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Internet Explorer will block PDFs by default, on my system it simply crashes. I have inlcuded ZIP files for each document. These should download with no problem. |
Sending Files |
| HighTail: Use the link on this PDF to upload. HT ZIP. |
Copyright |
| Copyright: 6 page FAQs, with sources. CR ZIP |
| Visual Art Works: 46 page guide from the Library of Congress interpreting and explaining copyright law and visual art works and related matter. VAW ZIP |
| Copyright in Derivative Works and Compilations: 4 page brochure on derivative works DW&C ZIP |
| International Copyright Relations: 15 page guide from the Library of Congress to international copyright relations. ICR ZIP |
| Works for Hire: 4 page guide from the Library of Congress about works for hire WH ZIP |
| Copyright Term & Public Domain: 11 page guide for the copyright terms in the US, from Cornell University. PD ZIP |
| Copyright Law of the United States: the complete 367 page text of the US Copyright Law USCL ZIP |
| Compendium of US Copyright Office Practices: 1288 page guide to how the Copyright Office interprets the USCL CoCL ZIP |
UK Copyright Basics: 32 page guide to copyright from the Intellectual Property Office. UKC ZIP
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Glossaries |
| Glossary of CreateSpace Terms: 9 page; from CreateSpace, their glossary. CSG ZIP |
| Prepress Glossary: 79 pages, illustrated prepress glossary; from 12on14 PP ZIP |
Type & Typography: 112 pages; from the basic of typography, with a fully illustrated 30 page type glossary, and 60 type sheets for serif fonts suitable for book text using Word and Windows fonts, and serif fonts from FontSquirrel; from 12on14. TT ZIP
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Guides: CS, KDP Print, Spark, Barnes & Noble |
| KDP Print: this is the guide to printing trade paperback books through KDP Print KDP ZIP |
PDF Submission Specifications: this is the 64 page guide for preparing books for printing by CreateSpace. The annotated text, correcting errors in this guide and explanations is contained in Bleeds & Margins. CS ZIP |
Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines: 100 page guide covers all aspects of building your book for Kindle. K ZIP |
| Ingram/Spark File Create Guide: 37 page guide to creating compliant files for Spark. IS ZIP |
| Barnes & Noble Print Books on Demand Formatting Guide: 40 page guide to formatting for B & N BNZIP |
Guides: from 12on14 |
| Make Your Own Cover (Part 1): NEW 30 page PDF on making your cover in GIMP. Part 1 is a step by step guide to making a basic cover. Part 2 will cover basics of working in GIMP. Part 1 needs a little more on image adjustments. CVR ZIP |
| CS vs KDP Print: 3 page PDF comparing CreateSpace to KDP Print CSKDP ZIP |
| Bleeds & Margins: 91 page with: annotated CS Guidelines and PDF Submission Specifications, and graphic examples of cover templates, bleeds, and margins. B&M ZIP |
| Corrupt or Complex Text: 2 page answer to CS's blocking issue, "your project is either too complex or corrupt to print." How to fix your file using Acrobat. CC ZIP |
| CS Digital—Digital Sampler: 42 page test book showing CreateSpace's printing capabilities. The print book can be ordered and compared to this PDF, which is the uploaded file used by CS. CSD ZIP |
| Fallacies, Fables, and Fiction: 181 pages, the first draft of a how-to book on writing, editing, and building your book. FFF ZIP |
| Grayscale Images: 5 pages showing how to convert color to grayscale images GS ZIP |
| Images in Books: 17 pages showing how to prepare and use images in CreateSpace books I ZIP |
| PDF: 7 page guide to creating PDFs for CreateSpace PDF ZIP |
| Resolution: 4 page explanation of resolution for images used in CS projects R ZIP |
| Tic: How to Fix It: 9 page guide to fixing TIC issues. Total ink coverage (total area coverage) is not an issue with CS, but it is for working with Ingram Spark. TIC ZIP |
Widows & Orphans: 4 page guide to fixing widows, orphans, loose and tight lines of type. WO ZIP
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ISBN |
| ISBN: a 7 page guide to ISBN's and CS. ISBN ZIP |
| ISBN Manual: 31 page International ISBN Agency's ISBN Manual IM ZIP |
ISBN: link to list of foreign ISBN agencies: https://www.isbn-international.org/agencies
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Writing |
| Formatting for Publishers: 22 page generic guide to how to format novels, screenplays, and stage plays for submitting to mainstream publishers. FP ZIP |
| Mechanics: a 40 page guide to punctuation and mechanics. M ZIP |
Worksheets: worksheets for writing and editing your book: style, character, and scene skeets, and a proofreader's marks. WS ZIP
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Miscellaneous |
| Templates for Micro Books: for microbooks. 8.5 x 11 paper folded to make 4, 8, 16, and 32page micro books. To read more: Templates. |
| Isles of Melancholy and Madness: The Music of Frederick Sommer: Complete zipped file, 54MB. In two suites. "Moroccan Leather," tracks 1-8; "Isles of Melancholy and Madness," tracks 9-20. My comment is: bravo! The music stands up to the best of 20th century avant-garde composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich. — Kelly Everling, Rain Taxi Review. 24-page full color booklet, with all the scores. |
| Visual Art: 20 pages, selected digital collage, drawing and painting, and photographs. VA ZIP |
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