Ahhhh this is so cool! I've been wanting to do this for a very long time and I finally did it! I'm very happy with the way the paperback turned out. 😊 If you're curious exactly how you can do this, watch this tutorial I made: How To Order A Print Copy Of Your Book: ruclips.net/video/Oeh_rVcJVfM/видео.html
Thanks! I personally think it needs a bit more of something so I will keep working on it to figure out what that is. I also need to replace the artwork on it so that’s definitely not staying as it is now.
@@IasminaEdina Maybe a gradient of some kind in the blue background color? The illustrations look so good, cute and fitting to what you shared about the story.
awww now that is so beautiful 😻😻 I'm not a writer, but I can see how passionate and exciting you are to see your book printed for the first time I love the conver and I'm so in love with this channel
This is pretty cool, getting to hold something that you created. :D It's a great cover and text format you've put together, it looks polished even though it's a proof. :)
Don't know if you've ever looked into it but LuLu allows you to print personal copies without making them public (you can change it later if you liked them). And they do not put the nasty bar across the books. I recently used them for a personal copy and I am pleased with how it turned out.
Hi. Your book looks great. I'd personally like to disagree with you at 5:05... this looks hella professional and as a self-published author myself, I am really impressed with what you've managed to do here. Well done.
Aahhh, this is really exciting! The cover already looks really professional in my opinion:) Have you already talked a bit about the story in any of your videos? I'm not really into YA contemporary in general, but I would love to know more about the story and would give it a try when it's published anyways!
I think this video has more information on the actual concept/story: ruclips.net/video/koABXtTubig/видео.html&ab_channel=IasminaEdina I try not to give away too many details for obvious reasons, and I will definitely talk more about the blurb once it's close to getting published. It has changed a lot over the years, as you can imagine. But thanks for the interest, I really appreciate it 😊
I was going to go through bookbaby for my novel and I got some proofs and the paper is so thick and the book is so incredibly heavy even with the lightest stock and I just hate how it feels. It feels super unprofessional, so I’m looking at Amazon for publishing instead. I think you’ve convinced me to go that route!
Thanks! I like the overall design as well, but I would need to at least replace the artwork and maybe find a different font for the title. If I'm to make the final one myself. Otherwise, I'll hire a proper cover designer 😄.
@@IasminaEdina If that's the case, I would hire an illustrator instead and then do the end design yourself (if you can get the measurements and quality to an acceptable level) because the design itself, like others said looks good! And fitting, I think it would sell your book the right way, create the expectations in the reader you want to create.
Very few things in life are as exciting as unboxing your novel for the first time. Nice video. Oh, and this never gets old, no matter how many books you write. I wanted to ask you; what size font did you use for your lettering. Not the chapters or page numbers but the regular words. I'm always debating over sizes 12 or 14. I would like to know what size other authors use. If you go to your KDP "book self" and look to the right you will see where you can order Author's copies. These copies don't have the "Not for sale" stripe across it. Again, nice video. :)
Aren't author copies only available once you actually approve everything and click publish? That's what I understood, at least. And as for font size, I used Vellum to format, which doesn't actually tell you the exact font size, it's more of a scale, but from comparing it to other books I know the size of, it's 12pt for the body text.
@@IasminaEdina Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your question until now. I always upload my Kindle addition first then immediately upload my paperback edition. Once the paperback is approved I go to the right of the books page and order the Author's copy. I have never bought a book with the "Not for sale" strip on it. :)
Wow congratulations 🎉. I finally got done writing my book, Iconic Animals of the North. I’m tidying up the manuscript but when I save an MS Word document as a pdf the images move around. Do you know any solutions to that
The formatting software I use actually doesn't use font sizes, it uses this slider thing, so I can't be sure 😅but what I was aiming for was 11/12 pt for the body text and 14pt for the chapter headers.
Love how the cover and the book turned out, I am also writing a novel of my own and I was looking into self publishing once I am finished, and I know another company you can try and get another author's copy and it's from Barnes and Nobles press? I haven't created an account for it or tried to get an authors' copy, but I've heard good things about the print quality.
I designed it myself in Photoshop, although I used art that I found online, since this is just a mock. I will have to replace the art with commissioned pieces instead.
I just wanna ask you something about the packaging, why did you receive a paper packaging, did you ask for it or was it amazon's choice? (I'm asking that because i'm interested in publishing on amazon but I prefer my books to be sent on biodegradable and non plastic materials like for you, sorry for my bad english)
Advise: Send your images 300dpi resolution to avoid blurriness. Amazon print-on-demand uses digital print, therefore is not traditional printing. The smell of the new books is because of the inks they use on traditional printing. You won´t have that smell as digital print doesn´t use the same inks I am a professional designer - your cover is quite good.
Thanks, I will probably keep the overall design, but I have to replace the illustrations since i do not own the rights to use these specific ones, but I will find something similar.
You don't have to pay to self publish, at least not with Amazon, but you do have to pay the cost of printing and shipping the book to you, which I mentioned in the video 😊
You can use Microsoft Word if you already have that, there's tutorials for it, or else try Draft2Digital. It's a publishing platform but they have a formatting tool that's free to use 😊
@@HeartzFromViii if you format on draft2Digital you can just download the formatted files and then re-upload them wherever you want to publish, you don't have to publish through them 😊
Hi there, I have a query , what if I create designs for low/no content books from Canva which are licence free and once I publish, can anyone else copy my design and get their product trademarked or copyrighted ?Can you please advice for situation like this
@@IasminaEdina Sorry, my english is not good. I am asking for the text on the back of the book. This text that show for what is the storyline. Not the title.
If you mean the formatting, I mention in the video that I used Vellum, and I have a tutorial on how to use it here: ruclips.net/video/5IaKa7-0J1M/видео.html
You mean the formatting software? It's called Vellum and I have a full video tutorial on what it is and how to use it 😊 ruclips.net/video/5IaKa7-0J1M/видео.html
Proof copy is just a printed "draft" of the book that's why the texts/images are kind of blurry. Don't worry, it looks better when you order the Author copy.
I loved everything about this video, but mostly your excitement face throughout the whole thing with a special mention on your disappointment finding out your book has no scent 😅
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Ahhhh this is so cool! I've been wanting to do this for a very long time and I finally did it! I'm very happy with the way the paperback turned out. 😊
If you're curious exactly how you can do this, watch this tutorial I made: How To Order A Print Copy Of Your Book: ruclips.net/video/Oeh_rVcJVfM/видео.html
That's actually a really good cover , stands out without being obnoxious. Would actually recommend keeping it for the published version
Thanks! I personally think it needs a bit more of something so I will keep working on it to figure out what that is. I also need to replace the artwork on it so that’s definitely not staying as it is now.
@@IasminaEdina Maybe a gradient of some kind in the blue background color? The illustrations look so good, cute and fitting to what you shared about the story.
Props on your cover! I thought it looked pretty professional. Congratulations on your book!
Thank you!
I actually love the cover! And so happy to hear it will be standard UK size
I’m just too used to that format so yes, if I can help it, it will be in this format once it’s published too 😊
You really deserve more subs its always so idk I guess disappointing when theres much kinder and infinitely more pleasant people not getting noticed
OMG! That is really exciting :D
the excitement is just everything
awww now that is so beautiful 😻😻
I'm not a writer, but I can see how passionate and exciting you are to see your book printed for the first time
I love the conver and I'm so in love with this channel
Congratulations!!! Big life moment. I looked forward to your book being published and reading it.
Thank you!
Omg!!! Yeah!! Finally!!! Hunting Vienna...
It's really nice cover though!! Now next is publishing ryt? Hold it well.. it's yours. 😊
You are so talented in book stuff I see that!
This is pretty cool, getting to hold something that you created. :D It's a great cover and text format you've put together, it looks polished even though it's a proof. :)
Thanks, I tried 😄 I suppose my webdev skills come in handy for designing things sometimes.
Congratulations, Iasmina! It must feel so great to hold your own work printed for real! Now for the little details, and then to publishing! :D
It’s an awesome feeling. Yes, hopefully the rest of the process will go smoothly!
@@IasminaEdina I'm sure it will!!
Haven’t watched the compete video but this is very exciting.😍😍
Congratulations!
Beautiful cover. I like it. I’m about to print mine for the first time as well.
wow it looks pretty good! and the actual book definitely sounds like something I want to read some day
Yay! Thank you.
The cover is really cool !!!
Thanks!
Congrats, I hope read your book very soon!
Congratulations! I know this day would come. The cover is awesome. Great work, Iasmina! 🤓🥰😅
Thank you!
congratulations!!! I just found out that this is possible and I am sooo exited!!
So exciting! Congratulations! Cover looks amazing!📚🍂
Thank you! 😊
Congratulations! So exciting! I really like the cover
Thanks! I quite like it too.
The cover is really pretty! ♥.♥
*its truly really good. i would buy it because of that cover
Congratulations on your book!!!
So exciting! It looks sooo lovely!
Looks amazing! ^^ Looking forward to order and read the published one!
Your cover looks very nice, like a cover ready for a published book. Very cool.
Your all videos is so interesting and so good
I really love the cover :)
Don't know if you've ever looked into it but LuLu allows you to print personal copies without making them public (you can change it later if you liked them). And they do not put the nasty bar across the books. I recently used them for a personal copy and I am pleased with how it turned out.
Thanks for the info! I haven't looked so much at Lulu since most people recommend KDP or Ingram, but I will definitely look into their proof copies.
Hi. Your book looks great. I'd personally like to disagree with you at 5:05... this looks hella professional and as a self-published author myself, I am really impressed with what you've managed to do here. Well done.
Thanks. I'll probably keep the same overall design, but I do have to change the illustrations, since I do not own the ones I used for this cover.
Dude. That cover is really dope
Aahhh, this is really exciting! The cover already looks really professional in my opinion:) Have you already talked a bit about the story in any of your videos? I'm not really into YA contemporary in general, but I would love to know more about the story and would give it a try when it's published anyways!
I think this video has more information on the actual concept/story: ruclips.net/video/koABXtTubig/видео.html&ab_channel=IasminaEdina
I try not to give away too many details for obvious reasons, and I will definitely talk more about the blurb once it's close to getting published. It has changed a lot over the years, as you can imagine. But thanks for the interest, I really appreciate it 😊
@@IasminaEdina Thank you!
I was going to go through bookbaby for my novel and I got some proofs and the paper is so thick and the book is so incredibly heavy even with the lightest stock and I just hate how it feels. It feels super unprofessional, so I’m looking at Amazon for publishing instead. I think you’ve convinced me to go that route!
Love the cover!
Thanks!
Congratulations girl 🎉
Thank you 😊
CONGRATULATIONS!🎈🎊🎉
Thank you!
@@IasminaEdina you’re welcome!
That cover looks great to me
Congrats :D
Even though you say the cover isn't the permanent one and that you had fun with Photoshop, it's actually beautiful :)
Thanks! I like the overall design as well, but I would need to at least replace the artwork and maybe find a different font for the title. If I'm to make the final one myself. Otherwise, I'll hire a proper cover designer 😄.
@@IasminaEdina If that's the case, I would hire an illustrator instead and then do the end design yourself (if you can get the measurements and quality to an acceptable level) because the design itself, like others said looks good! And fitting, I think it would sell your book the right way, create the expectations in the reader you want to create.
Very few things in life are as exciting as unboxing your novel for the first time. Nice video. Oh, and this never gets old, no matter how many books you write. I wanted to ask you; what size font did you use for your lettering. Not the chapters or page numbers but the regular words. I'm always debating over sizes 12 or 14. I would like to know what size other authors use. If you go to your KDP "book self" and look to the right you will see where you can order Author's copies. These copies don't have the "Not for sale" stripe across it. Again, nice video. :)
Aren't author copies only available once you actually approve everything and click publish? That's what I understood, at least. And as for font size, I used Vellum to format, which doesn't actually tell you the exact font size, it's more of a scale, but from comparing it to other books I know the size of, it's 12pt for the body text.
@@IasminaEdina Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your question until now. I always upload my Kindle addition first then immediately upload my paperback edition. Once the paperback is approved I go to the right of the books page and order the Author's copy. I have never bought a book with the "Not for sale" strip on it. :)
I need a wipe cause I think I just drooled a bit over how good this proof is looking. Like a cube of cheese. (Note, I really really love cheese.)
It looks beautiful ❤️❤️
I actually really love the blue cover lol
The cover is absolutely gorgeous, I love the colors! Which size did you choose for this book??
Åh! Congratulations! :)
Thank you 😊
Would be very interested in how you used Vellum!😺👍
9:37 looks like I'm not the only person 🤣
googled "let's play MU Online" and found this channel.. today has been a good day. From the UK.
Looks amazing! Can I ask what size margins you used for the gutter? Trying to work out my own !
your cover is so beautiful. how did you edit it?
Wow congratulations 🎉. I finally got done writing my book, Iconic Animals of the North. I’m tidying up the manuscript but when I save an MS Word document as a pdf the images move around. Do you know any solutions to that
Hey! Epic video, super exciting. I have a quick question: What font and font size did you use for the chapter titles and the interior font? I love it!
The formatting software I use actually doesn't use font sizes, it uses this slider thing, so I can't be sure 😅but what I was aiming for was 11/12 pt for the body text and 14pt for the chapter headers.
@@IasminaEdina Thank you for the quick reply. Does it tell you what don’t you used?
Love how the cover and the book turned out, I am also writing a novel of my own and I was looking into self publishing once I am finished, and I know another company you can try and get another author's copy and it's from Barnes and Nobles press? I haven't created an account for it or tried to get an authors' copy, but I've heard good things about the print quality.
oh it seems like you also don't have to publish before you can get a copy for yourself.
Congrats on the book! I have a question how did you create the book cover?? Where did you get the art and design ?
I designed it myself in Photoshop, although I used art that I found online, since this is just a mock. I will have to replace the art with commissioned pieces instead.
Very nice video, great cover. How much does it cost to publish it
My dream is have my book in my hands😍 even if not published, it seems very funny!
It’s an awesome feeling to hold your own book!
I think your book cover looks just as good as many professional book covers, so I think you are selling yourself short. Nice job.
Thank you! I wasn't so sure about it but I will be going for a very similar cover once I publish the book as many people seem to like it 😊
Very nice and congrats...
I just wanna ask you something about the packaging, why did you receive a paper packaging, did you ask for it or was it amazon's choice?
(I'm asking that because i'm interested in publishing on amazon but I prefer my books to be sent on biodegradable and non plastic materials like for you, sorry for my bad english)
Advise: Send your images 300dpi resolution to avoid blurriness.
Amazon print-on-demand uses digital print, therefore is not traditional printing. The smell of the new books is because of the inks they use on traditional printing. You won´t have that smell as digital print doesn´t use the same inks
I am a professional designer - your cover is quite good.
That cover is perfect. I hope you didn't change it for the final publish.
Thanks, I will probably keep the overall design, but I have to replace the illustrations since i do not own the rights to use these specific ones, but I will find something similar.
Do you have to pay to self-publish and have a paperback copy delivered to you. I've always wondered that.
You don't have to pay to self publish, at least not with Amazon, but you do have to pay the cost of printing and shipping the book to you, which I mentioned in the video 😊
Could you tell us how many words your novel is and the dimensions of the paperback? Such a great video ;))
The dimensions are 5.06 by 7.81 inches and the word count is 73.000 😊
@@IasminaEdina Perfect! Thank you, a really great video! I will buy one 😉
Do you have a video showing how do you print a book on Amazon?
Cg! ❤ I’m a middle school student and writing a book, but do you know a way to format your manuscript without Vellum?
You can use Microsoft Word if you already have that, there's tutorials for it, or else try Draft2Digital. It's a publishing platform but they have a formatting tool that's free to use 😊
@@IasminaEdina oh, so uhm. I’m planning to publish with amazon kdp, but I use chromebook and iPad only.
@@HeartzFromViii if you format on draft2Digital you can just download the formatted files and then re-upload them wherever you want to publish, you don't have to publish through them 😊
@@IasminaEdina TYSMMM! ❤️
@@IasminaEdina I have quick question, does formating with Draft2Digital cost money?
I know it’s been a year but for others worried about the crease. As a reader. I love it.
Hey, does the cover feel a bit velvety? Or is it more like a regular matte cover material if you know what I mean hahaha
Yes, it is definitely velvety feeling 😊
Can you print a few pages in color, to be part of the middle?
Hi there, I have a query , what if I create designs for low/no content books from Canva which are licence free and once I publish, can anyone else copy my design and get their product trademarked or copyrighted ?Can you please advice for situation like this
I’m having an issue with my print inside of my book it’s pretty blurry any tips ??
what is the size? font size? people watch these videos mostly to know these details
How long did it take to come ?
how long did it take to the book to arrive?
About a week from what I remember 😊
How long did it take ?
congrats...
Can I ask u somenthing? Is there a need to put the manuscript on the photo for the cover for the back of the book or amazon print it on?
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you asking about the book blurb? Because if so yes, you have to add it on the cover design.
@@IasminaEdina Sorry, my english is not good. I am asking for the text on the back of the book. This text that show for what is the storyline. Not the title.
@@nikichkaaa yes, that is called the book blurb :)
@@IasminaEdina Oh, thank u very much. :)
With what program did you make it?
If you mean the formatting, I mention in the video that I used Vellum, and I have a tutorial on how to use it here: ruclips.net/video/5IaKa7-0J1M/видео.html
@@IasminaEdina Thank you for your answer. I have written a book in word. But then I do not know with which program to make the ebook
What is the name of the print tool you used?
Amazon KDP 😊
@@IasminaEdina no. The other editor you mentioned 😁👍
You mean the formatting software? It's called Vellum and I have a full video tutorial on what it is and how to use it 😊 ruclips.net/video/5IaKa7-0J1M/видео.html
@@IasminaEdina thanks! Is it only for macs?
@@simonwells733 Right now yes, but you can use a virtual machine to boot up a mac environment and use it that way 😊
Proof copy is just a printed "draft" of the book that's why the texts/images are kind of blurry. Don't worry, it looks better when you order the Author copy.
Good to know, thanks!
please put your book details in your description, size, font size etc
Is there any cost for this process?
Yup, I mentioned the cost in the video
@@IasminaEdina I probably missed it during a toilet break, typical me.
why is it not on amazon
I mention it in the video, but it's not published yet, I am currently going through beta readers, so still working on it 😊
I loved everything about this video, but mostly your excitement face throughout the whole thing with a special mention on your disappointment finding out your book has no scent 😅
It was very disappointing 😅 Everyone loves a good book smell!
i sure hope you signed your own book.
I hate the crease, but some people don't mind it.
I know, most people won’t notice it I guess, but it does bother me a bit.
cool