The Preflight Books Blog
Colour Psychology in Covers
The first thing someone sees when they have a look at your book is the cover. This is the very first chance you have, to make a good impression, which is why it is very important to do it right. Colour psychology in covers, is an effective marketing tool that will...
Lift-Off with Preflight Books
The lift-off service is a way for us to help you, the author, sell the book you worked so hard on! We use our platform and expert knowledge to advertise your book.
How do you Market Your Book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)?
Kindle Direct Publishing is an e-book self-publishing service that is hosted by Amazon.com. It is an easy and fast way to launch your e-book, and there are many great options to market your book on Amazon. KDP puts the author in control of their own book, budget, and...
Book Sizes and Why They Matter
So you've just completed your manuscript, how exciting! The next step is sending your work off to have it published and printed, but wait – which of the available book sizes should you choose? Should you do a custom size? What in the world is going on? Do not fear for...
How to Markup a PDF
When layout is complete, corrections should be done on the PDF itself. Learn how to markup a PDF – comment and proofread in Adobe Acrobat!
How to Work with Track Changes in Microsoft Word
Whether you are self-publishing your book or going the traditional publishing route, editing is one of the first steps in the publishing process. Microsoft Word is the most popular word processor on the market. It is industry standard for editors to use Track Changes to edit your document. As such, understanding how to use Track Changes is an important skill for any author.
Fantastic Fonts
The Best Fonts for Book Design 12pt or 10pt? Times New Roman or Arial? With over 550 000+ fonts to choose from and numerous sizes a text can be, it can seem a bit daunting when it comes to choosing the best font for your book...
Who is Mandla Moses Nsibande?
Mandla Moses Nsibande is a veteran isiZulu teacher. He has been in the classroom for many years, even after retiring. In addition to isiZulu, Mandla teaches other African languages. He was inspired to write isiZulu Esenziwelula by other teachers, especially English...
How to create a print-ready book cover
The elements of a book cover A book cover is more than just the front page of the outside of a book. When we talk about a book cover, we mean the back cover, the spine and the front cover connected as a spread. A print-ready book cover also needs to be a PDF with at...
What are open files and why do we need them?
Open files, or working files, are all the files needed to create the book, image, video, or other type of artistic work. For example, with our design software Adobe InDesign we would package our projects at the end. This would give us a file that contains the font...