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Everything you need to make a beautiful book.
We love Canva. The free version has everything you need to make a beautiful chapbook. It is an excellent resource for desktop publishing as well as for creating great visuals for marketing and promoting your work.
Google Docs is great for collaborating with others and allows you to create documents in just about any format. It has automatic cloud backup, so you won’t have to worry about losing hours of work because you forgot to click save.
Print and distribute your chapbook through Amazon’s print on demand services. It’s completely free and your readers with Amazon Prime won’t have to pay for shipping.
Easy to follow step by step instructions on how to bind a book at home. Great for DIY projects and teaching kids how to make their own books. This article shows how to bind a book using tape, ribbon, saddle stitch, and traditional Chinese bookbinding.
Fiverr offers freelance services that you can hire at just about any price point. It is a great resource for covers, logo design, interior editing, website development, and more. The vetting process to join Fiverr as a freelancer is relatively low, so you should be sure to look at a freelancer’s previous work and reviews before deciding who to hire.
Reedsy offers professional freelance services especially for book production. The bar to join Reedsy as a freelancer is much higher than Fiverr. Freelance editors on Reedsy must have at least 5 years relevant experience and undergo a more extensive background check. Expect service costs to reflect this experience.
Sign up with The Goodreads Author Program to claim your author profile to manage your bio, interact with readers, and promote your published book.
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