Tools and Guidance
Our goal with this page is to provide clear and concise requirements and limited instruction. Experienced designers and savvy computer users should have no problem working with our specifications. Clients without page layout experience who wish to design their own book can use this as a starting point. The internet provides endless demonstrations relating to all major page layout and image editing applications as do the manufacturers of the programs themselves. Edition One will be happy to answer technical questions via email to the best of our abilities. However, we're really not equipped to teach design and layout to our clients.
note: if you have suggestions for this page and its content, please let us know.
Specifications and Instructions
Please download (right click or control + click) the following PDF files to get started:
Image Optimization Requirements
Adobe InDesign Setup and PDF Export Requirements
Edition One PDF export preset - zip file (to be installed within Adobe InDesign)
Suggested Layout and Image Eding tools
Links below go to the latest versions of each software application. Please note that older generations work perfecly fine! CS2 and CS3 Adobe products are found easily on Ebay for much less money. Also be sure to look for Educational pricing. Teachers and Students get big discounts on all of this stuff.
Perhaps most important is the fact that full versions of these programs are available for FREE on a 30 day trial basis. Please be sure to download a free demo version before purchasing.
Adobe Photoshop (we are happy to provide limted tech help)
Adobe InDesign (we are happy to provide limted tech help)
Scribus (this application is free!)
Apple Pages (suitable for text based works)
Microsoft Word (suitable for text based works)
Other Self-Publishing Concerns
ISBN Registration - for authors seeking book established book distribution.