DIY BOOKLET MAKING / Step By Step Tutorial / Make Short Story Booklets at Home / For Author Tables

Making your own short story booklets at home (DIY booklets) is a great option if you’re looking to setup an author table at a local vendor market or craft sale. It’s also a great way to see how interested people are in your writing. In this video we’ll go over all the steps to get your short stories formatted, printed and packaged into a booklet format.

We will cover:

1. Formatting your story in MS Word, including margins, spacing, font and images.
2. Choosing the right printer for the interior of your book.
3. Paper selection for your interior.
4. Getting the correct barcode format for your ISBN number, to place on the back of your cover.
5. Setting up your cover for printing using graphic design software.
6. Choosing the right printer for your cover.
7. Paper selection for your cover.
8. Printing your booklet.
9. Folding the cover and interior of the book.
10. Using a saddle stitch stapler for booklet binding.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.

00:00 Introduction
01:09 Why Make your own Booklets
03:35 Word Formatting
23:29 Printer used For Interior
24:12 Printing the Interior
28:36 Cover Editing
30:32 Getting the Barcode
32:43 Cover Editing continued
34:15 Printer for Cover
35:38 Printing the cover
38:25 Packaging the Booklet
52:12 Summary

Interior Printer: Brother DCPL2550DW Wireless Monochrome Printer with Scanner & Copier, Black
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0764P8F5J/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=B0764P8F5J&linkCode=as2&tag=taniaswriting-20&linkId=3cd8eb0d45b81aa03f5d07d99c94e8d5

Cover Printer: Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner and Copier
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FREE Barcode Website
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Saddle Stitch Stapler
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