I need help with publishing a book I'm creating on my MBP...Anyone help?

Question

Hi,
I,m in the middle of compiling data that I intend to create a book of some kind with. Mostly text, not too much in thew way of graphics or pictures, although I cant rule that out.
Right now, my raw text is in MS Word for the Mac, with no other page formatting than 1" borders all the way round. I figured I could just put the data there for now, as a place to store it, in native Word format.
I'm not at all opposed to using different software, or other techniques to do this project. I've never even tried doing something like this before, and I admit, my Word skills are not that great either.
This will be all new to me. I can't afford alot, but I can learn to do most of whatever work I can do, myself.
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated!!
Dave

Answer 1

djmaher wrote:
When I'm done doing that, I might want to self-publish, and print it, maybe just for me... Not sure yet.....
If you're just going to print it out for yourself, you could just use Word. If you want multiple copies printed, though, and want to use a self-publishing house, it's probably best to contact them. Some might take Word files, while others might want PDF files from a page-layout program.
In general, you'll be able to make your book look nicer if, once you're done, you use a page layout program like InDesign or Quark Xpress to take your Word files and lay out the pages. I think you could also use Pages, though I did see once place that had a complaint about the quality of the PDF files it creates. But again, this would depend on who you have actually print your book.
charlie