Self-Publishing Handbook Ebook

Self-Publishing Handbook
cover designer must also be someone who can
understand the brief in a way that you may have
envisioned, and be able to design the cover in line
with the book’s narrative, or storyline. Therefore,
the cover design is another key element in the
ecosystem. Now that I had a printer and a
designer, I now needed a delivery system.
3. Courier System
Having worked with this company for a long time
through one of my suppliers, I now had a good
relationship with the driver who had been assigned
to my area. He was a methodical person, who used
to pay attention to all the important details. While
he was briefing me on the specifications on a
specific delivery, he also expected me to have my
ducks in a row. I was impressed by his service and
had then asked him if it were possible for his
company to service my business. He gave me the
contact person for opening an account, and I have
been with the same courier company since then.
This was in 2014. Book publishing, like so many
other functions of production, works on tight
timelines, schedules and deadlines. Unless you
have a good delivery system in place, the process
becomes more stressful and tedious than it already
is.
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