It is critical that your book contain a page for legal reasons. This entry is probably going to come out as more of a complaint in regards to my recent experience with the createspace publishing machine. It often contains a notice, legal notices, publication information, printing history, cataloguing information from a national library, and an isbn that uniquely identifies the work. For number two, i just copied that, and changed the numbers. Copyright page template to use in your book book design. When you selfpublish, you are doing the same work that a traditional book publishing company does. When it comes to selling your book via print on demand pod services ingram spark, createspace, kdp print, etc. Two years ago, i published a childrens book through createspace using my own companys isbn, which i listed on the s page, plus. In july 2016 amazon launched kdp print as separate offering which createspace customers will now be required to use. If youve written a book or created some other original work such as a blog, photo, or illustration, you must register your. The more words in your book, the more pages it will take up. Uploading your selfpublishing paperback to kdp print.
If you want a professionally formatted work, youve come to the right place. What you want them to contain is basic info, disclaimers, how to contact publisher that could be you, year, who owns it, isbn, lccnor a statement that it is in the library of congress database, publishing categories that your book falls in and country it is printed in. A selfpublisher is an author who is also the publisher of their work. If you didnt know, is an ondemand printing service owned by. There is no difference in the language if youre operating as a soleproprietorship, an llc, or any other type of business organization. The information you add to your author central account appears on. How to create a copyright page in 5 minutes with template. To get the ball rolling, contact me to get a custom quote for your manuscript, or book my createspace formatting gig on fiverr. Ironclad book copyright page examples that will protect you.
I initially said published by createspace, followed by their address, but more properly it should have been by me, published through createspace. I looked at a lot of books on my shelf before i decided on the right size for tyote. Amazon kdp formerly createspace and ingramspark printon. Book formatting for createspace, ingramspark, lightningsource. Format your book for createspace, kdp, ingram spark. After all, if you get it wrong, someone could steal your work and pass it off as their own. Up until april 2018, it was also a platform where authors could hire the selfpublishing services needed to produce a book. Sharing some quick tips and tricks to make your publishing business progress.
Login to get started with kindle direct publishing, manufacturing on demand, or print on demand for publishers. Using both createspace now kdp and ingramspark for. Self publishing companies choose the right book publisher. One of the biggest roles a traditional book publisher fills is covering the cost of printing. Many conventions have grown up around the 32page picture book. The blank templates have the page size and margins set. Enter your books trim size, including bleed, into the width and height fields. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. The page is most commonly found on the back of the books title page. Knowing how to a book the right way is something that scares the crap out of most authors. Im a publisher and the book was previously published by a different publisher. I almost threw the book away after reading that one.
The library of congress number is assigned during the publishing process, and will be included on the page in your book. A is a legal protection that allows you to prevent others from using a creative work such as a photograph, song, video, or book that you created without your permission. Copyright page template to use in your book book design made. Lccns when and how to get a library of congress control number. You only have 3 months to register your once your work is 1. This page provides information about intellectual property ip rights and common ip. This will resize your pages and change your page count.
Learn the different parts of the page and where and how to get the data you need. Authorhouse will complete all the paper work and send a copy of your book to the library of congress. How to self publish on createspace in three easy steps. So, a selfpublisher takes on the cost of printing, along with writing and. How long does it take for your work to get copyrighted. Keep the whole thing as unobtrusive as possible and. Mar 08, 2018 your book s page is an important part of your book marketing scheme, so heres an ultraeasy word template for you to paste into your book. Or you can buy this book and go on createspace with confidence. Your books page is an important part of your book marketing scheme, so heres an ultraeasy word template for you to paste into your book. Add something to the page that is different from the file you submit to ingramspark and createspace and make the books description slightly different on each. In particular, he notes that you should save the assigned isbn numbers, and use them on the page of your book. The automatically created samples always start at the. Your page count will tell you how thick your book will be. This matters because amazon does not recommend printing text on book spines that are less than 100 pages.
Creating a cover for a createspace book is a more complicated process than if you self publish on kindle alone. A customer purchases your book on and a book is printed to fulfill that order. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons. Most selfpublishers get intimidated when it comes to making their first book page. A page should not have any page numbers or other header footer information on it. Sep 25, 20 at amazon, once you add a physical book to your author page at authorcentral, it will evidently remain there forever. Reedsys professional designers can make your books look like they belong on the bestsellers lists. That way you can tell where a printed book came from and verify that createspace is handling the amazon listing. If you want help formatting the other parts, see our stepbystep guides for preparing your manuscript in word for windows and mac. A lot of us get caught up in a confusing haze of laws. What you need to know about createspace author services.
Then i put the full information page at the end of the book. The above image shows the book cover and interior so you can check it is what you wanted. If youre uploading a pdf to kdp, that means that you should make sure that it comes right after the title page and just before the table of contents. The cover size depends on the number of pages, because that determines the spine width. May 14, 2018 sharing some quick tips and tricks to make your publishing business progress. If you publish a paperback, for example, and add it to your author page, even if you unpublish the book, it will remain on your author page.
Beware this talk will make you rethink your entire life and work life changer duration. Oct 28, 2009 think of the page as the place where the publisher tries to get all its work done, take care of legal and bibliographic necessities, before getting out of the way of the author. Writers and illustrators took the restricted format and made it into a thing of beauty. Intellectual property rights frequently asked questions. All titles that are currently published through createspace will be automatically moved to the kdp platform. A guide to self publishing your book with amazons free publishing service paperback march 11, 20. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing services.
If your books are written andor published under a business structure of some sort, you can list your company as the owner on your page in your ebook. Selfpublished books are no different, so they should include a page. We now offer specialized options for your different publishing needs. Jan 31, 2018 createspace is a platform for authors to publish books to amazon, a role it seems to be continuing this service for now. However, in an odd twist, createspace is refusing to publish books until they incorrectly number their pages. The templates with sample content include formatted front matter e. Createspace is the easiest way for an average person to selfpublish their book because it publishes books directly to amazons sites all around the world. I, as an author and comic book artist, am about to release the second chapter book volume in my romance series, the heavenly bride. Two business days after we receive all the needed information about your book, youll receive an email with your createspace kindle ready files. Although i personally have published on createspace, i have neglected to add the isbn. When you publish through kdp or ibooks, or nookpress, or createspace, or any other retailer or distributor, you are granting them a license to sell the book on their website or possibly. The very first page you see when you open the book normally has the book s. The edition notice or page is the page in a book containing information about the current edition, usually on the back of the title page. The most common approach is to put it on the verso the reverse side of the title page.
The page eats up too much of the sample space for those. Scrolling up the screen shows us that after we saved our progress, we obtained our isbns. Then when you turn that page, on the back side of it, all the information is there. In most cases, protection lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years. For 18 years, createspace was a great selfpublishing resource for independent authors. Today ill not only provide you with an example book page you can just copy and use but also explain each one. An isbn is printed on the lower portion of the back cover of a book above the bar code and on the page. For createspace, i have the title page at the front, the on the back of that page, then the story starts on the next page. But i contend that the page wins the prize because its probably the first page that a librarian, bookseller, or distributor looks at.
Jun 14, 2017 beware this talk will make you rethink your entire life and work life changer duration. Createspace does not offer a hardcover option at this point, so if thats a deal breaker, youll have to choose another platform like lulu to publish your book. Here is what should go on that page, and how it should be laid out. Suggests title page, page, dedication page, table of contents, plus other tips including page layout, fonts recommends serif for titles, nonserif for text, raster graphics not vector, title on spine only if book more than pages, front cover should look good whereas back cover should appeal to reason. Once you have the lccn, it will cover case bound hard, paper, ebook, you dont need another for your title.
Formatting your novel for amazon and createspace duration. We create pdfs for createspace and kdp and other printondemand services, and kindle files and epubs too. But i often publish standalone stories as short as 3000 words. Hi, i am in the process of self publishing my book with amazon create space. Jan 31, 2018 as a side note, the current pricing calculator for a 200page book with standard 6. Amazon is popular because it provides any publisherselfpublishers and major publishers alikeautomatic distribution to both services provide highly. That is, imagine you are holding a book in your hands. How to become self disciplined and accomplish more every day duration.
Granted, i do all my own work from cover design to interior set up so the cost is zero. Now, for many books, the page doesnt take much space. Is ing a book necessary before i selfpublish my book with authorhouse. Each format or binding must have a separate isbn i. When you come to creating your own page, pick the elements that seem most suitable to your book. It prevents retailers from purchasing a book, making copies, and then selling the copies to its customers.
The samples are typically a percentage of the book calculated by proprietary algorithms. A physical book also needs a back cover and a spine the middle bit. Copy and paste these somewhere so they can be put on your books page. The back of the title page is going to be blank otherwise, so theres no reason not to use it for something more useful. A also ensures another writer will not repurpose your intellectual property characters, tone or narrative arc as his or her own. To help you format your manuscript, we created templates in microsoft word into which you can insert your content. How much does it cost to publish a book on createspace. Book sizepage size the size of your book affects every other design choice you make. May 07, 2019 knowing how to a book the right way is something that scares the crap out of most authors.
With a fortyplus percent share of all books sold and sixtyplus percent of the online book market, amazon is by far the biggest market that you can reach as a selfpublished author. Think of the page as the place where the publisher tries to get all its work done, take care of legal and bibliographic necessities, before getting out of the way of the author. A turnkey book cover, ready for createspace and kindle. Copyright page samples you can copy and paste into your book. Some people say that the first page is the most important one in any book and that is probably true as a means for hooking a reader. I decided i would go ahead and republish the first book through createspace, as thats currently. Createspace is a platform for authors to publish books to amazon, a role it seems to be continuing this service for now. Depending on your book, some steps may be unnecessary for example, your book doesnt have images. Kindle and kdp book covers made easy cover design studio. Samples of a long page and a short page are provided so readers can copy and paste them into their own book files, ready for customization.
You can spend your energy writing the next book, rather than spending it on selfpromotion. The reason i do this is that many book retailers automatically create samples. With no changes or adjustments you can submit them directly for publishing. Its practically an authors worst nightmare for good reason. You may want to include the publishing company logo on the page. Createspace publishing is a print on demand, or pod service of. Certain sales channels only support industry standard dimensions. Authorhouse issues every book an international standard book number isbn. But recently they ended their author services, which included marketing, book editing, cover design, and book formatting, most likely because customized services were not worth the time and investment for a company of amazons size. Jan 15, 2010 samples of a long page and a short page are provided so readers can copy and paste them into their own book files, ready for customization. Createspace s community of writers get help, advice, and everything in between from other authors for both new and experienced writers. As all writers know, the process of selfpublishing a book is everfluctuating and evolving. Here is a list of elements to included when you need to create a.
Lets say that my interior and my cover are ready to be uploaded. Here is what you absolutely need to know before working with createspace. Step 1 for using createspace for publishing a print on. Ive published eleven books and the quality of the finished books has been consistently excellent. What i did on my first come, follow me, was to just open a professionally published book, and used that as a template. Amazons kdp formerly createspace is a printondemand pod service from amazon, and ingramspark is a competitive service from the industryleading distributor, ingram. Selfpublish amazon paperbacks createspace selfpublishing. Sample book copyright page getting your book published. Im a professional book designer and ive formatted over a thousand books on fiverr. It also affects the way the book feels in the readers hand, the page count of the book, and your profitability. Why and how to file a, and a guide to completing your books page. December 18, 2018, when we moved your createspace books and account details to kdp.
The layout of your book depends greatly on the size of the page. In august 2018, amazon announced that the kdp print webbased interface would be replacing createspace as amazons print on demand pod paperback selfpublishing interface. Createspace and kdp became one service on december 18, 2018, when we moved your createspace books and account details to kdp. Learn about isbn options, costs and the necessary steps to using createspace publishing to produce your print book. Createspace, one of the premier printondemand pod services for selfpublished authors, merged with amazons kdp print in late 2018. In fact, everythings going swimmingly in your plan to conquer the world with your selfpublished book until you wake up in a cold sweat realizing that you forgot to include a page.
The page is standard in any book where its poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, or comic. Createspace was an early adopter in printondemand publishing and in 2005 they were acquired by amazon. As createspace was one of the goto options for anyone aiming to print a selfpublished book, the switch left many in the lurch and confused. The choices available for the size of the book as well as. For the best results, follow the five steps in this guide. And i dont want the page to take up valuable space in the sample.
How to copyright a book quickly stepbystep with examples. A guide to self publishing your book with amazons free publishing service adams, joel on. Copyright page example of copyright pages free copyright. Our team of expert book formatters will make your book shine. I did this to show everyone that mistakes can be made. But changing the page size will change the page count. Page numbers and createspace normally you would expect a publisher to help you make sure your book is done correctly. I erroneously told them my date for my book was 2008. What documentation should i send if kdp asks that i confirm my rights. Unpublishing, republishing, and updating your book. In the page setup section of the layout tab, click size. The kindle direct publishing kdp interface will be familiar to those who have selfpublished kindle ebooks on amazon.
Upload the createspace interior file and the cover file. This is because kindles only display the front cover. Jan 07, 2015 for more on writing a childrens book, see how to write a childrens picture book. I understand the small print and legal jargon were enough to make me squimish as well.
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