zippywings | Publishing with Google Play Books, Part 2: Quick but Effective PDF Formatting for Google Play Books @zippywings | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Now that Google Play Books has reopened its service to all independent publishers, it’s a good idea to publish your books there and expand your audience reach. But how do you do that? This five-part series will walk you through the basic steps to get up and running.
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Google Play Books requires at least one of two formats to get your e-book online and available for consumption: EPUB and PDF. It recommends you upload both. Part 2 of the “Publishing with Google Play Books Series” covers the basics of formatting a PDF for the service, using Microsoft Word.
Note: This episode covers the simplest effective method for getting a stylish PDF ready for Google Play Books. For a more complex but ultimately more rewarding result, come back for Part 4 when I talk about a program designed for better formatting.
RESOURCES:
Google Play Books Partner Center:
play.google.com/books/publish
Drinking Café Latte at 1pm Article: “The Art of Hyphenation”
zippywings.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/the-art-of-hyphenation
CHECKLIST:
If Presentation Doesn’t Matter:
1. Create or access source document in Microsoft Word.
2. Export to PDF (from “File” tab).
3. Upload to Google Play Books.
If Presentation Does Matter:
1. Create or access source document in Microsoft Word.
2. Change layout size and margins to paperback page style (5″ x 8″; 5.5″ x 8.5″; 6″ x 9″).
3. Reposition headers, footers, and indents to half their normal distances.
4. Insert blank page at start of book.
5. Upload cover image to front page and resize and center to fit.
6. Add cover image bookmark.
7. Check all bookmarks and hyperlinks for accuracy.
8. Check other special formatting like small caps and drop caps.
9. Fix justification and hyphenation.
10. Create section break between front matter and body text and anywhere that header or footer content should differ.
11. Set page numbers in the body text section and use special rules for proper counting and display.
12. Make sure cover and title pages don’t have page numbers showing.
13. Export to PDF (from “File” tab).
14. Upload to Google Play Books.
Thanks for watching. Leave a comment with your e-book formatting tips if you have any.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
Did you enjoy this video or find it useful? Would you like to see more like it? Then like or subscribe and ring the bell. (As far as I know, ringing the bell won’t summon any spooky butlers asking, “You rang?” But you never know.)
Would you like to support this channel further? Well, I don’t have a Patreon Account, but you can help another way: Download or purchase one of my books and leave a review on Goodreads and/or wherever you buy it. Details at the link below.
zippywings.wordpress.com/my-books
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Now that Google Play Books has reopened its service to all independent publishers, it’s a good idea to publish your books there and expand your audience reach. But how do you do that? This five-part series will walk you through the basic steps to get up and running.
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Google Play Books requires at least one of two formats to get your e-book online and available for consumption: EPUB and PDF. It recommends you upload both. Part 2 of the “Publishing with Google Play Books Series” covers the basics of formatting a PDF for the service, using Microsoft Word.
Note: This episode covers the simplest effective method for getting a stylish PDF ready for Google Play Books. For a more complex but ultimately more rewarding result, come back for Part 4 when I talk about a program designed for better formatting.
RESOURCES:
Google Play Books Partner Center:
play.google.com/books/publish
Drinking Café Latte at 1pm Article: “The Art of Hyphenation”
zippywings.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/the-art-of-hyphenation
CHECKLIST:
If Presentation Doesn’t Matter:
1. Create or access source document in Microsoft Word.
2. Export to PDF (from “File” tab).
3. Upload to Google Play Books.
If Presentation Does Matter:
1. Create or access source document in Microsoft Word.
2. Change layout size and margins to paperback page style (5″ x 8″; 5.5″ x 8.5″; 6″ x 9″).
3. Reposition headers, footers, and indents to half their normal distances.
4. Insert blank page at start of book.
5. Upload cover image to front page and resize and center to fit.
6. Add cover image bookmark.
7. Check all bookmarks and hyperlinks for accuracy.
8. Check other special formatting like small caps and drop caps.
9. Fix justification and hyphenation.
10. Create section break between front matter and body text and anywhere that header or footer content should differ.
11. Set page numbers in the body text section and use special rules for proper counting and display.
12. Make sure cover and title pages don’t have page numbers showing.
13. Export to PDF (from “File” tab).
14. Upload to Google Play Books.
Thanks for watching. Leave a comment with your e-book formatting tips if you have any.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
Did you enjoy this video or find it useful? Would you like to see more like it? Then like or subscribe and ring the bell. (As far as I know, ringing the bell won’t summon any spooky butlers asking, “You rang?” But you never know.)
Would you like to support this channel further? Well, I don’t have a Patreon Account, but you can help another way: Download or purchase one of my books and leave a review on Goodreads and/or wherever you buy it. Details at the link below.
zippywings.wordpress.com/my-books
