Top 5 Book Formatting Tips

Todays Top Five talks about how to start formatting a book for publication. My books have never been rejected by Lightning Source or Createspace/KDP. Here are five getting started tips.

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[marcellongchamps]

I am a reformed baptist pastor and I am new to Linux. I have watched many of your videos, specially those on Linux Mint 19 with Cinnamon. I have swithched to Linux after using Windows for 21 years. I have published a book in french about self-publishing but it cost me a lot because I have hired many persons to help me: one to build my website and a graphic designer for the book formatting. I would be very interested to follow the course that you mentioned at the beginning of the video. I have so many things to relearn but I am strongly determined not going back to Windows 10. My two computers are now with Linux Mint 19 and I just love the new system but I realize that the learning curve is a bit heavy for two reasons: I am a french-speaking person and I am 72 years old but in very good health. I have many publishing projects. This is why this subject of formatting with LibreOffice is interesting me so much. Keep on the good work. You are honoring the LORD!

Marcel Longchamps, pastor

[realmwatters]

Great this helped me move from office to libra office, thanks great show. keep up the great work.

[traianivanescu]

Thank you for the video. I noticed you wrote "FORWARD" instead of "FORWORD" in one book. it's been 3 years but I hope that helps. Since the video was quite long, I think you could have a video for each tip and make a series and put them in a playlist.

[pbcanal]

Us normal users barely scratch the surface of what these programs can do. Any future how to videos would be most welcome .

[SamichHunter]

Very interesting video for sure. And YES! I would like to see more information about the index file you mentioned. Over the past 7 years I have been taking my Bible library and manually converting them to ePub format so that I can carry them in my reader with me. Also, since my stroke I find it harder to turn pages in a book than on my reader. (If you have a chance to have a stroke, JUST SAY NO! LOL) Scripture index is one of the things that I have not spent any time automating and doing it manually is very time consuming. Any tips would be welcome.
JT

[serge]

Hello STL! On any Debian based distribution sudo apt install texlive-full texmaker (you can replace texmaker with another specific editor for LaTex).
Cheers

[spookyjamie]

I tried to publish my book on kdp, but it said that I needed to alter the guttering.
I could not find guttering in libreoffice.

Can you help me please?

[roguenetworkengineer]

How do I get personal autographed books?