Print Book Formatting: 7 Essential Tips for Success
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Turning your story or content into a book can be daunting. That’s why we’re here to help you create a professionally-formatted print book that will wow your fans.
In this video, we'll cover 7 essential tips for print book formatting to help you transform your manuscript into a professional-quality book.
We’ll help you through the parts of the formatting process that often go overlooked. Like page orientation, document size, page position, and more.
With these tips (and a bit of patience), you'll be on your way to producing a stunning print book that is visually appealing and easy to read.
00:00 Intro
00:35 Page Size
01:04 Page Orientation
01:21 Pages vs. Spreads
01:37 Margins & Gutter
02:15 Page Breaks
02:27 Page Numbering
02:59 Front Matter
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Great information Thanks😊
@Luludotcom
25 күн бұрын
Thank you for tuning in! :)
I use the Lulu templates for Word and I've never had a formatting problem.
@ecko256
Жыл бұрын
What page size were the books you published? I had issues getting any size other than A4.
@KarlWitsman
Жыл бұрын
@@ecko256 Hi! I have done 8 by 10 inches, 6 by 9 and recently the 4 by 7. We have done over 20 books between my wife and I and the template worked every time except once and that was my fault.
@Luludotcom
Жыл бұрын
We're happy to hear that, Karl! Thank you for tuning in and sharing your thoughts.
Super useful actually
@Luludotcom
7 ай бұрын
We're glad it was helpful! Thank you for tuning in!
Great video, pls make a video on how to design the chapter's first page
@Luludotcom
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for tuning in and for the suggestion!
Just received one of my books which I published with CreateSpace/Amazon KDP in 2016 just out of curiosity and it is totally screwed-up with several blank pages, error on front and back covers, OMG I cannot sell THIS! and it WAS correct before I tried to push through updates. Was never notified by KDP. SO I've decided to rewrite "Ukraine! Through The Eyes Of An American Dreadlock Brain" and publish with LuLu this time.
@Luludotcom
Жыл бұрын
We're happy to have you! Best of luck and let us know if we can help.
I'm a bit confused. This tutorial says to size the pages exactly 6x9, but your tutorial on your website says: "Size your PDF pages to match the book you’re creating. Include the bleed dimensions of 0.125 in for your document. For example - a 6 x 9 in book requires a PDF with pages sized 6.25 x 9.25 in." Which is it? Your US Trade template was also automatically set up for 6.25 x 9.25.
@Luludotcom
8 ай бұрын
Hi @PohaiPMF! Thank you for tuning in and apologies for the confusion. You will want your final file to be 6.25 x 9.25 to account for bleed and anything that will be cut off to make the final trim size of 6x9. Let us know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
Can I use Vellum for interior print documents?
@Luludotcom
4 ай бұрын
Hi @MBContentCoach! Thank you for tuning in! Here are our recommended PDF creation programs: help.lulu.com/en/support/solutions/articles/64000255613-recommended-pdf-creation-programs
Do the Interior Page Templates work with Google Docs?
@Luludotcom
4 ай бұрын
Hi @MBContentCoach! Here's some helpful information on how to create a print-ready file from Google Docs: blog.lulu.com/how-to-make-a-print-ready-pdf-with-google-docs/
nice video
@Luludotcom
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in!
@fishingbyshamim
Жыл бұрын
There are many problems in uploading videos of your channel due to which your video is getting less views, solving the problems will increase the views of the video. I would discuss this matter with you if you have time. So that you channel more quickly grows up@@Luludotcom
Problem is...Lulu adds blank pages after my title pages even though I have already created blank pages and this throws everything off so that, even though I have had my book ready to go for quite some time I can't go forward. Support have been no help at all.
@Luludotcom
11 ай бұрын
Hi Jennie, thank you for letting us know. Please keep an eye on your email as the agent working your support ticket will continue working with you to get this resolved.
@robincoles1391
3 ай бұрын
@@Luludotcom I had the same problem. My books are not lining up and I've gotten nowhere with Lulu support either. On the video it says the first page is on the right. Then the odd pages are also on the right. In my 2-page spread word doc it shows first page footer with my cover page, then second page is an odd page footer which I have as my copyright page for back to back. It is not lining up correctly.
@Luludotcom
3 ай бұрын
Hi @robincoles1391! Thank you for reaching out. Our support team is going to contact you to make sure everything gets lined up correctly. Let me know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
@robincoles1391
3 ай бұрын
@@Luludotcom Happy to help? I responded to the ticket I got then instead of getting help from Norman (the person who reached out) I get an email stating my ticket has been closed. There has to be a better way to get customer support. I'm still waiting on a response - nothing has been resolved. 😥