I’m teaching a workshop tonight at the Artisan’s Asylum, the awesome makerspace in Somerville, and thought I’d share this handout list here since then all the links can be live.
This is a list of all the free or open source bits of software and other things that I’ve used in my publishing ventures. I’ve also used a lot of expensive things like Adobe Photoshop, Quark Xpress, and so on. But not everyone has the money or the access to the high-priced programs, so part of my workshop is basically how you can do it all using free or very inexpensive options.
Book-making Software & Free Stuff You Will Need
Download a printable one-page version here:
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You might also be interested in my other posts:
Type and Design for Small- & Self-Publishers- Farming Out to Professionals
- Elements of Book Design
- Page Layouts
- Widows, orphans, and hyphenation
- “Smart” quotes, section breaks, and fleurs
- Ebook design versus print design
The Publishing Nitty Gritty: All the Hoops to Jump through to Self-publish (slightly out of date but mostly still relevant)
Mirrored from
blog.ceciliatan.com.