Publishing Resources

Here are resources to help you publish your work, either through us, or independently.

Things books need

Article explaining parts of traditional books:

https://scribemedia.com/parts-of-book/

Michigan State's guide on book layout and design:

https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/c.php?g=97090&p=623597

ISBNs - Identifying numbers for printed books:

https://www.myidentifiers.com/identify-protect-your-book/isbn/buy-isbn

Scribus: Open Source Layout Program

Adobe InDesign is the best and most professional program to lay out your book from scratch. If you are a Cal Poly Humboldt student, a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud is included in your tuition.

If this expensive program is not available to you, we suggest the open source, free progran Scribus, which can be downloaded here.

(There are also options from many on-demand printers to upload a book from Microsoft Word. They will not have bells and whistles, but will be servicible for books that are mostly text.)