Getting your book printed and published is easy, but your manuscript must be formatted first. We can do this for you, or you can do it yourself. If we're doing it, the easiest way to submit is in Word with no formatting other than page-breaks before the start of each new chapter. If you want to get started on the formatting yourself (and save time and money) you can download our free template, a blank Word document that is already set up to our specs. First copy and save the template to your own computer. Then paste your manuscript into the template and rename it. Add pages as needed. Make the manuscript look exactly the way you want the book to look, and then send it to us. We may still have to do some formatting, but the more you do, the better. Your book will look the way you want it to look, and you'll save some money. If you have questions or need formatting help, just let us know.
If you're doing the formatting, you can submit your manuscript as a Word document but you might prefer to submit it as a PDF, which "locks in" your formatting and ensures that what you submit is what you get back from us in the book.
If you don't download our template and are formatting from scratch, make sure your pages are set to 5.5 x 8.5 inches, with left and right margins 1 inch each, and top and bottom margins .8 of an inch. If you use a footer for your page numbers, put it at least .5 of an inch from the bottom of the page. Put the page numbers in the right order, so that odd-numbered pages are on the right side when the book is opened. If you use headers for your name and/or title on each page use the same spacing, .5 from the top of the page. If you want your book to be a different size, we can handle up to 8.5 x 11 inches.
If you do not want to do the formatting yourself, we can do it for you for fees starting at $100. We can provide proofs, and encourage them for new customers, especially those placing big orders.
It is probably easiest with most books via email.
You can also bring in your manuscript or mail it to us on a disk to:
Vox Pop Publishing
1022 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY 11218
For your cover you can send us a finished design or you can send us graphics (photos, illustrations) to use with suggested colors, fonts and graphics. We also encourage you to work with a graphic designer, and we have a list of freelance designers who can help authors with their covers. Once we have digital versions of your cover and formatted manuscript on disk, printing your book is a relatively simple matter.
Any questions? Ask us via email. Any special projects or unusual customizing needed? We'll work with you within the limits of our hardware, software and wetware. Our goal is to help you produce an edition of your book that will make you proud.