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How to make Children board books with small machines

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Breaking news . . . A baby’s first encounter with technology may not be your smartphone! More likely, she or he will grab for their first baby board book. After all, pictograms on rocks and cave walls were the first technology we invented to help us communicate And, just like smartphones, children’s board books sales are increasing according to a recent  Publishers’ Weekl y article. Are you interested to self publish a board book? To get you started, here are a few main guidelines about setting up and printing children’s board books, and how they are different from children’s picture books Board Book Cover: Think Self Cover, Not Separate Cover A board book cover is usually made of the same artboard as the text, referred to as a self cover. When specifying the number of spreads/pages in your board book, you don’t need to include the cover in your spread count. The cover design is prepared in a separate file, with the back, spine, and cover laid out together. Once you have confirmed the