A Gift Like Zoe's

This book, about a rebellious teen following near-death experience was written by C. C. Holmes and published by Graham Publishing Group.

Now that you’ve successfully finished your book, one of the things that most people forget about is the importance of the design of the interior of your book; in other words, an attractive formatting of the words that the reader will see page to page, chapter to chapter.  What is the font you’re book designer chooses?  What size of font?  What does the chapter-heading look like?  It may sound simple, but this interior layout of your book is critical.

This interior layout will be affected based upon the genre of your book. Whether it is a work of fiction, a business book, biography, or self-help book, how the reader’s eye is drawn down the page is important.  You want your book to look as professional as possible. This is usually the job of a professional. You might buy some software and try it yourself, but it may make more sense to seek out someone who does this for a living.  It is not that expensive, and the final product is worth it.

Formatting your e-book is just as important, if not more so.  Each online platform – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Books, etc – each require a different layout. If an e-book’s interior layout does not fit the requirements of the specific platform, the reader will not be able to download the book, which means you’ve lost a sale. Don’t let this happen.  Make sure all of your hard work in writing your book look the part when the reader opens the book or downloads the ebook.

Do your research.  Find someone who can serve your needs and knows their business; there are not a lot of people who do.  The printer you choose will probably not say, “Your interior layout doesn’t look very good.” Their job is to print what you send them. Don’t send them anything that isn’t professional, attractive, and easy on the eyes.