FORMAT YOUR BOOK like a professional
Make your book look great! Turn your manuscript into a print ready book using professional software with ease.
Great formatting is like the icing on a cake - it makes it irresistible!
and what it will do for your book!
Easily create a polished and professional-looking layout for your book
Use handy styles and templates for consistent formatting and easy editing
Effortlessly adjust the spacing, indentation and alignment of your text for best readability
Use automated settings to make updating contents or page numbering a breeze
Resize, reposition or wrap text around your images to give the look you desire
Quickly edit and make changes to multiple sections of your book
Create high quality PDFs for printing your book
Whether you are a new writing or established author, and whatever genre you are writing, this course can help you.
The latest version of Affinity Publisher, an award winning desktop publishing software.
Access the course material for as long you need for one price.
Help from friendly professional typesetters - we're just an email away.
What printer should I use?
What are my book binding options?
What page size is best for my book?
What are page margins?
How do I use Affinity Publisher?
How do I set a page size for my book?
How do I set my page margins?
How do I save my work?
How do I add text to a page?
What are text styles?
Should I remove the default text styles?
How do I import text into Affinity Publisher?
How do I put my text on other pages?
How do I create character text style?
What font should I use?
What size text should I use?
Should I align, centre or justify my text?
What is a baseline grid?
What size leading should I set?
What is an automatic hyphen?
How do I create a group style?
How do I create a paragraph style?
How do I remove local formatting?
How do I edit a text style?
How should I divide up my book and style my headings?
How do I make the first paragraph look different?
How do I create a chapter heading style?
How do I force the text to start on another page?
How do I start my chapters further down the page?
How do I apply a baseline grid to my page?
How do I format letters, poems or other distinctly different paragraphs in my story?
What do I do now that my text styles are set up?
What should appear at the beginning of my book?
How do I create a title page?
How do I create a half title page?
How do I fix the spacing issues in my dedication?
Should I right align my name in the author's note?
What should appear in my copyright page?
How do I layout my copyright page?
What are master pages?
How do I add page numbers?
How do I remove page numbers?
How do I start my page numbering at 1?
Can I get my book printed now?
How do I produce a print ready file?
How do I produce an electronic copy to proofread?
Should I do a final read through?
Our course is more than just typesetting and includes ...
Save money on barcodes by using our handy template included in this course to create your own (using your ISBN). Save time and use our downloadable copyright page template to help you complete all the necessary information in the front of your book.
We've asked other professionals in the publishing industry to add their tips to help you get the best out of your book and realise your dreams of becoming a published author. We will keep adding more content to help you along your publishing journey
The current version of Affinity Publisher (by Serif) is included in the price. You will receive a download code that can be used against either the Windows or Mac version of the software. Professional desktop publishing software has the tools needed to create, design and export your book to a high standard. This award-winning software is easy to learn and requires no ongoing subscription.
The course is delivered using Windows but has been successfully completed by students using a Mac.
A professional formatted book will boost your book's saleability by it's appealing design, improved readability, conveying professionalism and by standing out from the crowd. We can't guarantee you'll sell more books (as a lot will come down to marketing) but a great looking book will improve its chances of success.
We have broken the course into small bite size steps so that you can easily find and re-watch sections, but if you do get stuck or something is unclear then do drop us an email so we can help.
Yes! Affinity Publisher is great with images. This is where professional desktop publishing software really shines. We'll show you how to create a photo section within your book, add captions, wrap text around your images and add text over an image. If what you want to do isn't explained then drop us an email and we'll add a video tutorial on how to do it.
The course is delivered in UK English.
We have created a step-by-step guide in a logical order, just as we would do when professionally typesetting a book. We would recommend following the videos in that order, however, all the videos will be available for you to watch, and you won't need to watch one to move onto the next. Therefore you can dip in and out and re-watch videos as much as you need. Not every video will apply to all books so there will be some videos you can skip over.
Yes! You will still be able to download the software and access the course. However, some of the information provided will be specific to publishing in the UK and you may need to check any requirements of the country in which you wish to publish.
This is a tricky one. It will depend on how long your book is, how many edits you do, if you have images, how quickly you work through the course and many other factors. We would suggest allowing 3-6 months but you may find it takes you longer or even a lot less time to do depending on the factors above.
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