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Empowering Writers To Self-Publish™
History Book Printing
The following is a brief outline of
our publishing process. For complete information on our services including page
layout, photograph scanning, and software, click
here. If you should have any questions at all, please feel free to Contact
Us at any time. One of our customer service representatives is
ready to help.
Prepare
Your Manuscript
Your
manuscript should be carefully checked for spelling and grammatical errors. The
page layout of your manuscript should be adjusted to look exactly the way it
should for printing. For complete information regarding page layout, see Page
Layout Tips
Submit
Your Manuscript
Copy your completed manuscript file to a disk. We ask that the
manuscript be saved in a single file and not broken into several files (i.e. a
different file for each chapter). If your manuscript includes several
illustrations or photos, your file may be too large to place on a floppy disk.
If this is the case, it may be necessary to use a Zip disk or burn the file onto
a CD. Anyone who does not have a CD burner or Zip drive to copy the file may
submit a good quality printout of the book instead. Large files may be
sent using an ftp site. For information on using our ftp site, please call
us toll free at 1-866-944-2999.
Print
out 1 copy of your book from your computers printer. We use the printout you
provide to compare with the files stored on the disk to ensure the files
were not altered in any way while transferring from your computer system to
ours. A printed copy is not necessary when sending a PDF file. PDF is an
acronym for "Portable Document Format" and can be opened on any
computer without risk of text or images shifting within the pages of your
history book. For free downloadable PDF software, Click
here.
The
following items should be sent as part of the
submission:
A Disk (Containing manuscript file)
A printed copy of the manuscript
Send
submissions to:
ART
BOOKBINDERY
Family History Books
Room 550 - 70 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
R3B 1G7
We
will contact you as soon as we receive your submission.
Check
The Proof Copy
Shortly
after we have received your submission, a proof of your book and cover image
will be sent to you for your approval. Carefully check the proof to ensure
its accuracy. Adjustments may
be made if necessary and a new proof issued. Once the proof of your
history book is approved, we will begin the process of printing and
binding. The process normally takes ten to fifteen working days to
complete.
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