By Dave Bailey — PPS Editor Style manuals are something every writer and editor has used at some point, and when working within specific disciplines, that discipline’s style manual can become their “bible,” where a style manual’s rules and guidelines can become second nature to a person’s writing or editing. Business photo created by lookstudio - www.freepik.com Why Are Style…
By Shaina Lucas — PPS Editor The world is constantly changing, and in the 21st century, we have a variety of ways to access content like never before. But what about books? E-books have been available for over a decade now, but that doesn’t mean someone who is visually impaired can read them. The new ways of making publications accessible…
By Rachel Guise — PPS Editor Did your elementary school have book club days? Teachers passed out Scholastic catalogs filled with the newest books that students couldn’t wait to get their hands on! After filling out the order form and including payment in the envelope, students would wait a few weeks until the book orders arrived. Today we’re still living…
By David Bailey, PPS Editor — What have we learned after over a year of lockdowns, office closures, and working from home? That working from home has its share of problems. Different from the office but no less, and often more, of a problem. Many people struggled to make the transition from working in the office to working from home.…
By Shaina Lucas, PPS Editor — When you think of indexes, a lot comes to mind. How do you create an index? How do you organize it? What do you include? Luckily, there are many services out there to help you figure out the right type of index for your product and help you create it! Image by Michael Jarmoluk…
By Rachel Guise, PPS Editor — Let’s start at the beginning. What is metadata? IngramSpark defines metadata as “the words and phrases that you use to describe yourself and your book.” This includes the author name, book title, description, publication date, and other book-specific details. Keywords are also included in the metadata. These would be terms you want to be…
By Dave Bailey, PPS Editor — Print-on-demand publishing alleviates upfront costs and can be a profitable model for both publishers and self-publishing authors. Image by Pixabay.com What is print on demand? Print on demand (POD) allows a company to manufacture a product at the time the product is purchased by a consumer. This means the company doesn’t have to manufacture…
By Shaina Lucas, PPS Editor — If you’ve ever bought a book and looked at a copyright page or back cover, you will notice its unique number. All books have these. So what are they? These numbers are an ISBN, which stands for International Standard Book Number. Why is this number important in the publishing world? Let’s delve into the…
By Rachel Guise, PPS Editor — Most of us probably just hop on our Internet browser without thinking about which one we’re using, especially when they are the default choice in some of the technology we purchase. But are we considering our needs before surfing the Web? Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Google Chrome According to TopTenReviews, Google Chrome…
By David Bailey, PPS Editor — Writer's block is real. Who hasn't sat behind a keyboard and stared blankly at a screen, waiting for words to form in their head worth preserving? This is a common occurrence among most writers, from elementary students writing their first essay to seasoned professionals writing their latest novel. Sometimes the words won't come. Why…