The ins and outs of creating your own book On Demand Publishing The ins and outs of creating your own book

Why on demand self publishing? Small batches Create anything you want without worrying about a publishing company Perfect for artists Fast In some cases these sites can publish your book to their marketplace / Amazon/ Barnes and Noble ect. Almost entirely customizable Why on demand self publishing?

What are some of our options? Edition One Paper Chase Press Artifacts Uprising Milk Books Blurb Lulu And more! What are some of our options?

Highly customizable with options such as linen or suede hardcover, printed wraps, foil stamping, screen printing and inset cover images. Books can be as small as 4” by 4” and as big as 12” by 14” and up to 800 pages! High quality photo paper and text quality papers available. They offer product samples and complimentary test prints. HOWEVER…...... They have very specific PDF requirements that require the user to be proficient in indesign or photoshop. If you are unfamilar with those prgrams they will help get you in contact with a designer. Since these books are extremely high quality they are on the pricier side http://www.editiononebooks.com/work/galleries/custom-gallery/ http://www.editiononebooks.com/order/calculator/ Edition one

Edition one Soft cover Linen cover Hard cover

Paper Chase Press Handmade in LA Unique customizable options such as bookmark ribbons, dust jackets, foil stamping, image wrapped covers, wire bound books, ect. Sizes range from 5” by 5” to 11” by 14”. They offer 3 high quality paper options. You can use their online design tools or their “hire a designer” program. No adobe experience needed! Proof orders available. HOWEVER….. The highest page amount you can have is 200 pages Minimum order is 5 books Due to the handmade production and high quality of these books, they are on the more expensive side http://shop.paperchasepress.com/pages/hardcover_book Paper Chase Press

Paper Chase Press Soft cover Hard cover Layflats

Has 4 photo book options including an instagram friendly book and layflat option. Sizes range from 5.5” by 5.5” to 8.5” by 11”. You can get a partial or full book jacket. Production time is only 3 business days. Softcover books have matte finish cover HOWEVER….. There is a base page requirement of 50, 100, or 150 pages with a $1 price increase per page. There is only 1 paper option. You can only build your book in their online program, no option for uploading PDFs. https://www.artifactuprising.com/photo-books/hardcover-books Artifact Uprising

Artifact Uprising Hard cover Soft cover Layflat

Milk Books Offer two different style photo books The Original Photo Book offers two sizes; Medium Landscape (9.25” x 7.4”) & Large Landscape (13” x 11”) One paper stock 4 cover fabric options Page count in multiples of 20 up to 200 Clam Shell Box available! http://www2.milkbooks.com/our-range/original-photo- books.aspx The Moleskin Photo Book offers multiple options using the classic Moleskin aesthetic. http://moleskine.milkbooks.com/catalog.aspx Milk Books

Milk Books Hard cover Mole skin soft cover

Many options including high quality photo books, magazines, and e- books. 7” x 7” to 13” x 11” sizes available depending on the type of book. Dust jacket and image warp hardcover and softcover options available. Priced to sell (coupons are always available)! 5 different paper weight options. Paper swatch samples available. You can sell your book through Blurb, Amazon, apple books, etc. HOWEVER… The blurb logo will apppear on your book, but can be removed for a fee. The softcover option is glossy Color reproduction not as accurate as previous companies discussed. http://www.blurb.com/ Blurb

Blurb Hard cover Soft cover Layflat Trade books Magazines

Many options for book making including photo quality books and print quality books Image wrapping available for the outside of the book. Lulu provides marketing services to help sell your book on the Lulu marketplace / Amazon / Barnes and Noble, ect. Priced to sell with volume discounts. Books come in 12 different standard sizes. Online book creator available or you can upload a PDF However…..... Fine art services like foil stamping are not avaialable. There is no way to proof your materials without ordering a whole book. https://www.lulu.com/ LULU

LULU Hardcover Soft cover Tradebooks