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Formatting 101 Typesetting, Book Design, How-to, and More

Formatting 101 Typesetting, Book Design, How-to, and More

Whether you're looking to learn how to typeset for clients or formatting your own book, here's a one-stop-shop textbook!
This tome holds a variety of answers for those seeking to become typesetters, looking to self-publish their book, or simply want to learn how to communicate and prepare their manuscripts to get the most out of their designers.
The Writer's Bane is a curse and passion, both a want and need to tell a story. In this volume, you will learn the importance for prepping a book for layout as well as laying it out in a way that appeals to your readers of any genre including picture books, chapter books, fiction, memoirs, textbooks, workbooks, and everything in-between.
Book design has advanced drastically with the aid of software, print-on-demand options, and digital devices making accessibility of information for authors and designers has gotten a lot easier. Discover your options and get ready to make a checklist! This volume covers many topics of research including:

- Glossary & terms
- Anatomy of book interior
- Software & Program Options
- Print options for Digital Typesetting
- What CMS formatting means
- Industry standards vs. reader expectations
- Prepping manuscripts for format
- Trim size options based on type of book
- Formatting for print and eBook
- Do's and Don'ts for formatting
- Step-by-step formatting guides
- Layout recommendations
- Storyboards and Templates
- File preparation checklists
- Examples of books types
- Illustration and graphics handling

Published: June 15, 2022

Pages: 372

ISBN: 9781644506233

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Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis is comprised of antiheroes and mythology in a mixed genre style that has Dark Fantasy Romance at the heart. With several power couples pulling together to push against the same villain, the story stitches together monsters and legends from all around the world. Join Cedric and Angeline as they gang alliances and uncover the forces that challenger who they are and what they wish to become.