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The following are kind
words from associates or clients refering to our award-winning work:

Into All the World - 75 Years of the Peoples Church
- by Diane Roblin-Lee

“The Peoples Church book is an amazing work. I'm in awe of your determination to put God's gifts to you to full impact."
- David Mainse
Founder of Crossroads Christian Communications and first host of 100 Huntley Street:

(Note: Diane was honoured to be given the opportunity and privilege of researching, writing, designing and producing the story of Dr. Oswald Smith and the growth of Peoples Church from the seed of his prayer and ministry into one of the world's greatest missionary churches—a vehicle for the worldwide outpouring of God's love. She produced the work as a 325 page, hardcover coffee-table book with over 1000 images and photographs.
The book won first place in the 2006 National "The Word Guild Awards" and was honoured with a foreword by Dr. Billy Graham.)

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The Way They Should Go
-by Kirsten Femsen

"We thought the book layout (The Way They Should Go) was fabulous. You are an amazing person that God has blessed with much talent. We feel honored to be working with you."
- Lee Anne Femson
(Mother of Kirsten Femson, author of The Way They Should Go.)

(Note: Diane designed the interior of The Way They Should Go, published by Castle Quay Books, which won first place in the 2007 The Word Guild Awards.)

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The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge
-by Tim Huff

“Thanks for your great work, Diane!” - Larry Willard, Owner of Castle Quay and Bayridge Books.

(Note: Diane designed the interior of The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge, published by Castle Quay Books, which won first place in the 2007 The Word Guild Awards.)

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Where Family Meets Faith
-by Kimberley Payne

“Diane, you have a real gift! I absolutely love it! ...Thanks for turning my dream into reality! I love the work you’ve done.”
- Kimberley Payne, Author, Speaker.

(Note: Diane designed and custom-published Where Family Meets Faith, published by byDesign Media, which won an Award of Merit in the 2008 The Word Guild Awards.

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Where Fitness Meets Faith
-by Kimberley Payne

"Your work is professional and you took into account all I had said, but put a gorgeous spin on it!”
- Kimberley Payne, Author, Speaker.

(Note: Diane designed and custom-published Where Fitness Meets Faith, published by byDesign Media, which won an Award of Merit in the 2008 The Word Guild Awards.)

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Certainty – A Place to Stand
-by Dr. Grant Richison

"Diane has a very creative side that produced a beautiful book. I recommend Diane and ByDesign Media”
- Dr. Grant Richison, Author

(Note: Diane designed and published Certainty– A Place to Stand in conjunction with CQ Books which provided distribution to stores. It won the First Place Award in the 2011 The Word Guild Awards)

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Publishing Services by Diane Roblin-Lee, custom book publishing, Writer, Speaker, Designer

Because 80% of books are published on the strength of design presentation, byDesign Media strives to ensure that its cover design is second to none. Cover design is a highly skilled art.

A few samples of byDesign Media Book Covers:
(see below for a few samples of our book interiors and the design process)

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Custom Publishing

Custom or self-publishing is beginning to take its place in the new publishing paradigm as a functional way of getting one's book to the marketplace.
Some authors who may have the luxury of choosing whether to self-publish or use the services of a royalty publisher, choose the custom or self-publishing route because they have more control over the book.
These are generally people with established ministries or businesses where they have a guaranteed channel for distribution or reaching their market.
Once in print, the message and the marketing (both the responsibility of the author) will determine how far reaching the impact on the world will be.
While we can put your book on Amazon.com and get you into digital, online catalogues, you are the best salesman your book will ever have!

I highly recommend Diane Roblin-Lee of byDesign Media. She's done 3 of my devotionals plus my latest children's activity book.
I've found her extremely professional, easy to work with, affordable and she does everything right from the raw manuscript to the hard copy book and international distribution, including design and editing. She made my self-publishing experience so good, I'd never consider a traditional house!
I plan to work with Diane again on my next children's book. You can check out her website at bydesignmedia.ca If you have any questions about my experience I'm available to chat.
Kimberley Payne

You Can Fulfil Your Dream of Being an Author!

Let Us Help You Release Your Inner Book

While traditional book publishers rarely look at an unsolicited manuscript by an unknown author, many of these works are worthy of publication. Things in the world of publishing are changing.

Book Publishing Services

Editing
Printing
Scanning
Proofreading
Co-authoring
Cover design
Print management
Photo manipulation
Bar code assignments
Layout and interior design
Manuscript consultation
Print-on-demand Publishing
ISBN assignment & CIP info
Inclusion in the National Library

If you would like to publish your own book, byDesign Media is a one-stop shop!

Call for a no-obligation consultation regarding how to submit your story or manuscript.
We will take it through all the steps of publishing; including editing, layout and design, and deliver the files to the printer.
The pre-press costs of preparing your manuscript (before it goes to the printer)
are determined according to the extent of editing needed, the complexity of design required and the number of photos you wish to include.
If you are looking for 700 copies or more, we'll probably use a traditional offset printer. However, if you want only one or two copies - or perhaps a few hundred, we'll use a digital print-on-demand printer to keep your costs way down.
You'll receive your books within about a month after you have given us the final print approval.

Certainty – A Place to Stand
by Dr. Grant Richison

Certainty Cover with Award overlay