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CHOOSING THE SIZE OF YOUR BOOK (& how to RESIZE it) | Formatting a novel in WORD (Formatting part 4)

Bethany Atazadeh - YA Fantasy Author
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38K views 4 years ago #Authortube #SelfPublishing #NovelFormatting
To decide on the size of your book, there are a few factors you need to consider, such as genre requirements, available templates, and personal preference. In this video, I’m sharing how to determine the best size for your book, where to find a template for that specific size, and how to resize a book in Microsoft Word if you need to make any changes, which can be surprisingly common! FORMATTING PLAYLIST:    • FORMATTING A NOVEL FROM SCRATCH USING MICR...   (1) What you Need to Know About Formatting (Intro):    • FORMATTING A BOOK — What you NEED TO KNOW:...   (2) 10 Essential Formatting Rules:    • 10 UNBREAKABLE FORMATTING RULES | formatti...   (3) Front and Back Matter:    • How to set up FRONT AND BACK MATTER when f...   (5) Fonts and Styles:    • Choosing the FONT(s) + the Style Pane in W...   (6) Adding Images:    • How to ADD IMAGES to your novel in WORD wh...   (7) Chapter Headers:    • Creating fancy CHAPTER HEADERS in CANVA wh...  …...more
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Choosing the SIZE of your book and RESIZING

0:00

WHAT will be covered in this video

0:16

THREE SECRETS we’ll cover to save you money and pages

0:50

Physical Books Focus

1:02

WHY the size is SO important

1:24

Introducing myself

1:46

Our teaching assistant

2:09

Notes

2:48

My experience

2:58

Template

3:39

Series

3:53

Time stamps

4:07

Book Sizes

4:34

Measuring some books for examples

4:47

WHY the size matters so much

5:55

My personal example

6:11

How the book size affects the COST

6:56

How the book size affects your READERS

8:26

How to CHOOSE the size of your book

8:55

Template options on KDP

10:03

DIYbookformats.com templates

10:56

RESIZING your book in Word

11:22

3 secrets for saving money and pages

13:51

Secret #1 that you might guess and how to do this in one click

14:28

Secret #2 that very few authors know

16:21

Secret #3 to remove even MORE pages

17:31

comparing before and after the three secrets are applied

19:28

Why converting a Word document to PDF is important for print books

20:27

Formatting Series Playlist and What’s Next…

21:21
CHOOSING THE SIZE OF YOUR BOOK (& how to RESIZE it) | Formatting a novel in WORD (Formatting part 4)
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2021Feb 5
To decide on the size of your book, there are a few factors you need to consider, such as genre requirements, available templates, and personal preference. In this video, I’m sharing how to determine the best size for your book, where to find a template for that specific size, and how to resize a book in Microsoft Word if you need to make any changes, which can be surprisingly common! FORMATTING PLAYLIST:    • FORMATTING A NOVEL FROM SCRATCH USING MICR...   (1) What you Need to Know About Formatting (Intro):    • FORMATTING A BOOK — What you NEED TO KNOW:...   (2) 10 Essential Formatting Rules:    • 10 UNBREAKABLE FORMATTING RULES | formatti...   (3) Front and Back Matter:    • How to set up FRONT AND BACK MATTER when f...   (5) Fonts and Styles:    • Choosing the FONT(s) + the Style Pane in W...   (6) Adding Images:    • How to ADD IMAGES to your novel in WORD wh...   (7) Chapter Headers:    • Creating fancy CHAPTER HEADERS in CANVA wh...   (8) Putting it all together: (link coming soon) Template: WWW.DIYBOOKFORMATS.COM ___ 📚 CHECK OUT THE STOLEN KINGDOM SERIES: https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com/thest... ◦ THE STOLEN KINGDOM: https://books2read.com/thestolenkingdom ◦ THE JINNI KEY: https://books2read.com/thejinnikey ◦ THE CURSED HUNTER: https://books2read.com/thecursedhunter ◦ THE ENCHANTED CROWN: https://books2read.com/theenchantedcrown ◦ The Stolen Kingdom Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B088FVQNJK... ___ ❤️ CHECK OUT MY MERCH STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/bethanya... 📖 BECOME A PATRON to receive digital early reader copies of my books, writing & publishing advice, help with your author platform, meet writer friends, and so much more!   / bethanyatazadeh   💻 SIGN UP FOR MY AUTHOR NEWSLETTER for FREE exclusives (starting with the first HALF of The Stolen Kingdom + a step-by-step self-publishing guide and template): https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com/contact ___ 📒 CHECK OUT MY OTHER WORK: ◦ EVALENE'S NUMBER: https://amzn.to/2LyJt87 ◦ PEARL'S NUMBER: https://amzn.to/38FsJok ◦ HOW YOUR BOOK SELLS ITSELF: https://amzn.to/2KdOUZx ◦ GROW YOUR AUTHOR PLATFORM: https://amzn.to/3oKIMXz ◦ BOOK SALES THAT MULTIPLY: https://amzn.to/3spHXpd ◦ THE CONFIDENT CORGI: https://amzn.to/3oUIa1u ◦ Novel Planner Notebook: https://amzn.to/2LvyD2G ___ ❤️ COMPANIES I LOVE & AM AN AFFILIATE FOR: ◦ PUBLISH AND THRIVE: https://heartbreathings.teachable.com... ◦ THE BOOK LAUNCH PLANNER & STICKERS (10% off discount code is BETHANY10): https://thebooklaunchplanner.com/?ref... ◦ EPIDEMIC SOUND (where I got the music in this video and others! If you'd like to try it for a month, using this link gives me a free month! Thank you in advance!): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ___ 💬 LET'S CONNECT 💬 Website | https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com Instagram |   / authorbethanyatazadeh   YouTube |    / bethanyatazadeh   Patreon |   / bethanyatazadeh   ___ Thanks for watching! ❤️ Bethany 0:00 - Choosing the SIZE of your book and RESIZING 0:16 - WHAT will be covered in this video 0:50 - THREE SECRETS we’ll cover to save you money and pages 1:02 - Physical Books Focus 1:24 - WHY the size is SO important 1:46 - Introducing myself 2:09 - Our teaching assistant 2:48 - Notes 2:58 - My experience 3:39 - Template 3:53 - Series 4:07 - Time stamps 4:34 - Book Sizes 4:47 - Measuring some books for examples 5:55 - WHY the size matters so much 6:11 - My personal example 6:56 - How the book size affects the COST 8:26 - How the book size affects your READERS 8:55 - How to CHOOSE the size of your book 10:03 - Template options on KDP 10:56 - DIYbookformats.com templates 11:22 - RESIZING your book in Word 13:51 - 3 secrets for saving money and pages 14:28 - Secret #1 that you might guess and how to do this in one click 16:21 - Secret #2 that very few authors know 17:31 - Secret #3 to remove even MORE pages 19:28 - comparing before and after the three secrets are applied 20:27 - Why converting a Word document to PDF is important for print books 21:21 - Formatting Series Playlist and What’s Next… #Authortube #SelfPublishing #NovelFormatting Note: some of these links are affiliate links and will support me with a little extra income at no extra cost to you. :)

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Bethany Atazadeh - YA Fantasy Author

69.8K subscribers