***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
I don't think I'm quite ready for this book, but I'm glad that it's available to me when I am.

This book is a concise and direct guide to the publishing process. It offers insights and recommendations for self-publishers. It is a great resource for someone who is interested in minimizing the risk and maximizing efficiency. Overall, a useful book. #BuildABookWorkshop #NetGalley

A great beginning volume for anyone entering into the business of publishing a book. Terms are clearly defined and information is organized in a helpful and easy to follow format. The narration is companionable and encouraging.

I'll admit, I definitely had a different image for what this book was going to teach me when I requested it. And this is entirely my fault, really. You see, I've been getting into some bookbinding projects lately and, when I saw this, I automatically just assumed that the <em>Build-A-Book Workshop</em> was going to detail tips and tricks with how to <em>literally</em> put together a physical book. And though this book <em>does</em> detail how to design a book, it doesn't really talk about the logistics of what happens once everything has been printed. So, while still full of useful information, this book wasn't what I'd initially thought it would be.

<b>I am massively grateful for what I did learn from this book.</b>

If nothing else, I can say that <em>Build-A-Book Workshop </em>was incredibly informative about pieces of the designing process for books. While I feel like I knew portions of the process already due to my own personal research, there was a lot that I hadn't ever thought of or read about before. If nothing else, this is an excellent starting point if you're looking into some form of self-publishing. And really, it's made me grow more interested in the publishing world as a whole.

This is a pretty quick read that kind of throws you into the deep end of a lot of terminology. If you're already fairly well-versed in the world of books and know a moderate amount about publishing, you'll have a fairly good grasp on what the majority of these are. And at that point, the bigger piece is learning about the technology that is involved in book-cover design. This information, at least, was entirely new to me. I imagine it would be for many others, as well.

In the end, if book design and publishing is an interest of yours I would definitely suggest checking this book out.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

This review will go live on the Reader Fox blog on July 17, 2020.