What to expect from your book cover designer
Jun 25, 2015 – Book Design
You’ve written a brief and commissioned a designer. What’s next? In this guest post, bestselling book cover designer Simon Avery explains the process of working with a cover designer, from the first concepts up to the final payment. Professional cover design is part of what makes a bestsellin... Read more →
Stranger Than Fiction? Probably Not: Why you might want to rethink your memoir
Jun 23, 2015 – Perfecting your Craft
Today, our lovely editor and Reedsy advisor Rebecca Heyman shares her thoughts on writing memoirs. In this lively and informative post, Becca offers some brilliant no-nonsense insights on the competitiveness of the memoir genre and why fiction might be a safer bet. Memoir is everywhere. The genr... Read more →
Learning from a world-class designer and typographer, Erik Spiekermann
Jun 11, 2015 – Understanding Publishing, Book Design
Today, our CEO Emmanuel has the amazing opportunity to interview Erik Spiekermann. Erik is a world-famous art historian, typographer, designer and author who says he is “suffering from typomania: a sickness that is incurable but not lethal.” Erik is the designer behind many global brands and pub... Read more →
A Reedsy Success Story — Matt Bieber’s Life in the Loop
May 15, 2015 – From our Authors, Book Design
We launched Reedsy 6 months ago. Since, we’ve had an incredible amount of authors working on a daily basis with our fabulous editors, proofreaders, designers and illustrators. But we haven’t really followed up on their success. So when Matt Bieber dropped us a line to thank us and tell us about his book, we thought we’d give him a spot on our blog! Read more →
Book Design in Self-Publishing: Breaking New Ground
Apr 28, 2015 – Book Design
Self-publishing is often about pushing the boundaries, and this is what today’s interview is all about. The Perfect Capital by Karen Healey Wallace isn’t just any self-published book, it is one whose design is ingrained into its very being, both through the story it tells and through its sophisti... Read more →
Is It Worth Partnering With A Book Marketer?
Apr 13, 2015 – Understanding Publishing, Book Marketing
Expert book marketer Mike Doane explains why it can be a good idea for authors to partner with a book marketer, and how to do it in a fair way. Read more →
The Perfect Book Cover: An Interview with Graphic Designer Nuno Moreira
Apr 11, 2015 – Book Design
“The perfect cover is seductive, mysterious, puzzling.” At Reedsy, we have the chance to work with exceptionally talented and creative people. Whether they express themselves in words or images, they are always striving for their creative output to reach a level of perfection that each of them ... Read more →
New: Author Profiles on the Reedsy Network
Apr 02, 2015 – Reedsy News
A few months ago, we gave editors and designers the tools to create a beautiful profile on Reedsy. Today, we’re proud to be unveiling author profiles! Log in to your Reedsy account here and get started on yours now for free! Marketing matters - grow your followers and build up a mailing list Yo... Read more →
"Keep Going" — An Interview with #1 Amazon Bestsellers Mark Edwards and Louise Voss
Mar 25, 2015 – Book Marketing
Success doesn’t happen overnight. It is often the result of hard work put in over the years. And Mark Edwards and Louise Voss’ success story tells us as much. They are known for being the first indie authors to ever reach #1 on Amazon.co.uk back in 2011. Now with Amazon Publishing, their latest b... Read more →
Surrealist Cover Design -- Interviewing Jeff Huang
Mar 12, 2015 – Book Design
“I am fascinated by the idea of the subconscious bleeding into the conscious world” At Reedsy, we like to take some pride in the people we have been able to attract. Our vision was to create a community of truly great freelance talent and make it available for authors. Every day, as more great ed... Read more →
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