#Affinity designer book how to#
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I explain this in the tutorial on designing your own cover, but if you missed it, don’t worry it’s easy. You can immediately see that I have used a Preset I made, for the B-Format sized book. Now, let’s set up our print document right here.

#Affinity designer book how to#

So I’ll add a section to the end of this document showing you how to export your document to PDF format, and interacative PDF format. I’ll look at ePub setup as a separate chapter? Exporting to ePub format isn’t yet available in AfPublisher, but PDF is. If you are doing ePubs or Interactive PDFs then you don’t need to worry at all about all this page setup stuff. A standard size Paperback book like you see thousands of on book store shelves. So, after starting AfPublisher and selecting New Document, you will have by now already decided on your book size. If you are unsure of what you are doing, just take your time, and don’t be afraid to start over if you feel you have made a total hash of it. Getting it right now will save a lot of trouble later. You can make changes later, but it can be a real hassle to do so. It’s worth taking the time to set up your document as a New Document, and being careful over the Master Page setup. Set Up in AfPublisher For a 130 mm by 198 mm Book CreateSpace, now KDP, have some ready made Templates for both document manuscripts and covers. Personally, I prefer the B-Format size, which is an industry size for Paperbacks. In deciding what size book you want to produce, look at other books in your genre, and go with something that is comparable in size and is book industry standard. A size of 8″x5″ would be a fairly safe and standard route to go. You need to decide on the dimensions of your book. So once you know which publisher you are going with, and having checked their specific requirrements it’s time to decide on book size. The same applies to Paperback publishing of course, but in general, if you get it right with your own design, there are less time consuming things to change if you have to. eBooks tend not to need them and almost all eBook publishers have different requirements and guidelines. If you are designing for an eBook for Kindle or any of the others, there are slightly different requirements when it comes to Table of Contents. You might include a table of contents, and for back matter, you might have a page for acknowledgments or an index.

Dedication (page 5): For your dedication.

Title (page 3): For book title, author’s name, publisher’s name.

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Blank (page 2): Or, if your book is one of a series, series titles go here.

Half-title (page 1): For book title only.

Front and back matter – Most paperback books have the following front matter pages:.

Chapter heading alignment – Commercially designed books have chapter headings at the exact same alignment throughout the book.

If a page has a chapter heading, there is no page number.

Page numbering – Page numbers should be at the same place on every page.

Incorrect bottom margin Correct bottom margin

Inconsistent bottom margin – Commercially designed books have even bottom margins on every page.

Ragged right margin – Most books you pick up have fully justified margins that align on both the left and the right edges.

Most of these you can address in AfPublisher.

You have to start by taking a really critical look at your manuscript. I’m assuming you have a manuscript of some sort already. It may hold some interest for the regular publisher trying out Affinity Publisher, maybe even a regular InDesign user wondering what all the fuss is about. This Tutorial or Class if you wish, is for the beginner. How to set up Affinity Publisher so you can import your manuscript and format it so that it’s suitable for both ePub, and Print. Change the details to suit if you decide to base your project on a different size. This HowTo is using a document setup that I chose as the most likely end result – a standard Paper Back book. I would suggest that you create “dummy” documents so that you can make mistakes and correct them without damaging your primary document or project. When you get to the part about Master Pages, take your time to understand how they work. It’s really about setting up your document and pages so that the actual formatting of the book can proceed without having to backtrack all the time to reset settings… I will continue with Part Two within this document. : How to Create A Great Looking Book.įormatting Your Book using Affinity Publisher.