Basic Book Design
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Welcome to the Wikibook on Basic Book Design or How to Make Your Book, Document, or Newsletter Look Professional.
Contents
1. Documents
- 1.1 Software Applications
- 1.2 "Art" vs. Readability
- 1.3 Font
- 1.4 Leading
- 1.5 Justification
- 1.6 Page Size
- 1.7 Margins
- 1.8 Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers
- 1.9 Number of Pages
2. Chapters
3. Paragraphs
- 3.1 Indentation
- 3.2 Word Division
- 3.3 Widows And Orphans
- 3.4 Quotations and Extracts
- 3.5 Captions and Legends
4. Sentences
- 4.1 Spaces Between Sentences
- 4.2 Examples and Rephrasing
- 4.3 Punctuation in Quotations
- 4.4 Spelling and Grammar Checkers
- 4.5 Reading Grade Level
5. Words
- 5.1 Emphasizing Words
- 5.2 Writing Out Numbers
- 5.3 Gender
- 5.4 Me, Myself and I
- 5.5 E-mailspeak
6. Characters
- 6.1 Straight Quotes vs. Curly Quotes
- 6.2 Foreign Language Characters
- 6.3 Dashes
- 6.4 Ellipsis
- 6.5 Ligatures
- 6.6 Small Caps
- 6.7 Bullets
Front and Back Matter
Graphics
10. Covers
- 10.1 Graphics Software
- 10.2 Hardcover vs. Paperback
- 10.3 Title and Subtitle
- 10.4 Front Cover
- 10.5 Back Cover
- 10.6 Spine
11. Legal Issues
- 11.1 Copyright
- 11.2 Right of Publicity
- 11.3 Right of Privacy
- 11.4 Libel
12. Before Sending Your Book to the Printer
- 12.1 Copyeditors
- 12.2 Asking for Feedback
- 12.3 Pre-Printing Checklist
- 12.4 Recommended Newsgroups and Websites