I like to break my books up into the smallest possible units. “Writing Tools” set the standard: 50 chapters at about 1,000 words per chapter. (Total: 50,000-plus words.) Let’s do the math again: 200 ...

Endpapers — the sheets connecting a hardbound book’s cover to its first and final pages — have been a crucial element of ...

As a self-publisher, the words written on the pages of the book matter more than anything else. But there’s the “wow factor” of the cover design that draws people in. With that being said, make sure ...

When this wacky $250K pitch hit the Shark Tank stage, even Robert Herjavec couldn’t help but call it “full of BS.” And well, it kind of was, on the surface. The idea sounded more like a gag gift than ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century ...