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FOR AN UPDATE ARTICLE ON WORD 2007, READERS OF THIS BOOK SHOULD VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEB SITE
Nowadays, new technologies and services have made it easier than ever to publish your book, but there's one question you may still face: Do I need an expensive page layout program, or can I just use a word processor like Microsoft Word? With this book as guide, you'll soon be producing pages from Word that no reviewer will scoff at.
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Aaron Shepard is a foremost proponent of the new business of profitable self publishing through print on demand, which he has practiced and helped develop since 1998. Unlike most authorities on self publishing, he makes the bulk of his living from his self-published books -- not from consulting, speaking, freelance writing, or selling publishing services. In a parallel life, Aaron is an award-winning children's author with numerous books from publishers large and small.
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"On target . . . . Concisely addresses a lot of topics that Word users need to know about." -- James Felici, author, The Complete Manual of Typography
"Excellent not only as a guide to using Word to design books, but also as a concise guide to book design." -- Morris Rosenthal, author, Print-on-Demand Book Publishing
"If you are a self-publisher, the biggest favour you can possibly do for yourself is to learn how to present your work to its best possible advantage. And in that regard, Aaron Shepard is an invaluable aid." -- Michael Allen, Grumpy Old Bookman, Apr. 17, 2007
"If you want to use MS Word for typesetting, you really, really should own a copy of Aaron Shepard's book Perfect Pages. Nobody knows more about making Word produce acceptably typeset books." -- Walt Shiel, From the Publisher's Desk, Aug. 27, 2007
"If you want to make your layout and formatting as unproblematic as possible and you don't want to shell out $1-$2k for someone else to do it for you, then add this book to your library. . . . Using this book, I've found page layout pretty fun and now look forward to that part of the process." -- Zoe Winter, Indie Books Journal (blog of IndieReader.com), Apr. 12, 2010
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I'd started a few times but was always disappointed with the results and didn't really want to go out and buy and learn a new piece of software.
And that's when I came across Aaron Shepards book - Perfect Pages.
I received it last week and started to put into practice on a short collection of poems. Last night I finished it and am very pleased with the results.
The book is clearly written, jargon-free and put together in logical steps by someone who clearly practices what he preaches. I have been using Word for years now and yet within an hour or so I had learned a number of useful features that I didn't even know existed.
I also bought the companion book, 'Aiming At Amazon' which takes it to the next step in actually selling your self-published book through Amazon and that will be a new project this year.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in writing and small press publishing.
I didn't actually need every bit of information that this book explains. Shepard discusses the differences between MS Word for Windows and Macs, etc. But the information I needed was well worth the money. For example, I didn't know how to resize the document to make it acceptable as a print-ready PDF file.
Shepard also explains how to create book covers in Word, something that I thought was impossible. Although he suggests setting up a document as two columns, I thought of my own way. After a little practice, I learned how to created covers in Word and PowerPoint. After creating them in PowerPoint, they can be transferred over to Word.
If you use Word 2007, you may experience trouble. Shepard explains how to use older versions of Word (which are easier to use). He recommends Word 2000 and 2003. I agree. Those are the easiest to work with, and they don't differ too much. Word 2007 looks COMPLETELY different. However, "Perfect Pages" can still help you. You will only need to do some sleuthing.
Brandon Simpson
The instructions are clear enough to follow as a DIY manual (although you will have to take it slow and easy to get it right first time) and they style is easy to read. While setting up a book for POD using MS Word is a complex enough operation and will require a great deal of patience and concentration, this is THE best book on the market right now (perhaps the ONLY one) that comes close to guiding you through the process in a step-by-step fashion.
Congratulations Mr Shepard, and many thanks - not just from me but (I suspect) from many hundreds of authors who would have found Print On Demand too technical and inaccessible until your book came along.
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