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Mypublisher flashing while designing5/31/2023 Joel was always classy and that was one of the things that made him special. It was an honor and a pleasure being on top resource lists next to The Book Designer. Joel was very generous, not just with authors, but also with sharing his site with others, like IU. Plus Joel was the very first person to agree to a LynneQuisition interview, and for that I’ll always be grateful. He will be sorely missed in the indie community. He believed that we could create books that looked just as good, or even better, than those sold by traditional publishers. I think the thing I most appreciated about Joel is that he didn’t discount indie authors. While those who knew and loved him best will miss him most, the indie publishing community has also lost an important and impactful voice. ![]() Joel’s willingness to share and collate so much information on his site and ask nothing in return is evidence of his kindness and giving spirit. When creating layouts for my print and ebooks, I referenced the Book Designer site often, glad to have the information handy and easily accessible. The copyright page samples, while so simple, were the type of nitty gritty, just-in-time data that was not glitzy but necessary for authors to know. It provided a font of information, and I found myself often harkening back to it in order to reference so many of the tidbits he shared. While I never personally knew Joel Friedlander, his site was like a good friend. Thank you for all that you did for the self-publishing industry, Joel. I’m so thankful for all the information I learned from that site over the years and any time I had a question, Joel was always available to shoot me an answer back. Just in case I needed any extra credibility, I was able to brag myself up to the students in my class by showing them what a big deal I was on the Book Designer site. As many of you know, it’s a super popular blog for indie authors. ![]() ![]() I got to the venue early and on my phone, I checked out whether any of the blogs I’d submitted had been accepted to Joel’s Book Designer website. I was doing the whole day solo, and I was nervous as hell. I was teaching a one-day self-pubbing seminar several years ago. In his memory, we’d like to recall some moments that we’re thankful for. His popular website reposted scores of blogs that were first published on Indies Unlimited, graciously opening up our article writers to a whole new audience. Friedlander was a guiding light for self-published authors, and he was a great friend to Indies Unlimited. Award-winning book designer, blogger, and author Joel Friedlander passed away on May 7, 2021.
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