Book layout
Today it is impossible to imagine the world without books. In today’s bookstores, the shelves are filled with millions of works of all kinds of genres and formats. Some authors publish a lot and constantly, while others make do with a few copies for their acquaintances. Despite the seeming expense and high prices, publishing books at your own expense in small quantities is widespread today.
Particularly attentive readers pay attention not only to the content of the book, but also to the layout of the text of this or that book. The latter plays no small role in the presentability of an edition.
From the manuscript to the printed edition: how are books made?
Publishing books is a laborious business. From the manuscript to printing it undergoes a series of internal publishing processes. In addition to the author, a whole team of professionals works on the book.
What is the layout
When the future book is proofread, the illustrations and cover are ready and the author is satisfied with the result, it is time for the layout. Make-up is the process of putting together the text, illustrations and various graphic objects in the form in which they will be presented in the finished edition. In addition, at this stage we see for the first time what the book will be like, and here we can still make some changes. The layout stage takes from three days to two weeks. And it is at this stage that the publication gets its final look.
There are special approved rules for the layout of the book:
- Composition
- Hygienic
- Unity and style
Observance of all three rules allows our specialists to make the typesetting of pages quickly and qualitatively, which guarantees bright and colorful edition.
Types of make-up
Classification is performed according to one characteristic – type of literature.
Book and magazine. As the basis a standard set of rules for multipage literature. There is a special set of techniques when working with illustrated magazines.
Newspaper. Cardinally differs from the previous type. Newspapers have a different arrangement of text and illustrations, as well as free transfer rules.
Accidental typesetting. Used in the development of layouts of various printed products.
A separate service includes layout of book covers. Creative designers create cover layouts according to the inner content or customer’s requirements, and select fonts and colors. Such editions induce consumers to take concrete actions – to buy the product.
Make-up by professionals
Employees of “Book For You” publishing house adhere to the culture of typesetting and recommendations on design of editions. Clients are guaranteed technical correctness of execution, compliance with polygraphic requirements, aesthetic appeal and convenience in further use. The layout of paper and electronic books is respected with the rules of the layout, text and illustrations.
Our service has the following advantages:
- The most favorable composition (the most user-friendly book is developed. A clear structure of internal block pages. Highlighting of the main components over the secondary ones).
- Convenient arrangement of text and illustrations. Efficient use of the working area of each sheet.
- Aesthetic aspect.
- Convenient arrangement of text and illustrations. Efficient use of the working area of each sheet.
Final Stages
Think your brainchild is on the finish line? You’re wrong. After you have made the layout of your book, you need to perform a few more operations. First performed verification of the layout. Once again, the editor, research editor, proofreader and translator get to work. After all, during the make-up errors such as illogical transfer of text or other inaccuracies may have appeared. That is why the layout is reread and checked again. This is a very important stage, when all the specialists read for the first time not the manuscript, but the book layout! All specialists will take a fresh look at the previously laid out text.
Adjustment of the layout is also necessary. All mistakes and inaccuracies which were detected at the previous stage, are corrected again in future book layout.
Prices for the service
Each author is interested in the cost of typesetting of the book. Speaking about the rates for the service, we do not have a price-list, as each book is unique and has its own degree of complexity. For an accurate cost calculation our managers need to see the document and assess the amount of work together with the typesetter. Our regular customers have the privilege of a flexible discount system.