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Pair exquisite Mohawk Layflat paper with the photos you love for a timeless keepsake.

This clean and modern Affinity Publisher template is divided into clear sections including Introduction, Logo, Colour, Typography, Digital, Stationery, Photography and Iconography and includes 44 unique pages designs which come in A4 and US Letter size. Affinity Publisher for desktop tutorials Here’s a selection of tutorials to help you get started with Affinity Publisher. Magnifying glass icon to highlight a search field. All Videos Basic Operations Page Layout Text Tools Typography Advanced. Create, print, and sell professional-quality photo books, magazines, trade books, and ebooks with Blurb! Chose from several free tools or use Adobe InDesign or Adobe Lightroom. Blurb Similar to IngramSpark, Blurb provides a distribution service for your self-published work. With Blurb, you can upload your PDF to create both a digital version of your work as well as a paperback or hardcover version. Blurb also allows you to self-publish magazines, unlike many of the other platforms. In these photos, the blue box is the actual margin box that should be set up in Affinity Publisher, by default it's that color blue. Ignoring Hardcover Safety Margin How it looks in Affinity Publisher.

• MOHAWK PAPERS

  Ultra-thick, archival-quality Mohawk papers turn your beautiful Layflat book into something extraordinary.

• CUSTOM WALL ART

  Every wall is a blank canvas. Fill yours with favorite smiles or unforgettable vistas. Little joys or major milestones.

• ORIGINAL POETRY

  Step into poetry corner, where senses awaken, stories unravel, and new rhythms emerge. What will you discover?

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Our free design tool offers complete creative control and a helping hand when you need it. Use the Quick Design option to create your book in three easy steps, try our customizable templates to get a head start, or design your own layouts from scratch.

Adobe InDesign Plug-In

Create unique, print-ready books, magazines, or wall art as part of your InDesign workflow.

Adobe Lightroom Book Module

Already editing photos in Lightroom? Turn your digital galleries into beautifully printed books.

Adobe Photoshop Wall Art Plugin

Turn your favorite Adobe Photoshop files into original canvas, metal, or acrylic wall art with our free plugin.

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'I'm blown away at how beautiful my layflat book turned out to be. The materials, finish and image clarity are superior to anything I've seen. I enjoyed playing with different layouts and ensuring that every detail was perfect while creating with BookWright.'

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Whether it’s a novel, magazine, children’s picture book or a collection of your best work, Affinity Publisher gives you the power to combine your images, graphics and text to create the perfect document, ready for publication.

But while writing and illustrating a book or putting together a magazine is no mean feat, getting your work out in the world and making it available for people to buy can seem like a mammoth task in itself.

To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular platforms and services you can self-publish your work through once you’re ready. They all accept PDF format, which is perfect if you’ve created your book in Affinity Publisher.

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Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

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By far the most well-known and widely used self-publishing platform is Amazon’s KDP. For no cost at all, you can upload your book to the site and it will then appear on Kindle stores worldwide within 24-48 hours. The website provides a wealth of information and resources to help you get started and the information is provided in a well-organised, straightforward way.

Thanks to its recent merger with CreateSpace, KDP now offers the option to make your book available in both eBook and paperback format. You can also choose to opt into KDP Select, through which you exchange exclusivity rights for your book for three months for enrolment in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owners’ Lending Library programmes along with other promotional tools to help you market your book.

For every book sold through KDP, you’ll earn 35% or 70% of your book’s listed selling price (list price), depending on factors such as price and location.

Ingram Spark

If you’re interested in self-publishing print copies of a book, IngramSpark offers a print-on-demand self-publishing service for PDF files (if you want to publish digital versions, you’ll need to convert your PDF file to an ePub).

Opposed to Amazon which is a retailer, IngramSpark is an aggregator, or a distributor. Aggregators provide a similar upload service to retailers, but also offer a distribution service after you self-publish through its platform. So, once you upload your book, IngramSpark will then distribute it to its many retail partners and libraries in order to help you reach even more potential readers. IngramSpark even promises that they’ll make your work available to more than 38,000 different retailers and libraries.

The catch with this, of course, is the cost. IngramSpark charges an up-front fee of $49 (about £39) to publish your book in print. And if your book is purchased through a retailer IngramSpark distributed to, the retailer will take a cut of the earnings as well.

In summary, IngramSpark will cost you, but your book will be seen by more potential readers, so it’s up to you whether you think this is a worthwhile investment. Ultimately, you’re paying for convenience and a wide-reaching print-on-demand service.

Blurb

Similar to IngramSpark, Blurb provides a distribution service for your self-published work. With Blurb, you can upload your PDF to create both a digital version of your work as well as a paperback or hardcover version. Blurb also allows you to self-publish magazines, unlike many of the other platforms.

Once uploaded, you can sell your work through Blurb’s bookstore as well as through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and a network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries and schools thanks to its partnership with IngramSpark.

Blurb isn’t free though. You’ll have to pay £3.59 to upload a PDF version of your work or £8.39 if you want your PDF converted into a different file type. For print books, Blurb doesn’t charge anything and doesn’t even take commission—you just need to list your book for the cost of printing it as well as the profit you choose. If your work sells through any of the retailers Blurb distributes to though, the retailer will take a small percentage of earnings.

Blurb also offers large order services in case you want to pay outright for a large number of copies of your printed work rather than go for the print-on-demand option. This works well if you want to give away or sell physical copies of your work on your own.

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Barnes & Noble Press

Barnes & Noble is the largest book retailer in the US and its self-publishing service offers a ‘free, fast, and easy-to-use’ service that enables you to publish and sell directly to Barnes & Noble’s millions of readers. The website offers plenty of help and resources, including details for third party experts such as professional editors and cover artists who can help you make your book even better.

While you need a Word, HTML, TXT or ePub version of your work to publish an eBook through Barnes & Noble, you can self-publish a print version with your PDF.

Barnes & Noble Press is a free service and you’ll earn 40-65% of the list price you set. And if you sell enough books through the online platform, your book could even qualify to be sold in-store.

Xinxii

If you’re not interested in self-publishing print versions of your work and you’re happy with self-publishing digital versions, Xinxii is a great option as it allows you to turn your PDF into an eBook through its platform. As ‘Europe’s leading indie eBook self-publishing and distribution platform’, Xinxii is similar to IngramSpark and Blurb as it’s an aggregator that makes your work available to a wide range of retailers.

And unless you decide to opt for its ‘Plus’ or ‘Power’ plans, Xinxii is a free service; the company makes its money off of commission for your book sales rather than charging an up-front fee in addition to this.

With Xinxii, you’ll earn 70% or 40% of your book’s net sales if your book is purchased from XinXii’s website. If your book is sold through one of the retailers such as Amazon, Kobo or Apple Books (if distributed by Xinxii), then you’ll receive up to 85% of the amount XinXii received from the retailer.

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Which is best?

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There are pros and cons to every self-publishing service, so it really comes down to what you prefer and what you think will work best for you and your work—just make sure to do your own research before proceeding and understand the terms and conditions of the service to avoid any confusion down the line.