Formatting

Formatting is the finishing touch to your book.  It takes a well edited document and puts it in book form so that it can be uploaded in the required format.  The standard formatting size is 6 x 9 but there are other formats available.  If you desire another size, please request it at sign up.

In addition to putting your document in the proper format, we will make sure that charts and graphs fit all on the same page.  We will compile a title page, copyright page, and a table of contents (if desired). 

We will also include page numbering, which can be placed at the top or bottom of the page.

When submitted, your document should already be edited for style as we will not do any editing of that sort.  See proofreading for more on style editing.

Here's an example of what you document might look like when it is submitted for formatting.  This is at the top of a hypothetical page 10.  The right side was cropped because the size was set for a normal 8.5 x 11 inch page.

Here is the same document edited for size and with page numbering at the top.

In this case, left hand pages contain the book title while right hand pages have the chapter name.  Here's a right hand page with slightly different formatting.

Another option is to have the page numbers at the bottom of the page.

Depending on your format preference and how long you want the book to be, spacing between paragraphs can also be adjusted.  This makes reading easier for some.  This can add 5-15% onto the length of your book.

One final thing to note is whether you want chapters to start on the left hand page.  Some books will only begin a chapter on the right page and place a numbered blank page before.

You can request to have your book formatted anyway you like or you can leave it up to how we think looks best.  We recommend looking at some of the books on your shelf and deciding what you like best.

Our apologies, we are not accepting books at this time.