The Ultimate Guide to Producing Documentary Books

33-Part Blog Series by Jain Lemos

Start here to read Jain’s 33-part blog series with everything you need to know to get your documentary book project underway.

Producing Documentary Books: Getting Started

Part 1: Producing a documentary book means you’ll be bringing together a group of creative minds.

Part 2: The documentary format can work for practically any subject you care to tackle.

Part 3: Without a delivery strategy your book can’t succeed.

Part 4: When it comes to selling books, a link to Amazon on your website or in a tweet is not going to do it.

Part 5: In publishing scheduling, we tend to start by working backwards.

Part 6: Take a mental inventory of the fundamentals that must be in place for you to have the maximum confidence in your project.

Part 7: Your book needs a road map to follow as your deal develops.

Part 8: It’s irresistible seeing that budget magic happen instantly and the reason why you’ll start to love spreadsheets.

Part 9: Book publishing is entirely deadline driven. It is like a script with a time lock plot where tension builds as the clock runs out.

Part 10: I explain how to figure the planning for the various stages of a book’s production cycle.

Part 11: Effective groups follow a chain-of-command system and winning teams have superstars.

Part 12: The producer’s job is to make sure all of the possibilities for the best coverage exist when the photographer arrives on the scene.

Part 13: Printing quotes are complicated and it’s important to review them slowly. Here’s a list of specs you’ll need to determine.

Part 14: Start by searching for the descriptive words that will become the base of the design concept.