About

Tome Town is here to transform your vision, words, and imagery into an artful, smartly designed book. Founder Barbara Lugge collaborates with each client, and designs and produces each book.

If a project requires it, Tome Town can coordinate additional services from writers, editors, photographers, and other publishing professionals.

We offer cost-effective, comprehensive, book publishing services for individuals and businesses that want to use powerful new resources that have been created specifically for self-publishers. Barbara Lugge’s expertise encompasses more than 15 years assisting clients with publishing needs, followed by four years as founder and publisher of Art Lover’s Guide, an annual guide covering art in central Texas.

Areas of Expertise

Comprehensive, cost-effective, bookmaking services by an experienced publishing professional—offering guidance at every step. Areas of expertise include book design, book layout, photograph retouching, and print management. Barbara is proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as in proprietary software programs such as Blurb's free BookSmart.