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    What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer
    What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer
    What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer
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    What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer

    By Cheryl Rogers

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    As you're nearing completion of your manuscript, you may be ready to begin looking for a designer to layout out your book and design your book cover. Take time to shop for someone who suits the style of your book and can help you attract readers in your target market.

    "What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer" will help you avoid costly mistakes by making you an educated consumer. You'll learn how to 1) avoid extra fees for revisions, 2) streamline the print process, and 3) pay for just what you need!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCheryl Rogers
    Release dateJan 20, 2011
    ISBN9781458130945
    What You Should Know Before You Hire a Book Designer
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    Cheryl Rogers

    Former journalist Cheryl Rogers writes around the edges of farming and family life in the Swan Valley, near Perth. Her short fiction has been published in Australia, the UK and USA, and she is a three time winner of the Henry Lawson Society of New South Wales short story award. In 1998, a memoir co-written with fellow University of Western Australia graduate and friend, Gun Dolva, was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Book of the Year Award. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime (Australia), Cheryl loves a mystery. 

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