by Don Leeper | Jun 25, 2015 | Dropship and Distribution, Kickstarter | Crowdfunded
Last week I showed how a tool used by traditional book publishers—the Title Profit & Loss projection—can be adapted for budgeting a Kickstarter-funded book project. I kept the example simple by assuming that the books would only be distributed as...
by Don Leeper | Jun 17, 2015 | Dropship and Distribution, Kickstarter | Crowdfunded
When you are budgeting your Kickstarter book project, making an accurate budget is important. You want to set your fundraising goal at a reasonable level, but you don’t want the project to fail because you underestimate the real costs. Book publishers...
by Don Leeper | Jun 15, 2015 | Kickstarter | Crowdfunded, Opinion
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.” –Donald Knuth, pioneering computer scientist This quote popped up as I was searching for a new piece of software for this website. It reminded me of something else I’d read recently:...
by Don Leeper | Jun 4, 2015 | Print Positive
Last week we published online forms to calculate paperback spine thickness and book weight. This week we’ve published more calculators and converters for hardworking book production people. Book Publishing and Printing Calculators Calculating Spine Width When...
by Don Leeper | May 26, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Print Positive
Publishers often need the physical dimensions of a book before it is actually printed: in particular, the spine width for laying out the cover and the weight of the finished book for estimating shipping costs. This post demonstrates the relatively...
