Use this guide when your edited manuscript is final and you want to publish a paperback through print on demand or a short-run printer. Have your final text, ISBN for the paperback, cover design brief and the printer's or platform's file specifications.
Step by step
Choose trim size and paper
Look at similar books in your category and pick a standard trim size your printer supports. Choose paper colour and weight. These choices affect page count, spine width and cost.
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