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JMB Publishing, a subsidiary of Just My best, Inc. was created in October 2002. We are seeking exceptionally well written novels with a positive message, and a bigger than life hero or heroine. We are mainly interested the following type of books;
Non-Fiction Cookbooks Motivational books How to books
Fiction Romance Adventure Gothic Sci-Fi Medieval Mystery Thriller
We are not interested in reading books that are filled with erotica, drug use, or illegal activities. We want to leave our readers with pleasant memories when they think about JMB Publishing.
We distribute nationwide, and are supportive of our writers. However, we expect prompt responses to email or other messages. If a writer will not respond in a timely fashion to our email, how can we depend on them later when we really need to reach them.
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Making Paperback Books
Just before Christmas, we decided to make our own paperback books. I am fair artist, so she started sketching, while I set the type. We used Microsoft Publisher to format 8.5 X 5.5 pages. This was half of a regular piece of paper. The book was about 356 pages so it was pretty bulky. Fortunately we had a Brother Duplex Laser Printer that printed the book on both sides. It did a great job. We printed enough to bind 50 books, and then cut the pages in half with a manual paper cutter (the same sort you used in school). We used 12 pt, 8.5 X 14 glossy card stock paper for the covers. We took the artwork; cover design and glossy paper to a printer. It costs about 1.27 per cover, even though we furnished the paper.
Once the books were cut, and the covers ready, we purchased several bottles of fast setting contact glue from the hardware store. We manually creased the spines on the covers, although it was a tedious chore. The book was almost an inch thick, so the spine had to be that exact size. Once folded, we spread the glue along the inside of the spine, and then manually joggled the pages as straight as we could get them. Then we pressed them against the spine, and using 4-6 powerful rubber bands, we secured the book and laid it aside. As we worked, the stack grew, and eventually we finished the job.
The book turned out to be pretty impressive, and no one really suspected that we did it ourselves. We wrapped them, and gave them out as Christmas gifts to friends and relatives.
The negatives were:
The book was too thick. It would have been simpler with a thinner novel. The glue stuck to the fly pages. The pages were uneven.
The positives were:
No one seemed to suspect that it was a homemade book. Our family and friends loved it. Even more so, because we made it ourselves. We were able to resolve the negatives, with more experience.
Did we save money? Probably not. We used a lot of paper and ink cartridges, not to mention the charges for the covers. However, we were able to do it at our kitchen table, in our own time, our own way. Furthermore we could make as few or as many as we wanted.
If you have any questions or comments, contact jst@jmbpub.com |
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Who is JMB Publishing? |
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