Memoirs of the Self-Published: Part VI - DIY Book Binding
My uncle helped me greatly with my self-publishing. He sells book-binding machines and book cover printers and let me use them to complete my book. Friends and family also helped me out over two weekends assemble and bind 1,000 books. I'm very lucky to have a cousin who's a printer and an uncle who's a book binder to make my self-publishing dreams come true. I realize that not everyone has these resources, but self-publishing is about using what you do have to make your dream of publishing a reality. Your own self-publishing could be achieved by reaching out to a local copy shop, print shop, or perhaps putting up an ad on Craigslist for an experienced editor to help you assemble an ebook. There are many routes to self-publishing, and below is a step-by-step process of how I did it with the help of friends and family. Step 1: Use a paper trimmer to cut the manuscript in half. Step 2: Start printing covers with gold-foil printer, and also cut the covers in h...