Mandi Lynn - Stone Ridge Books | 5 Reasons I Don't Format My Books With Microsoft Word When Self-Publishing @MandiLynnWrites | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
5 Reasons I Don't Format my Books with Microsoft Word When Self-Publishing // Why don't I like using Microsoft Word to format books? Today I'm going over the five things that drive me crazy about book formatting in Word. I also talk about an alternative software, Adobe InDesign, and why I feel it's the best software out there when it comes to formatting your self-publishing book.

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Videos Mentioned:
How to format your book in Microsoft Word: youtu.be/204228daXU4
Why is Adobe InDesign the best book formatting software? youtu.be/TUk_s4uSuNc

4:18 - Headers & Footers
7:41 - It exports differently
9:02 - Drop Caps
10:06 - Previewing issues
12:09 - Hard to change the entire document

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Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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