Facts, Fables, and Fiction: this 8 x 10, 160 paage pdf covers everything from writing to editing: Digital Resources, Mechanics and Puntuation, Literary Dictionary, Worksheets (character, scene/plot, style, etc.)

Bleeds: this 8 x 10, 19 page, color pdf illustrates almost every type of bleed and how to do them, exclusively for CS members. Excerpted from CS Digital, it will not only guide you through the thorns, but it will show you the 8 most common layout mistakes that lead to having files with images rejected.

CS Digital Reference Prints: this pdf contains the two color testers. One is a reference image with Macbeth colors, RGB color ramp, and grayscale stepwedge. The other is a montage of images. These can be found, printed by CS in CS Digital: A Practical Guide to CS Digital possibilities, pages 40-41 and 44-45. Use to test your monitor and printer to what CS prints. 17MB PDF/download. Free.

CS Digital 09.15.11: this is the most current version of CS Digital. It has not been printed yet. It is available as a PDF so that it can be assessed. Although its real value is in seeing the printed book, it still contains information that can be useful.

CreateSpace Color Printing sampler, 4MB PDF. Shows 18 pictures: comparing upload to scanned printed pieces. Free.

Gimp Resizing and Cropping: This is an unfinished, rough draft for a tutorial on using Gimp. It has screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Free for CreateSpace members. Comments, corrections, and comments welcome.

The Great Color Mystery: opposing views of how CS prints color. Illustrated, 9 pages. Free.