If you want help formatting the other parts, see our stepbystep guides for preparing your manuscript in word for windows and mac. How to self publish on createspace in three easy steps. For example, fantastic buy and among one of the best new romance ebooks. Inside lises kdp account, backend view of a formatted book description. A book description should draw the reader in, but authors tend to get too flowery with these. Amazon book description generator and html guide for 11. This page is designed for someone who wants to use latex to produce a book in createspace. And plus, how long it is will determine how wide the book spine is. A stepbystep guide to book publishing with createspace. Taming amazon using html to format your description on. Design your cover in the design layer, using the template pdf or png file as the guide layer. Best practice that ive found is to make the word processing document ebook ready first.
For example, to close this tag for bold text, you need to add, which prevents the rest of your content from appearing as bold text. Login to get started with kindle direct publishing, manufacturing on demand, or print on demand for publishers. Paste your manuscript into this template or simply start typing. I make all my covers using powerpoint, so ive never tried to use the downloadable template provided by createspace. How to format a createspace print book description youtube. Then simply download your book template in microsoft word. Read the description there or atleast see the template features section. Createspace cover template book cover design selfpublish.
Microsoft word 2007 template implementing standard createspace formatting. If your graphic designer does not have or follow the correct template. While the interior file is relatively easy to create yourself using a template. Amazon book description generatorhtml for selfpublishing portals. On the paperback details page, enter the same metadata used for your createspace book. Heres an example of a book description formatted using the tool. Correctly create a paperback book cover with kdpcreatespace. Go to any word template you like, read its description to know its details and download it to have your template in editable word format. Using createspace s formatted templates the formatted interior templates provide a basic layout for your book s interior.
In this post were going to focus on how to format your book descriptions for kdp and createspace. Here is a stepbystep guide to publishing your own book using createspace. Then copy and paste into a createspace template, tinkering around as you go. The weirdest thing is that createspace will not include paragraph breaks unless you specifically use the p paragraph html tag. Using the editor is similar to the other amazon html editors in the better book tools suite. The biggest number goes first to headline a section, and then if you have. What not to do on createspace celebrating independent.
The templates with sample content include formatted front matter e. Supported html for book description self publishing. Formatting your print book in ms word for kdp print. Always check with your endorser and ask if its ok if you need to. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing services. How to use cover creator on createspace selfpublished. Many aspects of the selfpublishing process can be intimidating and confusing, especially the first time you do them.
Heres a screenshot of this book, how to sell a truckload of books on amazon. A wellwritten and formatted description piques readers interest and assures them that your book is of high quality. How to use the createspace templates this tutorial will help authors how to use the createspace part. The blank templates have the page size and margins set. Build amazing amazon book descriptions with this free tool click to tweet. Make sure not to use a preformatted version from your word doc. The setup process guides you through simple steps of inputting the book title, description, and credits, choosing the book size and paper color, and finally, uploading the files one for the interior, one for the cover. Next, simply download in a zip file, your choice of pdf or word doc. Select the book you want to work on or add more books if you havent yet added it 4.
Kindlepreneurs guest post on back book cover blurbs, written by kelly exeter. The michigan guide to writing well and success on highstakes tests by kevin b. Up until april 2018, it was also a platform where authors. How to move from createspace to amazon kdp paperback. I especially loved the fiction book description formula she describes, and i went to work applying it. How to make your book description pop with basic html. Simply copy and paste your textbased description into the editor and format it. With the createspace cover template calculator, you fill in the number of pages your of your book, the size of the book, click on a button, and your custom cover template is ready to download. Create attractively formatted amazon book descriptions using html. Createspace uses the adobe pdf format for the body of the book. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing. The title of your book is mandatory, however a subtitle, and series is not. At the end i give a complete working latex example of what could be submitted to createspace.
How to make a cover using createspace template diane tibert. Next, youll need to download the correct createspace cover template to send to your graphic designer. Createspace book cover design by crowdspring crowdspring. If there is not template available from createspace for your book, you can calculate the spine width of your book as follows. The above amazon book description generator will help you to create those beautiful descriptions with just a couple of clicks of a button. Download blank templates download templates with sample content does your. One problem i ran into was that after pasting more than 10 chapters into the createspace word template, my book has more than. Select yes when asked whether this book was previously published on createspace. In this video i answer a student question regarding how to get a logo on the back cover of a paperback without having to create the back cover and spine yourself. How to make a createspace book cover in photoshop andrew. Finish writing your book seriously, thats the more important bit. Open the pdf or png file for the paperback book cover template in your image editing software.
These will be seen directly on your books sales page also called description page in amazon. I have played with the online templates, and they did not. Sharing some quick tips and tricks to make your publishing business progress. To help you format your manuscript, we created templates in microsoft word into. Microsoft word allows you to save to pdf using save. For instance there is a cover template to use if you have your front and back covers as single images. Watch this video to learn how to properly format your createspace book description, add breaks, and add headlines. Here is a quick how to for authors using the createspace template for selfpublishing. Copy and paste your book s content into the template by section, such as the front matter title page, acknowledgements page, etc. Once youve chosen your book size, download the template and copy your book s text into it. Taylor covers details such as starting a set of styles, fonts and typefaces, how to insert images, widows and orphans, and drop caps, all new. Want to add headlines to your createspace description.
Createspace is a platform for authors to publish books to amazon, a role it seems to be continuing this service for now. How to format your amazon description to stand out fix. Your book description is often a readers first experience with the content of your book. We now offer specialized options for your different publishing needs. Once youve chosen your book size, download the template and copy your books text into it. How to format your createspace paperback book description. At the end of 20 i put out a package of diy book cover templates in microsoft word and revolutionized publishing with a howto guide to designing amazing book covers in an easy to. After transfer from cs to kdp, my book description lost all formatting. To find your template, click download, open the zip folder, choose your language and trim size. This will only confuse the generator and cause you to have a notsoeasy time. How to make your book description pop with basic html elements.