Basic Book Design

Welcome to the Wikibook on Basic Book Design or How to Make Your Book, Document, or Newsletter Look Professional.

Contents

Introduction

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

2.1 Headings and Subheads

2.2 Master Documents

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

Capitalizing Words in Titles

Table of Contents

Indexes

Footnotes

References

Graphics

Ornaments

Charts and Graphs

Illustrations

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

Appendix

A. About the Authors