Greetings everyone. I am still in serious research mode. Today I am wondering if we should add color images to an eBook. I suppose if the print interior is only b/w, then perhaps the eBook should match. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Greetings nonfiction authors. 👋 Does anyone have recommendations for indexing software? Also, I'd be interested in what formatting software you recommend. I am using Atticus.io and am quite pleased with it - better than Word or GDocs.

Trying to choose author photo for upcoming book and would like the help of the community. Three choices below. (Two dog pics very similar, but different facial expression, serious vs playful; book is fairly serious, so not sure what is the right look. My photographer likes the playful one, I like the more serious one, so interested to know what others think.) Click on photos to see full, uncropped version. Thanks!

Alright, y’all, I went down the rabbit hole of interior layout options for us self-publishing non-fiction authors, and… well… you might just be disappointed. 😅 If you’re curious about my findings, I wrote up my findings and a comparison of the options here: https://www.jeremyshapiro.com/2025/06/vellum-vs-atticus-for-non-fiction-interior-book-design/

Chatty helped me sort this out. :)