DonĀ“t judge the book by its cover!

Sounds fair, but the truth is that most of us, when shopping for a book do judge by the cover. The book we tend to pick up is most likely the book with an eye catching cover, an attractive image, interesting font or colors scheme. Once we pick it up, we then read the description and decide if this book is the right fit. Even if you donā€™t buy it, something still influenced you in your decision to choose that book from the hundreds of other standing next to each otherā€¦..

Why? Probably because the author and designer know their audience well and are following some of the design guidelines we are about to outline for you. Read more →

ItĀ“s 2012! And we are sure that some of you included writing or publishing a book into your ambitious and witty New Year’s resolution list.Ā  New yearā€™s resolutions are great only if you really stick to them and writing a book is not as easy a task as getting a membership at the local gym (which you may or may not use, anyway).

To write a book takes a great deal of effort and self control, but who are we to tell, you are a writer or on your way to become one and probably are very familiar with the difficulties that the art of writing brings with it. Read more →

The winter season is a great time for you to start writing your book. Not only because itā€™s the time of the year where we reflect upon the stories and events that have made the year special in some sort, but also because itā€™s cold and dark outside and most of us prefer to stay home and enjoy the warmth accompanied with a nice drink or cup of coffee and a good book. Itā€™s a great time to get creative and start the beginnings of your writing adventure. Read more →

We know you are so busy writing your book and keeping yourself motivated that the last thing you need is to worry about the layout specifications to make your book look good and print correctly. From years of experience and talking to our authors, getting the layout ready is the step they dread the most. Why? Just because you Ģre a writer doesnā€™t mean you are ontop of all the fancy editing programs that are in the market.
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To publish your book with Bubok you need to upload your book file as a PDF file (Portable Document Format). Not only is it the ideal format for your book to be printed but also, a PDF file is a documentĀ whose content canā€™t be changed during the publishing process.

To convert any text to a PDF file you only have to install a virtual printer on your computer. This printer works just like normal printer with the difference that a normal printer prints documents on paper and not into a PDF. Once you have installed the virtual printer, you just need to open your book document, click print and select the virtual printer option that you just have installed. Once the book documents have been ā€œprintedā€, save the newly created book in PDF format as a file on your computer, and subsequently upload it into the Bubok platform at your convenience. Read more →

You are excited to publish a book on Bubok, but donā€™t really know how or where to start? In this post we will walk you through exactly how it works!

To start publishing with Bubok you will need to set up an account. You can set up a account from the homepage clicking on ā€œRegisterā€ in the middle of the screen or on the top right on the page. Read more →

The Publishing Manual

To make publishing with Bubok an easy experience, we have created a manual called ā€œHow to publish in Bubokā€. This manual contains 45 pages, that will help you resolve any questions or issues you might have regards the publishing process.

Find out how to register at Bubok, get familiar with the publishing process, learn the difference between a template cover and a own designed cover upload, see how to set up the price that is just right for your book, why itā€™s important to customize your public page on Bubok, what is a PDF and how to convert your word document into a pdf file, interesting fact regards the page set up and many more!

Download it now and start publishing!

Bubok has initiated its international expansion with the help of global print services provider Service Point Solutions (SPS), a leader in the field of digital printing and document services.

• The international launch presentation will take place at the Gƶteborg Book Fair, the largest book fair in Scandinavia, which is to be held from 22 to 25 September Read more →

Bubok is a self-publishing online platform and bookstore that offers anyone the opportunity to publish, sell and promote their work. YOU, the author decide whether you would like to offer your work as a printed and / or digital version, YOU set the price and YOUR customer chooses the shipping method. YOU retain 80% profit on any book you sell ā€“ itā€™s that simple!

Bubok opens its doors to the UKā€™s author community with our new localized UK website and support from our local partners Service Point. Since 2006, Bubok has provided self-publishing services to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market and now its turn to go global, beginning with UK. It doesnā€™t matter if you are a publishing newbie, an experienced published author that is looking for an alternative way to publish your latest work or you cover a specific niche market, we got you covered!