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Publish your own book? It's a very real alternative in the digital age

Self publishing your book in the Internet age

July 30, 2010

With the rise and rise of the Internet as a medium for writers and authors to publish their works and to manage the entire process from writing, production, printing (if this is an option), distribution to the all-important actual sales.
In particular, writers of self-help books and non-fiction works are finding profitable marketing solutions with print-on-demand …

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Proofreading is about correcting all those annoying typos and formatting errors

Proofreading

July 11, 2010

Proofreading is the final stage of the publishing process and takes place after the manuscript has been typeset as the final check for typographical errors before printing. In the case of online publication, it is done prior to posting the content on an Intranet or the Internet.
It is the proofreader’s job to check the …

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Our new website that focuses on Bold Type's web publishing business

Our new specialty website for our web design and development services

July 5, 2010

Our web publishing subsidiary website
Bold Type has set up a ’sister’ website that focuses on the web publishing aspect of our business.
Because we hail from Balmain in Sydney, it made sense to call this subsidiary website, Balmain Website Designs, although we do both design and development. We also help ‘design’ a complete web presence using …

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News article about moving house written by Bold Type for Liza McKilliam's real estate website

Article for Liza McKilliam’s website about moving house

June 30, 2010

When writing for the web – indeed, for any particular website – it’s important to consider what will interest the visitors to that website. For those interested in buying and selling homes, moving house is inevitable. That’s why a recent article written by Bold Type for Liza McKilliam’s real estate website is all about moving …

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The Macquarie Dictionary is the standard used for spelling in Australia

Editorial question: should Internet be spelt with a cap ‘I’ or a lower case ‘i’?

June 23, 2010

As an editor writing for print and the web, I have been asked many times about how to write Internet – with a cap ‘I’ or a lower case ‘i’.
In Australia, the source of all wisdom on such matters is the Macquarie Dictionary which advocates Internet with a cap ‘I’. They don’t give a reason …

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The latest website developed by Bold Type

Latest website development for Adelaide cafe

May 25, 2010

We’ve just finished working on our latest website for Do Duck Inn, a café and catering company in Adelaide.
This website uses a Wordpress template that the client liked. By using a template as the basis of the website, the cost of web design is cut to zero. Bold Type work focused on building the wireframes …

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Individualised websites built by Bold Type web design and development team

Websites need to capture the essence of the business

May 11, 2010

Having a website that tells the story of your business, that reflects the essence of what your business means to your clients – this is the new black in website design and construction.
Sure, there are website templates on the market and they have their purpose. But if you want your website to stand out from …

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Clear writing is essential for webpage content

12 tips for writing content for a webpage

April 22, 2010

Writing content on a webpage? Check your text against these 12 tips.

Content needs to be clear, concise and easy to read – that’s it.
Headings and sub-headings need to be clear and mean something – avoid puns and other attempts at humour and forget clever – just make sure that headings explain the text …

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Graphic designer at work

Establishing design guidelines

April 11, 2010

Getting design specifications right for a publishing project, whether print on web-based, is vital for improving the document’s readability even if the publication consists entirely of text. The page layout, paragraph spacing, line spacing, typeface, and treatment of headers and footers can greatly improve readability and therefore the comprehension of the information by readers.
If content …

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Engineer Your Career website

Converting text from print to web publishing

April 11, 2010

Converting text from a traditional print format to a web-style format requires more than a traditional structural (substantive) edit and copy edit. The flow of a print document is linear. The same content on-screen requires a completely different navigational system.
Recently, I was given the job to edit an Engineering Careers Manual which had been written …

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