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Link of the Week: How They Made Books in 1947

July 25, 2014 Alison Taylor

Here's a great article on Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter that reminds us how tough it was to make a book back then. 

How They Made Books in 1947

What a great day we live in---we get to choose between reading a book on a device or on real paper. But for those of us who still (and always will) love "analog" books, there's never been a better time to write and publish your own book. Short run digital printing, online self-publishing options, and photo book software all make it easier to produce one book, or a thousand.

Now if we had an easier way to write one...

(Actually, there is! Check out our How to Save Your Life, One Chapter at a Time kit. Contact us for a discount coupon and get the kit for just $99.)

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