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The librarian's guide to micropublishing : helping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories / Walt Crawford.

by Crawford, Walt.

Information Today, Inc., 2012.

Libraries and publishing.

On-demand publications.

Libraries -- Publishing -- Computer programs.

Desktop publishing.

9781573874519 (hardbound)

1573874515 (hardbound)

Alternate title:

Micropublishing : helping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories

ix, 172 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index.

Libraries and micropublishing -- Publishing and micropublishing -- The low-cost, no-cost approach -- Dealing with templates -- Typography and layout -- Making it look better -- Front and back matter -- Cover, copyright, and other matters -- PDFs and providers -- Beyond text paperbacks -- Marketing and publicity and making it big -- Academic libraries and micropublishing : ejournals in print -- Closing thoughts.

"In this timely book, Walt Crawford explains the how, what, and why of libraries and community micropublishing. He details the use of no-cost/low-cost publishing tools Lulu and CreateSpace and equips librarians to guide their patrons in the production of quality print books. He offers step-by-step instructions for using MS Word to design and edit manuscripts that can be printed in flexible quantities via on-demand technology. No stone goes unturned as Crawford demonstrates how, with a little attention to detail, anyone can produce books that rival the output of professional publishers. His advice is geared to making it easy for librarians to support local publishing without any additional budget, and libraries purchasing the book are granted permission to reproduce and supply key sections to their aspiring authors."--From Publisher.

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