Mandi Lynn - Formatting Print Books & eBooks Using Adobe InDesign

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Why Format with Adobe InDesign?


- Works for PC and Mac users.
Other formatting software use templates that limit your ability to customize the look of your book.
- Microsoft Word isn't made for formatting a book:
Headers/footers are complex processes.
It's hard to create drop caps.
Text and images sometimes move to different pages when you export it as PDF.
It can be harder and more time consuming to create a consistent look.
- InDesign lets you create paragraph styles. Halfway through formatting your manuscript and want to update your font size? Do that easily without having to retrace your steps.
- Create templates for your chapter headers to make sure they always look the same.
- Easily choose what pages get headers and footers.
- Edit your margins and bleed section.
- Add images, charts, bullet points and sub-headers without struggle.


Why Format the Book Yourself?


- Hiring someone can be expensive.
- You can easily make updates to your manuscript at any point without having to contact your formatter.
- You'll be able to easily create a formatted book outside of the generic copy and paste template.
- The more books you publish, the more money you'll have when you handle the formatting yourself.

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