| Step 1 Make sure
that your manuscript meets our publishing requirements - this
is fairly easy, but read through the instructions
for how to format your manuscript. Proofread your manuscript
- unless you are contracting Proofreading or Editorial services,
it should be free from any obvious corrections.
Step 2 Set up your book for electronic
submission. We prefer via email or FTP, but you may submit on
CD, DVD, or flash drive. Please submit your entire book in a single
word processing file, preferably Microsoft Word (any version,
either PC or Macintosh). If you use another word processor, please
save your file as any Word forma, or as a RTF file. Do not save
your file as ASCII or text-only (all your formatting will be lost).
Label any CDs, DVDs, or flash drive with your name, telephone
number, and the title of your book. Please pack your disks inside
protective wrapping or a disk mailer to ensure that they will
arrive in usable condition, and never send the only copy
of your book.
Step 3 Please create the following
summary documents and save them each as a single file, separate
from your main book file:
- Author's Biography. Up to 450
words - but the first 150 have to stand by themselves as a short,
one-paragraph description of yourself that will appear on the
back cover of your book. The remainder of the 450 words - A longer
description of yourself or a message to your readers. It will
appear on the author book page that readers view when they click
on your name within the Dog Ear Publishing Web site.
- Book Summary. Up to 450 words
- and again, the first 150 must be able to stand by themselves
as a short, one-paragraph description of your book that appears
on the back cover of your book and with your book listing on the
Dog Ear Web site. The remainder of the 450 words. This is where
you can REALLY provide a great description of your book. This
content will appears on your book's page on the Dog Ear Web site
and will be accessed by Internet Search Engines.
- Cover Concept. All of our packages
include custom cover design - but help us understand what you
want by including your ideas. You can even list titles (let us
know their ISBNs) that you think represent your topic or ideas
well - and we'll use these to give our design team an idea of
what you are looking for in a book cover.
Step 4 Prepare your images either as
electronic files or hard-copy; please be advised: don't send your
only copy or rare originals. Digital images can be sent via email,
FTP, CD, DVD, or flash drive and should have an image resolution
of 300 dpi or better. File types can be JPG, EPS or TIF. If images
are to be included throughout your book, make sure you have carefully
identified the locations in the text where they are to be placed.
Do not embed (paste) images into your manuscript (see instructions
for how to format your manuscript for details on inserting
image references.)
Step 5 Read the Author
Contract and then call us to process your order - 1-866-823-9613
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