After dredging thru the internet looking for info on layout and jacket dimensions (from selfpublishing.com and Biddles and a few others) - I may just crack and approach a local professional for an hours work.
I’m pretty confident with the layout of the insides - the dimensions from edge of page, spacing between lines and half a dozen other terms I’ve had to get to grips with. But the cover of the book will be the most important aspect of this stage - and if that’s wrong - then they won’t exactly fly off the shelves.
Biddles offer a hardback option for their printing - with a jacket that requires designing and mocking up. And whilst I’ve some excellent artwork for the front cover - and can pretty much handle Paint Shop Pro - should I really risk doing the jacket cover - only to find that it’s the wrong DPI (dots per inch) or the spine measurements were out.
Well - time will tell. If I can get someone within the next few weeks, then ‘yay’. Otherwise, I’ll get to grips with it myself - and hey - a mosaic smudged cover may give the right impression!
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