Using Graphics In Books: The Reflowable Edition
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This is the reflowable edittion
Tired of bad graphics in your books?
> Blurry with no small detail covers?
> Fuzzy maps?
> Horrible photos?
This book will show you the two different types of images: vector and raster [Illustrator/ InDesign or Photoshop/ GIMP/ whatever]. You will learn what is required for print and for ebooks. You will see the different file formats required by each. And, finally, you will be shown what is required [or preferred] by the various self-pub suppliers.
The author has nearly 50 years experience both doing and teaching these materials. He began teaching digital publishing in 1991 using Word, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and Photoshop [plus FreeHand & Illustrator]. He taught these things at a college level in the Business department at a large community college for nearly 20 years. You’ll learn what you need!
Many self-publishing authors are confused by the use of graphics in their books: print and ebook. many of you are using Word or Scrivener. Some are using more professional graphic solutions. This book explains the two basic types of images: vector and raster graphics [Illustrator/InDesign or Photoshop/Elements/GIMP/et al]. It briefly explains how to save the best quality images. And finally it covers what the various self-pub providers require [or strongly prefer] for graphics. It will answer your questions, or at least get you far enough along to ask me for details.
Who am I? I've been doing this stuff since 1967, and I've run a publishing house full-time since 2009. I've got 25 years in digital publishing—teaching it at the college level for nearly 20 of those years. I started with word and PageMaker, plus QuarkXPress in 1991. I wrote the first textbook for InDesign, starting in 1999.
David Bergsland
For me, my early life culminated with the great rebellion of the sixties. Ending up as a fine artist and heavy user of pot and acid, I needed help. I met Jesus in 1974, and my life began, for real. The Lord gave me an amazing Godly woman for my wife in 1976. I became a graphic designer, font designer, and desktop publisher. In 1991, I began teaching printing and digital publishing. That resulted in writing dozens of books and booklets about the practical processes, using InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. In 2009, I began the transformation into an author of fiction. By the end of 2022, I had 17 novels in five series, as I have developed my craft. This book is #20, and is the third book of the sixth series. I’m using Christian contemporary speculative fiction with some Biblical romance to share stories about the reality of how Jesus touches our day-to-day lives, while being strongly focused upon Biblical truth. I put the stereotypical Bible quoters in the same category as robo-callers. I attempt to reveal Jesus within a realistic world sharing my experiences. The goal is to reveal Jesus as a loving Creator building people into what they are designed to be. I currently assume time is running short, and the final harvest is here.
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Using Graphics In Books - David Bergsland
Using Graphics In Books
David Bergsland
Written and published in August, 2016 © David Bergsland • All Rights Reserved
Produced by Radiqx Press, 314 Van Brunt Street, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, http://radiqx.com • info@radiqx.com
Please let me know if there is anyway I can help you in your publishing endeavors.
What’s the purpose of this book?
As I wander around the social media world, I regularly sense a deep confusion, and/or ignorance, about what is required in a graphic being published. So, I think it would be helpful to share some of the basics which apply to all self-publishing workflows.
XWhat are the differences between vector and raster graphics: Photoshop or Illustrator/InDesign; Gimp or Inkscape; PDF/EPS or PSD, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG?
XWhat are the graphic requirements for print books: Greyscale or color?
XWhat are the graphic requirements for ePUBs and MOBI books: Fixed layout and Reflowable?
XWhat are the advantages of each format: .ai, .psd, .tif, .pdf, .eps; .gif, .jpg, .png?
XHow does this vary with the different suppliers: Lightning Source, Createspace, Lulu, Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, and the others?
This is not about producing images
I am not going to get into software training for Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator, or my favorite, InDesign. I’m not even going to cover the favorite graphic software in the US—PowerPoint (I know, that’s a very emotional statement for many of us. Sorry). There are too many possibilities in that direction.
My goal is to give you straight forward information about what is possible in the various file formats. I also want to share what the self-publishing suppliers require as of the Summer of 2016. As you know, that is