Author Archives: Ann O'Brien

landscape children's book printing

Landscape Children’s Book Printing: Spotlight on Jackson Takes Flight

This delightful landscape children’s book printing project, Jackson Takes Flight, is designed to help children face fear with the help of friends. The author and illustrator, Ryan Spencer, is a law student at Chapman University Fowler School of Law. She … Continue reading »

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Embedding Fonts for Quality PDFs

Completing a project for a self-publishing author means poring over content, style, formatting, and every little detail that will make your book look perfect once it is printed. Most writers use Microsoft Word or another similar program to create the … Continue reading »

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What Is Rich Black in Printing?

You chose your digital images or photographs carefully, but when you printed them, they turned out flat and dull. This is especially the case with black colors, which look gray rather than black. What happened? The answer lies in the … Continue reading »

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Conference Booklet Printing: Spotlight on ALTI

After two years of COVID, it’s great to be printing conference booklets again! This conference booklet printing project was for the organization, ALTI, the Audio & Loudspeaker Technologies International Association. The conference and expo was held on June 5 and … Continue reading »

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Ordering Books: What’s the Best Quantity?

When ordering books, what is the optimal quantity? Becoming an author is not for the faint of heart. Writing a riveting plot full of compelling twists and turns, penning interesting characters that have depth and resonate with readers while holding … Continue reading »

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Comic Book Benefits: Great Reading Benefits for Kids

Parents and educators all encourage new and struggling readers to use quality books to improve their reading and comprehension skills. But the youngest readers often gravitate more towards books with pictures, comic books, or even graphic novels. While every child … Continue reading »

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Memoir Book Printing: Spotlight on Capt. L.C. Baird

What an interesting memoir book printing project! The great grandson of the author of this book had a bound hand typewritten copy of the book. He decided to transcribe this delightful memoir book printing project so that family members could … Continue reading »

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How to Convert RGB Images to CMYK Images for Great Printing Results

You’ve worked for hours or days on your digital image, especially on your colors. But when you print it, it looks dull, and the colors don’t show a clear definition. What happened? The answer is a mismatch in color systems. … Continue reading »

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Soft Touch Lamination vs. Gloss Lamination

When self-publishing authors print their work and have it bound, many times they also choose to use a form of protection on the cover of the book. The two forms of this process that are commonly used in printing are … Continue reading »

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Perfect Bound Children’s Book: Spotlight on Gran Ma on Being Different

This perfect bound children’s book is part of a series by the author called, “Blessed Are the Little Children.” The books deal with the relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild. Each book teaches a moral value, shows special consideration … Continue reading »

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