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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Here are the basic steps for publishing a Floss Manual
via Create Space as worked out by Anne and me. Of course you're welcome to
change the process and that can lead down a different path where some of these
items may not apply.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>1. Publish the PDF version of the manual from
within Floss Manuals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>2. Check out the interior of the PDF to make sure
all the pictures are in place and the content is displaying
properly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>3. Send me the PDF via email to <A
href="mailto:jrigdon@ngohaiti.com">jrigdon@ngohaiti.com</A>. I will then
go through the process at Create Space of setting up the title, getting the ISBN
# assigned, and checking the interior of the book for compliance with their
guidelines. Once the interior is accepted they provide a template for
creating the cover. I used PhotoShop to create the cover, but other
graphics programs may be used. as long as they can output a PDF
file.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>4. Create the cover and submit to Create Space for
approval. In the case of the 4 manuals Anne and I worked on, we both had a
hand in this and it took several attempts to get it right. That has been
the case in all the other books I have published via both Create Space and Lulu,
so there is nothing new here - just a process to get it right.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>5. Decide on a pricing structure and royalty fee
structure if you are going to offer the book by Amazon and / or by the extended
wholesale channel of Barnes and Noble, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>6. Order a proof copy. This will cost you
about $10 with shipping unless you're in a hurry and that could cost you
$30. I have found that requesting the "slow" process generally takes about
a week although they say it may take up to 3 weeks when ordering.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>7. Approve the proof. If everything is right
you're ready to go, otherwise you have to go back to the submission process and
correct the interior or cover as needed, then order another proof for
review. In actual practice I found that I had to do this a couple or three
times on average to get the proof right where I wanted it, but in the case of
the Open Translation Tools we got it right the first time and I now have a nice
published copy in addition to my dog-eared, spiral bound copy I printed myself
at twice the cost of the CreateSpace book.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>We can use these steps to flesh out an instruction
manual on publishing. We may want to go into details on the what ifs such
as using the on-line template for cover design vs Photoshop or other graphics
programs like InkScape or Open Office Impress, sizing and setting resolution on
graphics for the cover and interior, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>John Rigdon</FONT></DIV>
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