Workshops > Self-Publishing a Book


Workshop Description and Goals - Postponed due to Instructor Injury

 

Attend the five-day Self-Publishing a bookworkshop on a date TBD at a cost of $500, at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

 

Have you ever thought of publishing your own book, seeing your words, thoughts and images in print? Well, here is your chance. This interactive course is just what you need to learn about self publishing. This workshop provides the opportunity to learn what it takes to self publish your very own book, from preparing images and proper font usage to page layout best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to build actual books using provided text to actively use your new publishing skills.

 

Hands-on activities are planned to demonstrate how to use such publishing tools as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress to create books ready for printing. Workshop participants are encouraged to bring their own works in progress for discussion only. Participants will not be able to produce their own books in this workshop.


The workshop will be a combination of demonstrations, discussion, and hands on activities. A tour of a local printer or printing departments on the RIT campus is a possibility. This will also be a hands-on workshop with guided learning activities covering concepts for making, editing, reviewing, managing, and producing a self-published book.


Topics

  • Self-Publishing - an Introduction

  • Book Layout – examples, discussions, options

  • Software Applications for making book pages – demo and practice

  • Book content specifications: image resolution, color, fonts, bleeds, and binding options

  • Create a number of simple pre-designed “books” using various desktop applications

  • Making PDF’s to download for publishing

  • Become familiar with various self-publishing web sites, options and how to use.

Prerequisites

 

This workshop will be taught in an Apple Macintosh environment and participants should have basic computer skills.


Instructor: Nancy Marrer

 

CEUs: 3.0

photo of Nancy Marrer

 

Nancy Marrer - Workshop Leader

 

Nancy Marrer is an Assistant Professor in the Arts and Imaging Studies department and has taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf for 17 years. She has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Commercial Graphic Design from Franklin Pierce College (now Franklin Pierce University), and a Master’s of Science degree in Printing Management from RIT. Nancy has taught a wide variety of courses in print production, desktop and digital media publishing, and digital printing technology. Before joining the NTID faculty, Nancy owned a successful commercial printing company as well as taught High School Graphic Arts in Manchester, NH to both hearing and deaf students.

 

If you have questions about this workshop, contact the instructor at njmnpp@rit.edu

 

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