I'll help you publish a professional book!
- Publishing Consultations/Strategy
- Manuscript Review
- Copy Editing
- Proofreading
- Printing/Production Specs and/or Strategy
- Interior Design
- Cover Design (Paperback & Hardcover)
- eBook Formatting (ePub, mobi, and interactive PDF)
- Publishing Logistics (ISBN#’s, Copyright, Barcodes, etc.)
- Publishing Company/Imprint Set-up
- Book MetaData (Title, Subtitle, Description, Keywords, Categories, etc.)
- Account, Distribution, and Royalty Set-up (Printing and distribution through the major online retailers)
- File Upload/Publishing
- Book Launch & Marketing Strategy Workshop & Document (specific for your unique goals and objectives)
Questions on any of the following? I can help! —
publishing best practices; publishing workflow; editing; design; ISBNs; barcodes; printing; production; distribution; Amazon KDP, Ingram Spark, Lightning Source, Lulu, Blurb, Apple Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Google books, Kobo; book marketing; book sales; interior book design; formatting; typesetting; layout; typography; book cover design; graphic design; formatting; ebook formatting; eBook conversions; mobi; epubs; interactive PDFs.
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MY STORY:
“Why Do You Exist?”
The question that launched my career as a book designer & publishing consultant in 2017 when I rode my bike down the West Coast of the U.S. with a trailer and a surfboard and self-published a book about it.
I pedaled over 2,000 miles with my surfboard functioning as a billboard asking every car that passed me, "Why Do You Exist?" I received hundreds of responses and spent 72 days in the saddle meditating on this thought.
Eventually, I came to a conclusion: I exist to teach through these small portable containers called books that consist of printed and bound pages that preserve, announce, and transmit knowledge to readers throughout the world.
So, I committed to the book as my career.
I enrolled in classes on graphic design, book design, photography, typography, typesetting, formatting and layout. I became obsessed with learning the necessary Adobe programs: InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, and Acrobat.
I read books and watched hours of tutorials, online seminars, and met with professionals in the book design and publishing industry.
I applied my background in academia (working for Montana and Washington State University as an environmental educator and research assistant where I; developed skills in Microsoft office; taught classes; wrote, edited, and proofed grants, project reports, manuscripts, and presentations) to my professional book design and publishing career.
And finally, after two years of learning and working, I launched my company Kory Kirby Books (korykirby.com), my publishing company (littlecabinpress.com), and published my first book: "Why Do You Exist?"
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