Formatting Pages for Publishing on Amazon with CreateSpace

by Chris McMullen

Overview

2019 UPDATE: This book was updated in February, 2019 to reflect the merger between CreateSpace and KDP.

• How can you use Roman numerals for the first pages and Arabic numerals starting in Chapter 1?
• What does it mean for images to bleed, and what should the page size and margins be for this?
• How do you put the name of each chapter on the even-page header, while also having the title on the odd-page header?
• What can be done to reduce the gaps that appear between words when justifying the text full?

Find the answers to these and other questions in this guide to formatting your pages using Word 2010 in order to self-publish a paperback book on Amazon with CreateSpace. This self-publishing guide is focused on the details with which most self-published authors struggle. As such, the book provides in-depth coverage on formatting the interior file, yet is also concise by focusing on this one important topic. Get your formatting questions answered quickly and then get back to what you love most - writing, of course!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482545715
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/18/2013
Series:	Detailed Guide
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Chris McMullen has self-published over a dozen paperback books on Amazon through CreateSpace, which is part of the Amazon group of companies, plus over a dozen eBooks through Kindle and other eReader publishers. He has also drawn thousands of professional illustrations using Microsoft Word. Here the author shares his experience and expertise.