Self-Publishing Resource Guide

This section was originally intended to be a FAQ section for my book Digital Prepress for Comic Books. However, the most frequently asked questions I received were from people who had already purchased the book, and fell into the category of "Where do I go from here?"

I try to answer all the questions I receive, and one of the people I replied to sent an e-mail thanking me and made the brilliant suggestion of adding a Self-Publishers Resource Guide to my website. So a tip of the hat to Alexander Antoniades for the insightful suggestion (wish I'd thought of it!). Hopefully this info will help you out in your endeavors.

CONTENTS

• Resource
• Books on Self-Publishing
• ISBN, ISSN, UPC Bar codes, Copyright and Trademark Forms
• Printers
• Paper
• Distributors
• Marketing
• The Future of Comic Production (Digital Printing)
• Book Resource
• Online Resources

Online Prepress Training

I recently contributed a significant amount of content to an online prepress training website called prepresshelp.com. It is an interactive site providing professional level training. Or in their own words:

Pre Press Help Inc. specializes in training for the pre-press and printing industry, with years of experience to guide you through the jungle of pre press technology. Run an application right in your browser. (Mac or PC) You do not have to own any software, and you can run the lessons over again as many times as you like. The training is comprised of a short demonstration, followed by step-by-step instruction with you actually using the real program. All this is done right in your browser. There is no software to install or buy. FREE ChatRoom for Tech support and Pre-Press related questions. FREE Tech Support Post Questions on all Pre-Press related problems. FREE File library of tips and tricks, workflow forms and much more. Free Access to the all Classroom training! (a $35,000 value) Prepresshelp enhances the relationship with the student, for example through Internet chat and online discussion forums. Online education and training canít replace hands-on learning, but it can be used to great advantage in helping visualize and bring studies to life.

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