A Publisher's Conversation with Authors: Technical Stuff
It is Tuesday. Time to tall turkey. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side. Today's topic addresses the technical aspects of publishing -- things that experienced authors know but first-time authors do not and, more important, things that publishers expect all authors to know. (This information is also important for authors considering self-publishing.) Illustrations All illustrations (drawings, photos, charts, tables, graphics) need to be 300 dpi at the size to be used (the smaller the size, the higher the dpi will be). Yes, iPhone pictures will work; however, if you crop a picture, you will be essentially making the portion of the picture to be used of a larger size and the dpi will increas...