This tutorial was a lifesaver for me today! I am an editor who WAS unfamiliar with InDesign. I had to figure out how to make a cover, spine and back cover on the fly for my boss! I could not have done it without this tutorial! THANKS!
Wao! Been searching all day long for a tutorial on how to make a book. Cover using in design. This is the best tutorial among all, so simplified yet so precise. Thanks so much.
Great tutorial. Easy to follow, lots of tips. :-) I love to find an Aussie talking. I have one tip of my own (which you probably know of) Double click on text box corner handle will resize (shrink or expand) text box to fit text. This removes overset "red plus" indicator. Also a request for future posts. I am deaf and I rely on CC, so please minimise the amount of info on the bottom 1/4 of screen, because sometimes critical visuals are concealed by captions.
You deserve much more subscribers. This video was perfect. Perfectly explained without any bullshit or promotion. Well done mate! You got a loyal subscriber extra. Looking forward to learn more from you. Greetings from Belgium & Morocco.
Pardon my delayed reply. The exact size of the spine for a 200-page book will depend on the thickness of the paper used to print the book. So first contact the printer and choose your paper, then ask the company for the exact spine width. Lulu has a spine width calculator on its website for the paper you choose. Don't forget to include preliminary pages and endmatter in your page count. Let's say your spine is about 15 mm, you make the gutter 15 mm and add this width to the overall width of your book. There is an earlier video I did specifically on spine set-up called "Make a Print Book Cover - PART 4: The Book’s Spine, using Adobe InDesign CS6". Even though this is done in an earlier version of InDesign, the operations are almost identical. The URL: ruclips.net/video/LyaP8akcrGE/видео.html
No it’s not necessary. This will just help you make it less obvious that you self published and your colors will not only be more consistent but you can do what you want. If you don’t do it yourself amazon will provide a fill in for you. It may not be exactly what you would do yourself and the colors may or may not match, but they will provide the fill in for you and it’s quicker
This tutorial was a lifesaver for me today! I am an editor who WAS unfamiliar with InDesign. I had to figure out how to make a cover, spine and back cover on the fly for my boss! I could not have done it without this tutorial! THANKS!
Wao! Been searching all day long for a tutorial on how to make a book. Cover using in design.
This is the best tutorial among all, so simplified yet so precise.
Thanks so much.
Thank you for all of the tricks and clear details for working in InDesign!!!
Great tutorial. Easy to follow, lots of tips. :-) I love to find an Aussie talking. I have one tip of my own (which you probably know of) Double click on text box corner handle will resize (shrink or expand) text box to fit text. This removes overset "red plus" indicator.
Also a request for future posts. I am deaf and I rely on CC, so please minimise the amount of info on the bottom 1/4 of screen, because sometimes critical visuals are concealed by captions.
You deserve much more subscribers. This video was perfect. Perfectly explained without any bullshit or promotion. Well done mate! You got a loyal subscriber extra. Looking forward to learn more from you. Greetings from Belgium & Morocco.
Thanks for your video...Will be working on a cover for a book in progress. Thanks in advance for your help. I'll be watching more of your videos...
This tutorial made my day!
super helpful. thank you for taking us through all the small details to not get stuck along the way. Good job!
you are amazing! very precise and the teaching speed is just right! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much- this was very helpful- could u also do a video on how to generate a barcode for the ISBN
you are the best one person. very good lesson. i blessing Triple gem!!!!!!!!
Just in time. Much needed, heaps thanks.
Excellent video, thanks!
How do you input the spine size into the design?
Excellent video. Thank you.
you are awesome!!!! very entertaining and energetic teaching considering not so entertaining program:)))
Good stuff. Will tr with my already created front and back. Good tips about the pesky spine, but I must go back bcs you went too fast...
Simply Great Job!!
Thanks a lot, fantastic
This is excellent but how do you set the spine for a 200 page book????? I have watched 30 videos and that is not covered, unless I missed something???
Sorry, I've seen it at the beginning when I looked again. This is by far the best tutorial I have seen, thank you so much!!
Pardon my delayed reply. The exact size of the spine for a 200-page book will depend on the thickness of the paper used to print the book. So first contact the printer and choose your paper, then ask the company for the exact spine width. Lulu has a spine width calculator on its website for the paper you choose. Don't forget to include preliminary pages and endmatter in your page count. Let's say your spine is about 15 mm, you make the gutter 15 mm and add this width to the overall width of your book. There is an earlier video I did specifically on spine set-up called "Make a Print Book Cover - PART 4: The Book’s Spine, using Adobe InDesign CS6". Even though this is done in an earlier version of InDesign, the operations are almost identical. The URL: ruclips.net/video/LyaP8akcrGE/видео.html
Ok great thank you!
excellent teaching
What was the point of putting the text on the spine area and then deleting it?
How can I know the size of the spine? what if its 200+ pages?
Thank you
what happened to your voice in the middle of the video i have to know please respond are you alright
Thanks, Dude, you saved my bacon!
How to know spine size ?
Simple cool eligent
Okay so am I supposed to provide a full cover for my book in amazon?
No it’s not necessary. This will just help you make it less obvious that you self published and your colors will not only be more consistent but you can do what you want.
If you don’t do it yourself amazon will provide a fill in for you. It may not be exactly what you would do yourself and the colors may or may not match, but they will provide the fill in for you and it’s quicker
Very helpful. Thank you.