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Article: Weird and Wonderful Book Designs

The link below is to an article reporting on book designs – the weird and the wonderful. For more visit: http://flavorwire.com/277657/10-crazy-and-unusual-book-designsFiled under: Article, Book -...

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Video: Bookplates

Filed under: Beautiful Bookplates, Book - Design, Book - Illustrations and Pictures, Books - General, ebooks - general, video

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Website: Old Book Art

The link below is to a website featuring old book art, which has many examples available online. Why not take a journey back in time and revisit some old illustrations, covers, etc. For more, visit:...

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Article & Video: Book Designing Tips

The following link is to an article & video on book designing tips by Chip Kidd, book designer for Random House. The full talk by Chip Kidd titled ‘Designing Books is No Laughing Matter. OK, It Is’...

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Article: One Word Book Titles

The link below is to an article about books with one word titles. For more visit: http://www.themillions.com/2012/05/the-appeals-and-perils-of-the-one-word-book-title.htmlFiled under: Article, Book -...

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Article: Pretty Books

The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘how pretty should books be?’ This is an interesting question. Do books need to be pretty or is good content enough? What do you think? For more...

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Video: How to Understand Book Sizes

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Article: The Disappearing Book

I’ve seen a bit about this book mentioned in the article linked to below. Apparently you buy the book and when you unwrap it the ink begins to fade away. After two months there is no ink left. What do...

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Video: Random House – Making a Book (Behind the Scenes)

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Article: Bad Book Covers

The link below is to an article that looks at bad book cover design. For more visit:http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/oct/04/worst-book-coversFiled under: Article, Book - Covers, Book -...

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Article: Making a Book/Ebook

The link below is to an article that looks at how a book/ebook comes together and reaches its final form. For more visit:http://www.futurebook.net/content/story-nobody-tellsFiled under: Article, Book -...

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Article: Best Book Jackets of 2012

The link below is to an article that looks at 25 of the best book jackets for 2012. For more visit:http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2012/12/12/25-best-book-jackets-of-2012/Filed under: Article,...

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Article: Book Cover Trends to End for 2013

The link below is to an article that lists a number of book cover trends that the writer would like to see end before 2013 – do you agree? Tell us what you think. For more...

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Article: Ebook Formatting

The link below is to an article that looks at ebook formatting, with links to ten other articles. For more visit:http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/08/the-top-10-articles-on-ebook-formatting/Filed under:...

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Article: Fore-Edge Book Decoration

The link below is to an article that takes a look at fore-edge book decorations. For more visit:http://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/64796382154/art-on-the-edge-as-a-book-historian-i-love-edgesFiled...

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A Step by Step Guide to Evaluating Your ePub Files

The link below is to an article/tutorial that looks at how you can evaluate an ePub file on a kidnle, iPad and Smartphone. For more...

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Book Titles

The link below is to an article that takes a look at book titles. For more visit:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-rachman-/whats-in-a-book-title_b_5503681.htmlFiled under: Article, Book - Covers, Book...

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How Books Are Made

The link below is to an article that looks at how books are made (including diagrams). For more visit:http://ebookfriendly.com/book-diagrams/Filed under: Article, Book - Design

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Beautifully designed physical books create incomparable reading experiences

Originally posted on Quartz: “Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this,” the bestselling author Dave Eggers once observed. This is an experience...

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Best Book Designs of 2015

The link below is to an article that takes a look at the best book designs of 2015 (includes pictures). For more...

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