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3 | 3 | # On Books |
4 | 4 |
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5 | 5 | This is a collection of readings and resources on the past, present, and future of books. |
6 | | -The topic is vast, but the idea here is to identify notable or highly useful books, |
7 | | -articles, and resources that relate to every stage of writing and publishing books—and the |
8 | | -software, tools, and formats supporting the process. |
9 | | -(All in English, at least for now.) |
| 6 | +The topic is vast, but the idea here is to identify notable and useful books, articles, |
| 7 | +and resources that relate to every stage of writing and publishing books—and the software, |
| 8 | +tools, and formats supporting the process. |
| 9 | +(All in English, for now.) |
10 | 10 |
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11 | 11 | 🚧 This list is far from complete. |
12 | | -Please help suggest items—tweet at [@ojoshe](https://twitter.com/ojoshe) or |
| 12 | +Please suggest additions to [@ojoshe](https://twitter.com/ojoshe) or |
13 | 13 | [add a comment here](https://github.com/jlevy/on-books/issues/1)! |
14 | 14 |
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15 | 15 | ## History and General |
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125 | 125 | 2014 — Most style guides omit some punctuation nuances; |
126 | 126 | this book is the most careful and detailed of its kind. |
127 | 127 |
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128 | | -## Book Design |
129 | | - |
130 | | -- Wikipedia on [book design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_design) including |
131 | | - [the parts of a book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_design#Structure). |
132 | | -- 📖Keith Houston, |
133 | | - [*The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time*](https://www.amazon.com/Book-Cover-Cover-Exploration-Powerful-ebook/dp/B016CAJJAS), |
134 | | - 2016. |
135 | | -- 📖Keith A. Smith, |
136 | | - [Structure of the Visual Book](https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Visual-Book-Expanded-Fourth/dp/0974076406), |
137 | | - 4th edition, 2003 |
138 | | - |
139 | | -## Typography |
140 | | - |
141 | | -- 📖Robert Bringhurst, |
142 | | - [*The Elements of Typographic Style*](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bringhurst/dp/0881791326), |
143 | | - 2002 — A definitive and respected modern work. |
144 | | -- 📖Mark Argetsinger, |
145 | | - [*A Grammar of Typography*](https://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Typography-Classical-Design-Digital/dp/1567926533/) |
146 | | - ([more](http://argetsingerbooks.com/grammar-of-typography)), 2020 — A modern and |
147 | | - comprehensive guide to traditional book design, with historic practice and digital |
148 | | - typesetting. |
149 | | -- 📖Alexander Lawson, |
150 | | - [*Anatomy of a Typeface*](https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Typeface-Alexander-S-Lawson/dp/0879233338/), |
151 | | - 1990 — A modern survey of type design and type designers for a general audience. |
152 | | -- 📖Karen Cheng, |
153 | | - [*Designing Type*](https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Type-Karen-Cheng/dp/0300111509/), 2006 — A |
154 | | - detailed, visual survey of actual letterforms, explaining the processes behind creating |
155 | | - and designing type. |
156 | | -- 📖Daniel Berkeley Updike, |
157 | | - [*Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use*](https://archive.org/details/printingtypesthe01updi/mode/2up), |
158 | | - 1922 — A classic historical survey, now in public domain. |
159 | | -- [*Buttrick’s Practical Typography*](https://practicaltypography.com/) — Likely the best brief, |
160 | | - online resource on typography for beginners and practitioners. |
161 | | -- [More readings on graphic design and typography](https://booksongraphicdesign.com/) from Theo |
162 | | - van Beurden. |
163 | | - |
164 | | -## Business Advice for Writers |
165 | | - |
166 | | -- 📖Jane Friedman, |
167 | | - [*The Business of Being a Writer*](https://www.amazon.com/Business-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/022639316X), |
168 | | - 2018. |
169 | | -- 📖S.K. Quinn, |
170 | | - [*Indie Author Survival Guide*](https://www.amazon.com/Indie-Author-Survival-Guide-Second/dp/1512090042), |
171 | | - 2nd edition, 2015. |
172 | | -- 📖Writer’s Digest Books, |
173 | | - [*Writer’s Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published*](https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Market-2020-Trusted-Published-ebook/dp/B07YJZZGW4) |
174 | | -- 📖Writer’s Digest Books, |
175 | | - [*Guide to Literary Agents 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published*](https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Literary-Agents-2020-Published-ebook/dp/B083RZFQ8P) |
176 | | - |
177 | | -## Self-Publishing and Small Publishers |
178 | | - |
179 | | -- 📖Guy Kawasaki, |
180 | | - [*APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to Publish a Book*](https://www.amazon.com/APE-Author-Publisher-Entrepreneur-How-Publish-dp-0988523108/dp/0988523108), |
181 | | - 2012. |
182 | | -- 📖Joe Biel, |
183 | | - [*A People’s Guide to Publishing: Build a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business*](https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Guide-Publishing-Successful-Sustainable/dp/1621062856/), |
184 | | - 2018. |
185 | | -- 📖Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, |
186 | | - [*Write. Publish. Repeat.: The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success*](https://www.amazon.com/Write-Publish-Repeat-No-Luck-Required-Self-Publishing/dp/1629550523), |
187 | | - 2015. |
| 128 | +## Book Design and Typography |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +- Book design |
| 131 | + - Wikipedia on [book design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_design) including |
| 132 | + [the parts of a book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_design#Structure). |
| 133 | + - 📖Keith Houston, |
| 134 | + [*The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time*](https://www.amazon.com/Book-Cover-Cover-Exploration-Powerful-ebook/dp/B016CAJJAS), |
| 135 | + 2016. |
| 136 | + - 📖Keith A. Smith, |
| 137 | + [Structure of the Visual Book](https://www.amazon.com/Structure-Visual-Book-Expanded-Fourth/dp/0974076406), |
| 138 | + 4th edition, 2003 |
| 139 | +- Typography |
| 140 | + - 📖Robert Bringhurst, |
| 141 | + [*The Elements of Typographic Style*](https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Robert-Bringhurst/dp/0881791326), |
| 142 | + 2002 — A definitive and respected modern work. |
| 143 | + - 📖Mark Argetsinger, |
| 144 | + [*A Grammar of Typography*](https://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Typography-Classical-Design-Digital/dp/1567926533/) |
| 145 | + ([more](http://argetsingerbooks.com/grammar-of-typography)), 2020 — A modern and |
| 146 | + comprehensive guide to traditional book design, with historic practice and digital |
| 147 | + typesetting. |
| 148 | + - 📖Alexander Lawson, |
| 149 | + [*Anatomy of a Typeface*](https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Typeface-Alexander-S-Lawson/dp/0879233338/), |
| 150 | + 1990 — A modern survey of type design and type designers for a general audience. |
| 151 | + - 📖Karen Cheng, |
| 152 | + [*Designing Type*](https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Type-Karen-Cheng/dp/0300111509/), 2006 — A |
| 153 | + detailed, visual survey of actual letterforms, explaining the processes behind creating |
| 154 | + and designing type. |
| 155 | + - 📖Daniel Berkeley Updike, |
| 156 | + [*Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use*](https://archive.org/details/printingtypesthe01updi/mode/2up), |
| 157 | + 1922 — A classic historical survey, now in public domain. |
| 158 | + - [*Buttrick’s Practical Typography*](https://practicaltypography.com/) — Likely the best brief, |
| 159 | + online resource on typography for beginners and practitioners. |
| 160 | + - [More readings on graphic design and typography](https://booksongraphicdesign.com/) from Theo |
| 161 | + van Beurden. |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +## Entrepreneurial Advice |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +- Advice for writers |
| 166 | + - 📖Jane Friedman, |
| 167 | + [*The Business of Being a Writer*](https://www.amazon.com/Business-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/022639316X), |
| 168 | + 2018. |
| 169 | + - 📖S.K. Quinn, |
| 170 | + [*Indie Author Survival Guide*](https://www.amazon.com/Indie-Author-Survival-Guide-Second/dp/1512090042), |
| 171 | + 2nd edition, 2015. |
| 172 | + - 📖Writer’s Digest Books, |
| 173 | + [*Writer’s Market 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published*](https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Market-2020-Trusted-Published-ebook/dp/B07YJZZGW4) |
| 174 | + - 📖Writer’s Digest Books, |
| 175 | + [*Guide to Literary Agents 2020: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published*](https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Literary-Agents-2020-Published-ebook/dp/B083RZFQ8P) |
| 176 | +- Advice for small publishers and self-publishers |
| 177 | + - 📖Guy Kawasaki, |
| 178 | + [*APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to Publish a Book*](https://www.amazon.com/APE-Author-Publisher-Entrepreneur-How-Publish-dp-0988523108/dp/0988523108), |
| 179 | + 2012. |
| 180 | + - 📖Joe Biel, |
| 181 | + [*A People’s Guide to Publishing: Build a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business*](https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Guide-Publishing-Successful-Sustainable/dp/1621062856/), |
| 182 | + 2018. |
| 183 | + - 📖Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, |
| 184 | + [*Write. Publish. Repeat.: The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success*](https://www.amazon.com/Write-Publish-Repeat-No-Luck-Required-Self-Publishing/dp/1629550523), |
| 185 | + 2015. |
188 | 186 |
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189 | 187 | ## The Industry |
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