General publishing news and views
Self publishing your book in the Internet age
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 …
Proofreading
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 …
Our new specialty website for our web design and development services
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 …
Article for Liza McKilliam’s website about moving house
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 …
Editorial question: should Internet be spelt with a cap ‘I’ or a lower case ‘i’?
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 …
Latest website development for Adelaide cafe
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 …
Websites need to capture the essence of the business
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 …
12 tips for writing content for a webpage
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 …
Establishing design guidelines
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 …
Converting text from print to web publishing
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 …
