful Tips for Marketing and Publicity""; ""Some Useful Resources""; ""Making It Big: Beyond Micropublishing""; ""Chapter 12: Academic Libraries and Micropublishing: Ejournals in Print Form""

""Academic Libraries as Publishers""""New OA Journals and Micropublishing""; ""Chapter 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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613379085

9781283379083

1283379082

9781573878845

1573878847

OCLC:

778459389