“Is the book piracy dilemma really that simple? What about parts of the world where access to books—especially books written in English—is not as easy as heading to the bookstore or library?”
I came across books in unexpected places all throughout the town—most notably along the retaining walls of Hay Castle. Books are ingrained into the fibers of this community’s identity, but the bookstores alone aren’t responsible for turning Hay-on-Wye into a tourist destination. That is the doing of the Hay Festival.
For the past three summers, PSU’s Director of Book Publishing Dr. Rachel Noorda has been leading a short study abroad in the city. The goal: to educate students about the publishing industry in the United Kingdom. Here’s a glimpse into the program from one of the eight Oolies in the 2024 cohort.
Ready to take your ebook production to the next level? In this post, I dive into the technical steps of building accessible InDesign files, from creating a navigable table of contents to ensuring your content is screen-reader friendly. If you’re looking to make your ebooks more inclusive and improve their accessibility, you won’t want to miss these expert tips!
I think for many of us book lovers, book buying and actually reading said books are pretty much separate hobbies. And so this is for those who would like to build their own personal physical library, no matter how big or small, without breaking the bank.
From covers to interiors to collateral, InDesign is great for book designers, especially because it is a publishing industry standard. However, learning InDesign can be quite a task, especially if you are new to the industry. Here are some helpful InDesign tips that I have learned during my time at Ooligan Press.
Whether it’s fantastical worlds filled with gorgeous Fae or a war college of lethal dragon riders, book lovers can’t seem to stop sinking their canines into one of the most popular subgenres to date, romantasy. Following any popular book phenomenon, there are not only more wonderful stories for readers to enjoy, but the detrimental consequences of publishers trying to suck as much profit from this new subgenre as possible. Everyone’s trying to get their share of Romantasy before, or if ever, it bleeds out in the future.
As a team, we decided what we could design rather than making decisions from the top down, making sure that everyone’s opinions and ideas were considered. After great deliberation, we came up with designs that accurately captured our group’s imagination and vision, while also taking into consideration the novel, its themes, and thinking about our audience and what they would like as someone who would like this novel.
Queer literature has long been subjected to morality clauses, bans, and pathologizing narrative requirements. For the first time in history, publishers today are facing the expectation that they will have queer titles in their catalogs, lest they lose sales. Even in the face of a rise in book ban attempts, queer readers are being recognized as a valuable and essential market.
Book banning has been around for centuries, but bans have increased exponentially over the past several years. School libraries are being forced to restrict or remove books, and teachers are having to remove books from their classrooms and curriculum; some public libraries have even been forced to remove books from their shelves.