Book Design & Formatting

When it comes to professional book production, the interior formatting is absolutely critical. Whether the pages have two columns or one column, the type and size of font that's used, the spacing... all of that is very important.

This is the sixth entry in a series in which I detail the entire experience of self publishing my book. The goal is to offer tips and strategies so you can learn from my successes and mistakes. This week: cover design and interior formatting.

Can you guess the common eBook formatting mistake authors make when preparing for ePUB conversion? You should NOT use the tab key to indent paragraphs.

Want to know how to format your Word document before converting it into an eBook? Here's how to prepare your book manuscript to become an eBook.

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a hundred times: There is no fixed pagination with an eBook, however, you CAN designate where you want page breaks.

Ready to publish your book? Read on for tips on how to format it, including everything from fonts and typography to chapter structure.

The graphic appeal of your book – both the book cover and the pages within – plays a big part in the perception and professionalism of your work.