Formatting 101: Typesetting, Book Design, How-to, and More

Whether you're looking to learn how to typeset for clients or formatting your own book, here's a one-stop-shop textbook!
This tome holds a variety of answers for those seeking to become typesetters, looking to self-publish their book, or simply want to learn how to communicate and prepare their manuscripts to get the most out of their designers.
The Writer's Bane is a curse and passion, both a want and need to tell a story. In this volume, you will learn the importance for prepping a book for layout as well as laying it out in a way that appeals to your readers of any genre including picture books, chapter books, fiction, memoirs, textbooks, workbooks, and everything in-between.
Book design has advanced drastically with the aid of software, print-on-demand options, and digital devices making accessibility of information for authors and designers has gotten a lot easier. Discover your options and get ready to make a checklist! This volume covers many topics of research including: - Glossary & terms

• Anatomy of book interior
• Software & Program Options
• Print options for Digital Typesetting
• What CMS formatting means
• Industry standards vs. reader expectations
• Prepping manuscripts for format
• Trim size options based on type of book
• Formatting for print and eBook
• Do's and Don'ts for formatting
• Step-by-step formatting guides
• Layout recommendations
• Storyboards and Templates
• File preparation checklists
• Examples of books types
• Illustration and graphics handling