https://terriannleidich.com/2026-10-02T00:00:00ZLeaf & Spinehttps://terriannleidich.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-book-trim-size/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

A practical decision guide to picking the right trim size for your paperback or hardcover — by genre, page count, cost and printer availability.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/book-spine-width-explained/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How spine width is calculated for paperbacks and hardcovers, why paper choice changes it, and how to design a spine that survives printing tolerances.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/bleed-trim-and-safe-zones/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

What bleed, trim and safe zones are, how much bleed printers need, and how to set up interior and cover files so nothing important gets cut off.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/paper-weight-gsm-vs-pounds/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

Why 20 lb bond and 50 lb text are nearly the same paper, how to convert GSM to pounds, and which paper weights to use for book interiors, covers and print…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/isbn-guide-for-self-publishers/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

What an ISBN is, when you need one, how many to buy, free vs purchased ISBNs, barcodes and how ISBNs connect to your imprint and metadata.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/front-matter-and-back-matter/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

The standard order of a book's front matter and back matter — what each page is for, which side it goes on, how it is numbered, and what you can safely…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/book-interior-typography/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

Practical typesetting rules for book interiors — choosing a body font, type size and leading, line length, margins, chapter openings and avoiding widows and…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/images-for-print-dpi-and-color/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How to prepare photos, illustrations and covers for print — 300 ppi at final size, CMYK vs RGB, grayscale interiors, rich black and total ink limits.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/paperback-vs-hardcover/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

Comparing paperback and hardcover editions — cost, price, durability, bookstore and library appeal, case laminate vs dust jacket, and when to publish both.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/print-on-demand-vs-offset-printing/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How print-on-demand and offset printing compare on unit cost, quality, formats, inventory risk and distribution — and when a short offset run makes sense.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/how-to-format-an-ebook/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

A practical guide to ebook formatting — reflowable vs fixed layout, styles, chapter breaks, images, navigation, metadata, accessibility and testing before…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/audiobook-production-specs/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How long your audiobook will be, how production works, and the technical specifications retail platforms such as ACX require for MP3 masters.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/how-long-should-a-book-be/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

Typical word counts for novels, novellas, YA, middle grade, picture books, memoir and nonfiction — and what those lengths mean in printed pages.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/self-publishing-checklist/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

A step-by-step checklist for self-publishing a book — editing, design, ISBNs, files, proofs, metadata, distribution and launch — in the order that avoids…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/book-marketing-timeline/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

What to do, and when, to market a book — from six months before release through launch week and the months after — for traditionally and self-published…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/writing-about-grief-and-loss/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How to write a book about grief — finding the shape of the story, writing about people who have died, caring for yourself, and publishing a book that helps…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/book-signatures-and-imposition/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How offset-printed books are made from folded sheets — what signatures are, how imposition places pages, why page counts come in multiples of 16 or 32, and…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/paper-sizes-explained-iso-vs-us/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How the ISO A, B and C paper series work, why A4 and Letter differ, and how book trim sizes relate to standard paper sizes around the world.

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/copyright-page-guide/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

What belongs on a book's copyright page — copyright notice, rights statement, ISBNs, edition, credits, disclaimers and printing line — with a template you…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/how-to-write-a-book-description/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

A practical formula for back-cover copy and retailer descriptions — hook, stakes, promise and proof — for fiction and nonfiction, with length and formatting…

https://terriannleidich.com/guides/book-metadata-categories-keywords/2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

How book metadata works — title, contributors, subject categories (BISAC and Thema), keywords, series data and descriptions — and how to choose categories…